TV series
The Challenge
1986–1987 · 1 season
A stately, old-fashioned sports saga that builds quiet suspense toward a historic victory, buoyed by earnest performances and sunlit sea racing.
- Created by
- Chris Thomson
- Genres
- Action & adventure, Drama
- Starring
- John Wood, Lorraine Bayly, Nicholas Hammond
- Overview
- The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon Alan Bond, finally wrests the cup from the New York Yacht Club, after an unbroken 132 year winning streak.
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, sport, class, loyalty
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Chris Thomson
- Genres
- Action & adventure, Drama
- Starring
- John Wood, Lorraine Bayly, Nicholas Hammond
