▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁drama - min is eries ▁which ▁screen ed ▁on ▁the ▁N ine ▁Network ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁min is eries ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 7 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Mur do ch ▁and ▁Pack er ▁families ▁coll ided ▁as ▁they ▁batt led ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁Australia ’ s ▁newspaper ▁and ▁television ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁Plot ▁E pisode ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁families ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁b raw l ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁Sir ▁Frank ▁Pack er ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Press , ▁which ▁owned ▁a ▁printing ▁press ▁that ▁would ▁help ▁him ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁Mur do ch - ac quired ▁C umber land ▁Press . ▁When ▁publish er ▁Francis ▁James ▁refused ▁to ▁sell , ▁Ker ry ▁Pack er ▁and ▁some ▁bur ly ▁friends ▁were ▁sent ▁down ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁change ▁his ▁mind . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁they ▁broke ▁in ▁and ▁force fully ▁ev icted ▁the ▁people ▁still ▁inside , ▁cut ▁the ▁phone ▁lines , ▁changed ▁the ▁lo cks ▁and ▁bar ric aded ▁the ▁windows . ▁Francis ▁called ▁upon ▁Ru pert ▁Mur do ch ▁and ▁box er ▁turned ▁editor ▁Frank ▁Brow ne ▁for ▁help . ▁Despite ▁Pack er ▁having ▁been ▁an ▁amateur ▁box er ▁himself , ▁he ▁emer ged ▁with ▁black ▁eyes ▁and ▁a ▁badly ▁sw ol len ▁face . ▁The ▁b raw l ▁made ▁head lines ▁in ▁the ▁Mur do ch ▁papers .