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Evonne Goolagong Drama 

The BBC has acquired Goolagong, a drama following the story of legendary tennis player Evonne Goolagong for BBC Four. 

Arriving in June, the three-part series stars Lila McGuire as Evonne Goolagong, Felix Mallard as Roger Cawley and Marton Csokas as Vic Edwards. 

In 1958, an eight-year-old girl peered through the wire fence of the tennis courts near her small-town home in New South Wales. She was instantly hooked. Evonne Goolagong would later win 14 Grand Slam titles, challenging racial barriers in the process. But despite on-court success, a disturbing dynamic played out behind the scenes and threatened to derail everything – until Goolagong found the strength to step out from that shadow, reclaim her identity and follow her passion on her own terms. 

She challenged tennis orthodoxy and united a nation. This is the story of how Wiradjuri tennis champion, Evonne Goolagong’s love for the game carried her to international sporting glory — and made her one of Australia’s most celebrated sporting figures.

17 May 2026 

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