Nine chief Gyngell kept a detail of the Packer story out of Howzat

Edwards: One stipulation

Nine’s boss David Gyngell asked the creators of Kerry Packer drama Howzat to leave an element of the story out of the show, producer John Edwards has revealed.

Edwards, one of Australia’s most successful television producers, was behind Paper Giants for the ABC and Howzat, which both focused on the life of Packer, who owned the Nine Network and ACP Magazines. He revealed Gyngell’s request – which he said was a fair one – in a video interview with Encore.