Billy and Percy explained

Director:	John Power
Producer:	John Power
Based On:	journals of Percy Deane
Starring:	Martin Vaughan Harold Hopkins
Network:	ABC
Runtime:	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

External links

• • Billy and Percy at Australian Screen Online

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p14
2. News: Billy and Percy (1974). Australian Screen: An NFSA Website. 11 December 2018.
3. News: Power . Julie and Michael . Obituary: John Power 1930-2016 . 2019-07-24 . The Maitland Mercury . 2016-02-25.
4. News: SA feature top Australian film. . . 24 March 1975 . 7 August 2013 . 7 . National Library of Australia.