Billy and Percy
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| director = John Power
| producer = John Power
| writer = John Power
| based_on = journals of Percy Deane
| starring = Martin Vaughan
Harold Hopkins
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| network = ABC
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| released = {{Start date|1974}}
| runtime = 70 mins
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
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Billy and Percy is a 1974 Australian docudrama based on the relationship between Prime Minister Billy Hughes and his private secretary Percy Deane during World War I. It was based primarily on Deane's diaries.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14{{cite news|url=https://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/billy-and-percy/notes/|title=Billy and Percy (1974)|publisher=Australian Screen: An NFSA Website|access-date=11 December 2018}}
Reception
Awards
- 1974–75 AFI Awards:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Won (Martin Vaughan)
- Best Direction: Won (John Power){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116339510 |title=SA feature top Australian film. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=24 March 1975 |accessdate=7 August 2013 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- 1975 Logie Awards:
- Best Dramatised Documentary Series: Won
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0434466}}
- [http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/billy-and-percy/ Billy and Percy] at Australian Screen Online
Category:Australian drama television films
Category:1974 television films
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:Films directed by John Power
Category:1970s Australian films
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