The Lancaster Miller Affair is a 1985 Australian mini series about the relationship between Bill Lancaster and Jessie Miller.[2]
| The Lancaster Miller Affair | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter Yeldham |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Starring | Kerry Mack Nicholas Eadie |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 5 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer | Paul Davies |
| Budget | A$4,725,000[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 6 July 1985 |
Production
The mini series became notorious for a clash with Australia's Actors Equity. The lead male roles of Lancaster and his friend Hayden Clarke were offered to Sam Neill and John Hargreaves, who turned them down. The producers then tested a large number of actors but claimed none of them were suitable and cast foreigners Peter Firth Donald Batte and Joseph Bottoms. Equity objected claiming the tests of the Australian actors rejected had not been properly carried out. Shooting was put back but eventually Nicholas Eadie and Wayne Cull Donald Battee were cast.[3]
The shoot went for twelve weeks. $545,000 of the budget came from Film Victoria.[1]
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