Billy and Percy

Billy and Percy
Directed by	John Power
Produced by	John Power
Written by	John Power
Based on	journals of Percy Deane
Starring	Martin Vaughan; Harold Hopkins
Distributed by	ABC
Release date	1974
Running time	70 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

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.[1][2]

Reception

John Power won an AFI award for best director.[3]

Awards

1974–75 AFI Awards:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Won (Martin Vaughan)
- Best Direction: Won (John Power)[4]
1975 Logie Awards:
- Best Dramatised Documentary Series: Won

References

Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
"Billy and Percy (1974)". Australian Screen: An NFSA Website. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
Power, Julie and Michael (25 February 2016). "Obituary: John Power 1930-2016". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
"SA feature top Australian film". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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[scott-1] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14

[2] "Billy and Percy (1974)". Australian Screen: An NFSA Website. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[3] Power, Julie and Michael (25 February 2016). "Obituary: John Power 1930-2016". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[4] "SA feature top Australian film". The Canberra Times. 24 March 1975. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.