The Great Bookie Robbery

The Great Bookie Robbery

M1986•7.7/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(3)

On 21st April 1976, gunmen held up more than 50 members of Melbourne’s venerable Victorian club, escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash. The robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue–and so strict was the robbers’ code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities.

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Production

Nine Network Australia, PBL Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 15, 1986

Last Aired

November 29, 1986

Networks

Nine Network

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1986-11-15

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1986-11-22

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1986-11-29

Cast

John Bach

John Bach

Mike Power

Catherine Wilkin

Catherine Wilkin

Carol Power

Gary Day

Gary Day

Col Reynolds

Bruno Lawrence

Bruno Lawrence

Cracka Park

Andy Anderson

Andy Anderson

Tony Lott

Gary Sweet

Gary Sweet

Chicka White

Candy Raymond

Candy Raymond

Sonya Reynolds

Madeleine Blackwell

Madeleine Blackwell

Anne Marks

George Spartels

George Spartels

Jaffa Davis

Paul Sonkkila

Paul Sonkkila

Merv Temple

Frank Gallacher

Frank Gallacher

Inspt. Castleway

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Edwards

Tim McKenzie

Tim McKenzie

Det. Ross

Margie McCrae

Wendy Lott

Conor McDermottroe

Conor McDermottroe

Red Collins

Peter Cummins

Peter Cummins

Father Moore

Feon Keane

David Power

Denis Moore

Russ Lockhart

Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson

Winton Bathurst

Alan David Lee

Alan David Lee

Det. Sgt. Townsend

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