The House of Hancock
| House of Hancock | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Paul Bennett Katherine Thomson |
| Directed by | Mark Joffe |
| Starring |
Mandy McElhinney Peta Sergeant Sam Neill Robert Coleby |
| Composer(s) | Michael Yezerski |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nick Murray Jo Rooney Andy Ryan |
| Producer(s) |
Claudia Karvan Paul Bennett Michael Cordell |
| Location(s) |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Cinematography | Garry Phillips |
| Editor(s) | Mark Perry |
| Production company(s) | Cordell Jigsaw Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 1.78:1 |
| Original release | 8 February – 15 February 2015 |
| External links | |
| Official Website | www |
| Production Website | www |
House of Hancock is an Australian mini-series, part 1 aired on the Nine Network on 8 February 2015 and the 2nd part on 15 February.
House of Hancock tells the fictionalised story of the Hancock dynasty and the bizarre love triangle that emerged between Lang, his daughter Gina, and his beautiful Filipina housekeeper Rose.
Lang and Gina are inseparable, the perfect team, and Gina is confident she will soon inherit the family business. But their relationship is rocked by a series of tumultuous events. First, Lang is furious when Gina marries a man old enough to be her father. Then Lang's beloved wife Hope dies. In an attempt to help her ailing father, Gina employs a new housekeeper to get him back on track, Rose Lacson from the Philippines, not realising this will be a decision that tears their family apart.
Lang is instantly smitten with the vivacious Rose, 37 years younger than the ageing iron ore magnate. Is it real love? Or has the housekeeper snagged the richest man in Australia? Lang and Rose quickly marry and what follows is an increasingly bitter public feud lasting two decades: filled with forbidden love, murder accusations, drug charges, illegitimate children, court cases and epic betrayal, all played out in the media, and all for Gina to retain control over the staggering Hancock family fortune.
On 13 February 2013, it was confirmed that a series, titled Gina, consisting of four, one-hour telemovies based on the life of mining magnate, Gina Rinehart was commissioned in a joint venture between the Nine Network, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder and Claudia Karvan's production company.
In November 2013, the Nine Network confirmed that the drama had been cut to half its original size and had a new name, presenting it as a two, one-hour telemovies, titled Gina v Rose: The House of Hancock.
On 13 August 2014, it was announced that Mandy McElhinney had won the titular role of Gina Rinehart, with news breaking four days that Sam Neill and Peta Sergeant had signed on to play Lang Hancock and Rose Hancock Porteous, respectively.
The telemovie is produced by Michael Cordell, Claudia Karvan and Paul Bennett.
Filming for House of Hancock took place in Perth and Sydney, which began in August 2014 and wrapped six weeks later in early October 2014.
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