The Gillies Report
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.
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Cast
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Max Gillies
Various including Robert Hawke, Margaret Thatcher, Donald Chipp, John Howard, Mikhail Gorbachev, Bob Santamaria, Gough Whitlam, Francois Mitterand, Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, Malcolm Fraser, Billy McMahon, Noboru Takeshita, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Alan Bond, Ian Sinclair, Andrew Peacock, Sir David Attenborough, Paul Hogan, Sir John Kerr, Pik Botha, Phillip Adams, Sir Robert Menzies, Neville Wran, Russ Hinze, David Lange, Tony Barber, Kerry Packer
John Clarke
Various including Farnarkeling Expert
Phillip Scott
Various Roles
Wendy Harmer
Various Roles
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Tracy Harvey
Various Roles
Geoff Kelso
Various Roles
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Patrick Cook
Various Roles
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Peter Moon
Various Roles
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Marcus Eyre
Various Roles