Australian Story A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer Part 1 (Season 19, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography

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Australian Story

A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer Part 1 (Season 19, Episode 10)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography

Getting on for a decade after his death, the legendary businessman Kerry Packer remains an intriguing and puzzling figure. Building on his father's success in the media industry, he dominated Australian TV and became the nation's richest ...See moreGetting on for a decade after his death, the legendary businessman Kerry Packer remains an intriguing and puzzling figure. Building on his father's success in the media industry, he dominated Australian TV and became the nation's richest person. His own son James is now following in his father's footsteps, extending the reach of the Packer empire around the world. But beneath the famous bravado and bluster of Kerry Packer, was there actually a very complex personality, at odds with the public image? Was he, as some say, a deeply conflicted man 'at war with himself'? In Monday's Australian Story, some of those who knew the tycoon well share their candid insights into the Packer paradox, the demons that drove him, and the 'deeply sentimental' side that was kept well out of the public gaze. The program features a wealth of rarely seen archival material and photographs. Written by Australian Story See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Claire Brinkmann Self Self See fewer	Australian Story (1996)
Chris Forsyth Self Self See fewer	Smashhdown!: Search for The G.O.A.T (2021)
Bridget Griffen-Foley Self Self See fewer	Australian Story (1996)
John Howard Self Self See fewer	Telethon (1968)
Caroline Jones Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Sammy Awards 1977 (1977)
Ken Kissling Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Australian Story (1996)
Don Lane Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	All Together Now (1991)
Jodhi Meares Self Self See fewer	Baywatch (1989)
Clyde Packer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Frank Packer Self - archival Self - archival See fewer	This Day Tonight (1967)
James Packer Self Self See fewer	The Revenant (I) (2015)
Kerry Packer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Channel Nine Cricket (1979)
Roslyn Packer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Michael Parkinson Self - archival Self - archival See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
Gerald Stone Self Self See fewer	A Current Affair (I) (1986)
Lynton Taylor Self Self See fewer	Say You Want Me (1977)
Richard Walsh Self Self See fewer	Charmian Clift: Life Burns High (2024)
Jana Wendt Self - archival Self - archival See fewer	The Don Lane Show (1975)
Peter Coleman Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Or Forever Hold Your Peace (1970)