s - Ro y ce ▁to ▁an ▁editor ▁in ▁London ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁editor ' s ▁wife ▁is ▁taken ▁host age ▁after ▁being ▁mistaken ▁for ▁Ru pert ' s ▁wife . ▁Frank ▁gives ▁Ru pert ▁advice , ▁but ▁the ▁woman ▁is ▁killed . ▁Ru pert ▁h ires ▁body gu ards ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Ru pert ▁s acks ▁his ▁editor ▁at ▁" The ▁Australian " ▁for ▁not ▁following ▁his ▁instructions . ▁Both ▁Ru pert ▁and ▁Frank ▁appear ▁to ▁influence ▁public ▁opinion ▁over ▁their ▁choice ▁of ▁prime ▁minister s , ▁yet ▁Ru pert ▁has ▁more ▁success . ▁ ▁Frank ▁strugg les ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁control ▁of ▁his ▁emp ire ▁to ▁his ▁sons . ▁Ker ry , ▁the ▁younger ▁son ▁demonstr ates ▁more ▁interest ▁and ▁a ▁better ▁business ▁mind ▁than ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁C ly de . ▁Although ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁are ▁losing ▁money , ▁Frank ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁sell ▁them ▁to ▁Ru pert . ▁However ▁Ker ry ' s ▁main ▁interest ▁is ▁with ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁television , ▁so ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁falls ▁ill , ▁he ▁s ells ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁to ▁Ru pert . ▁Ker ry ▁tells ▁Ru pert ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁battle . ▁Of ▁course ▁history ▁shows ▁that ▁Ker ry ▁doesn ' t ▁do ▁too ▁badly ▁himself . ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁L ach y ▁H ul me ▁as ▁Sir ▁Frank ▁Pack er ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Br amm all ▁as ▁Ru pert ▁Mur do ch ▁▁ ▁Luke ▁Ford ▁as ▁Ker