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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- Max Gilliesas 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 Clarkeas Various including Farnarkeling Expert
- Phillip Scottas Various Roles
- Wendy Harmeras Various Roles
- Tracy Harveyas Various Roles
- Geoff Kelsoas Various Roles
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Max Gillies
as 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
as Various including Farnarkeling Expert
Phillip Scott
as Various Roles
Wendy Harmer
as Various Roles
Tracy Harvey
as Various Roles
Geoff Kelso
as Various Roles
Patrick Cook
as Various Roles
Marcus Eyre
as Various Roles
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