Beaconsfield
2012On Anzac Day 2006 the Beaconsfield mine collapsed, trapping Russell, Webb and fellow miner Larry Knight one kilometre underground. When it was revealed that two of the men were alive, Australia prayed and the world waited in hope that the miners would make it out alive. But the rescue was far more complex than anyone ever imagined. Beaconsfield recounts this riveting story of mental and physical fortitude and two very different men who were trapped together for 14 days under rubble in a cramped, pitch-black metal basket no bigger than a dog kennel.
Acted in
Shane Jacobson
as Brant Webb
Lachy Hulme
as Todd Russell
Cameron Daddo
as Matthew Gill
Anthony Hayes
as Pat Ball
Michala Banas
as Carolyn Russell
Sacha Horler
as Rachel Webb
Angus Sampson
as Brett 'Cress' Cresswell
Syd Brisbane
as Gavin 'Cheesy' Cheesman
Simon Lyndon
as Larry Knight
Richard Davies
as Daniel Piscioneri
Oscar Redding
as Rex Johnson
Steve Vizard
as Richard Carleton
Fiona Harris
as Toni Griffith
Christopher Bunworth
as Mike Lester
Christopher Stevenson
as Peter Hills
Eddie Baroo
as Darren 'Geardy' Geard
Tessa James
as Lauren Kielmann
Stephen Hall
as Howard Sacre
Peta Brady
as Jacqui Knight
Stella Damyon
as Baby Knight
Jacob Booth
as Trent Russell
Elise MacDougall
as Maddison Russell
Julian Mineo
as Liam Russell
Bill Carney
as Nobby Russell
Rebecca McCauley
as Carmel Gill
Gary Rens
as Steve 'Honky' Homan
Trevor Major
as Steve 'Salty' Saltmarsh
Adam Morgan
as Glenn Burns
Nicholas Cooper
as Greg Crowden
Glendyn Ivin
as Theo Visser
Belinda Lack
as Shopgirl
Tom McCathie
as Old Miner
Geoffrey Graham
as Old Miner
Robbie Clissold
as Remote Bogger Operator
Graham Jahne
as Miner
Cameron Box
as Brett Chalmers
Ian Rooney
as Darren Flanagan
Tessa Wells
as Paramedic
Ella Bruce
as Zoe Webb
Glen Pearce
as Zac Webb
Brent Costelloe
as WIN Reporter
Shaun Grant
as Reporter
Peter Overton
as Himself - Newsreader
Peter Harvey
as Himself
Karl Stefanovic
as Himself
Tracy Grimshaw
as Herself
Nick Coe
as Himself