Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo

Synopsis

In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.

First Air Date: 2011-04-17

Last Air Date: 2011-04-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Created By: John Edwards

Networks: ABC TV

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Top Cast

Asher Keddie as Ita Buttrose
Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer
Jessica Tovey as Leslie Carpenter
Matt Day as Daniel Ritchie
Ian Meadows as Andrew Cowell
Maeve Dermody as Rachel Carr
Annie Maynard as Annie Woodham
Tony Barry as Sir Frank Packer
Cheree Cassidy as Ivana Holbrook
Octavia Barron-Martin as Pat Nigra

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Paper Giants: Part 1 (2011-04-17)

It’s 1972. Skirts are up, pants are down. Girls can have anything. And riding the wave of sexual liberation and feminist freedom is Cleo magazine – fresh, bold and naughty. Two ambitious, young upstarts – Ita Buttrose and Sir Frank Packer’s unregarded second son, Kerry – create their own legends as they fling the modern girl headlong into the passion and politics of this turbulent era.
Ep. 2: Paper Giants: Part 2 (2011-04-18)

As the backlash hits and optimism crumbles, Ita and Kerry refuse to take a backward step as they both reach for their own glittering crowns.