The Gillies Report
1984•30m•7.0/10
Comedy
Ratings
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7.0/10(1)
The Gillies Report was an Australian satirical television series that was broadcast on the ABC between 1984 and 1985. The program was notorious for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock. The show starred Max Gillies, John Clarke, Wendy Harmer, Phillip Scott, Tracy Harvey, Patrick Cook, Marcus Eyre, Geoff Kelso and Peter Moon. The Gillies Report was followed by sequels The Gillies Republic and Gillies and Company. Cook, Scott and Kelso would go on to make a similar program for the ABC called The Dingo Principle.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
November 5, 1984
Last Aired
April 17, 1985
Networks
ABC TV
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1984-11-05
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1984-11-12
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1984-11-19
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1984-11-26
This week’s Gillies Report includes the news read by John Clarke with inserts from various politicians of the day played by Max Gillies, and a National Press Club debate between the Prime Minister Bob Hawke and the Leader of the Opposition Andrew Peacock, both of them satirised by Max Gillies.
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 1984-12-03
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 1984-12-10
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 1984-12-17
