In early 1972, 30 year old journalist and editor, Ita Buttrose (Asher Keddie) and 35 year old Kerry Packer (Rob Carlton), heir to what was then Australia's most ruthlessly powerful and influential publishing family, got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. Cleo went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.
This two-part telemovie screens at 8.30pm, Sunday 17 April and 8.30pm, Monday, 18 April.