- Advertisement -

AIRDATE | New sports documentary BROCK: OVER THE TOP coming to ABC

- Advertisement -

Latest

- Advertisement -

Share

The name Peter Brock is not only synonymous with Australian Motor Sport, but one that holds a place of reverence in many Australian households.

In a career that spanned over 30 years, including nine first-place finishes in the Bathurst 1000, Peter Brock, also known as “Peter Perfect”, “The King of the Mountain”, or simply “Brocky”, is an Australian sporting icon with a compelling life story.

Brock: Over the Top is a feature-length documentary that not only chronicles the extraordinary life of Peter Brock but peels away the surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the legend. This film is a thrilling, yet intimately personal portrait of a life lived on the racing track and in the public eye.

- Advertisement -


Using a treasure trove of rare archival material coupled with candid interviews with key people in Peter Brock’s life including his family, his partners, and closest colleagues, this film tells the epic story of Brock’s early obsession with cars, his hard-won ascension to the top, and his various professional and personal controversies.

With back-to-back Bathurst wins in the 1970s and early 1980s, Brock was a dominant force on and off the track, but throughout his career he faced intense media scrutiny. This included his brief but turbulent relationship with former Miss Australia Michelle Downes resulting in allegations of domestic violence and his firing from the Holden Dealer Team by Harry Firth; the installation of the controversial ‘Energy Polariser’ in his HDT cars and subsequent fallout with long-time investor and racing partner, Holden.

In the face of all this controversy, and despite a slew of financial setbacks, Brock continued to dominate motorsports, including in 1987, when he secured a record- breaking 9th Bathurst win. Eventually Brock was welcomed back into Holden fold in the early 1990s as a driver in the Holden Racing Team and continued to be a fan favourite on the track until his official retirement from motorsports in 1997.

Fascination with Brock continued right up to his untimely death in 2006. A lifelong campaigner for motor vehicle safety, it was behind the wheel at an obscure Western Australian racing event where tragedy struck. A nation was left shocked at the loss of the racing icon. Brock’s life was one big race that he never stopped running until it finally killed him.

Brock: Over The Top is a high-octane documentary, celebrating and interrogating the fascinating life story of one of Australia’s most legendary sportsmen, whose legacy remains unsurpassed even to this day.

Production credits: A Wildbear Entertainment production. Developed with support from Screen Australia. Developed and Produced with investment from Screen Queensland. Writer & Director: Kriv Stenders. Producer: Veronica Fury. Executive Producer: Alan Erson. Associate Producer, Ruby Schmidt. ABC Executive: Producer Rachel Robinson. ABC Manager, Screen: Jo Chichester.

- Advertisement -


Brock: Over The Top will premiere Tuesday November 03 at 8:30pm on ABC and iview


- Advertisement -

Know more about this or another Australian media story?

Contact the team anonymously at TV Blackbox

Media Release
Media Release
TV Blackbox - Where People In The Industry Get Their News!
Comments

Join or social media

- Advertisement -

Podcasts

CAUTION: The Aus has the inside line on the new ABC Chair (allegedly)... | S09E09

Latest Stories

Advertisement