House of Bond
House of Bond is an Australian two-part drama mini-series about the life of business tycoon Alan Bond which was produced in 2016 and aired on the Nine Network on 24 and 25 April 2017.[1][2][3]
| House of Bond | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Sarah Smith |
| Directed by | Mark Joffe |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
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| Producer(s) | Paul Bennett |
| Running time | 2 x 75 mins |
| Production company(s) | CJZ |
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| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 24 April – 25 April 2017 |
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| [House of Bond on IMDb Website] | |
| Production website | |
Synopsis
House of Bond is a dramatised account of the life of Alan Bond, from the 1960s to the 2000s.[4] Part One details Bond’s prominence as a property investor and entrepreneur finishing with his greatest triumph as head of the syndicate that won the 1983 America’s Cup. Part Two sees him expand on a global scale before his hubris saw his empire spectacularly falling down, becoming embroiled in a number of WA Inc. scandals including the bailout of the Rothwells Bank and the stripping of Bell Resources.
Cast
- Ben Mingay as Alan Bond[5]
- Rachael Taylor as Diana Bliss[5]
- Adrienne Pickering as Eileen Bond[5]
- Sam Neill as Roland "Tiny" Rowland[5]
- Anne Louise Lambert
- Gyton Grantley[5]
- Samantha Jade as Tracey Tyler[5]
- Anne Looby[5]
- John Howard[5]
- Johnny Ruffo[5]
- Roy Billing[5]
- Paul Gleeson[5]
- Jack Campbell as John Bertrand[5]
- Vanessa Moltzen
- Airlee Dodds as Susanne Bond
- Bill Young as Frank Bond
- John McNeill as Sir Frank Packer
Reception
The series was criticised as "appalling" by Alan Bond's widow Eileen Bond.[6] His family released a statement, claiming it was "inaccurate and sensationalised".[7] Diana Bliss's brother Graeme, meanwhile appreciated Rachael Taylor’s sympathetic portrayal of his sister believing she would be pleased with the series.[8]
The series was generally well received. The Age and TV Week named the series ‘Pick of the Week’. TV Week gave it 5/5 saying ‘Adrienne Pickering is wonderful as the lively Eileen’. The Age called it ‘luxurious and ambitious’.[9] News.com.au called ‘a ‘riveting’ yarn.’[10] Debi Enker in The Sydney Morning Herald said it ‘has the quality of a Shakespearean tragedy...’ and ‘captures the flash-and-dazzle of the era and offers some insight into a singular and spectacular rise and fall.’[11] The Daily Telegraph called House of Bond a "flop",[12] and the series received a 2.5 star rating from TV Tonight [13]
Viewership
The mini-series averaged 657,000 across the five mainland capital cities on its final night winning its timeslot and increasing its ratings on the previous night.
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
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| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Part 1 | 24 April 2017 | Monday 9:00pm | 613,000 | 11 | 135,000 | 8 | 748,000 | [14][15] |
| 2 | Part 2 | 25 April 2017 | Tuesday 9:00pm | 657,000 | 11 | 120,000 | 10 | 777,000 | [16][17] |
DVD Release
The series was released on DVD by Universal Home Video on May 11, 2017.[18]
References
- Knox, David (28 October 2015). "Nine Upfronts 2016: Nine goes HD, new lifestyle channel -and Daryl Somers returns – TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- Knox, David (21 August 2016). "Nine delays House Husbands until 2017". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- Knox, David (18 April 2017). "Airdate: House of Bond". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Telemovies & Miniseries (2017)". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Cast Announced". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- Eileen Bond calls Nine’s new telemovie about late, ex-husband Alan ‘appalling’, News Corp, 30 March 2017
- Carmody, Broede (25 April 2017). "Alan Bond's family condemn 'sensationalised' Channel Nine biopic House of Bond". SMH. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/alan-bonds-family-condemn-sensationalised-channel-nine-biopic-house-of-bond-20170424-gvrn2s.html
- http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/our-pick-house-of-bond-is-a-glossy-insight-into-alan-bonds-style-over-substance-20170417-gvm7fy.html
- http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/channel-nine-miniseries-house-of-bond-is-a-riveting-yarn-of-the-rise-and-fall-of-billionaire-alan-bond/news-story/e58d41e0aca5598f2780aac189873841
- http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/alan-bond-biopic-depicts-the-lifestyles-of-the-slick-and-infamous-20170424-gvr1c8.html
- Rutherford, Karlie. Latest biopic House of Bond is a ‘flop’ as reality TV dominates our screens. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 26 April 2017. Accessed 12 May 2017
- http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2017/04/house-of-bond.html House of Bond
- "Monday 24 April 2017". tvtonight.com.au. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Timeshifted: Monday 24 April 2017". tvtonight.com.au. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Tuesday 25 April 2017". tvtonight.com.au. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "Timeshifted: Tuesday 25 April 2017". tvtonight.com.au. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "House of Bond DVD". Retrieved 13 August 2017.