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The Gillies Report
GenreSketch comedy
Directed byTed Robinson
Starring
Max Gillies
  • John Clarke
  • Wendy Harmer
  • Phillip Scott
  • Tracy Harvey
  • Patrick Cook
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14[1]
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
NetworkABC Television
Release6 July 1984 (1984-07-06) –
18 October 1985 (1985-10-18)
Related
  • The Gillies Republic
  • Gillies and Company
  • The Dingo Principle
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The Gillies Report is an Australian topical satirical sketch comedy television series that was broadcast on the ABC between 1984 and 1985. The program was best known for sending up politicians and media personalities of the day such as Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Opposition Leader Andrew Peacock.[2]

  1. ^ "The Gillies Report - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com.
  2. ^ The Gillies Report (1984 - 1985), australianscreen, National Film and Sound Archive.

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