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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'CARLOS COSTELLO: About 25. A good looking Italian, with only a trace of accent. However, this becomes more pronounced when he is under stress. Over reacts when his emotional stability is attacked.
'SUSIE JACOBS: About 21. A country girl, with an upper middle class background. She is no longer a little girl, but has not yet learned to handle womanhood.
'JULIA HAMILTON: 5 years older than her husband. Stern woman with strict moralistic attitude to life. Bordering on the bigoted.
'ROGER HAMILTON: Early forties. Basically a weak man seeking an easy way out of his problems.
'IRENE DAVIES: About 33. Unmarried. Enjoys looking after her lover. Tends to be bitchy when pushed.
'MRS COSTELLO: About 42. Typical over emotional Italian widow, with no control over her son. Good hearted.
'MARIA: About 18. An attractive Italian peasant. Romantic. Has poor command of English.
'BARNEY RICHARDS: About 55. Successful Solicitor. A well dressed man who respects Fox, his job and public duty.
'FIRST CONSTABLE BILL HIGGINS: About 30. An efficient uncomplicated man who knows his district intimately.
'ALAN SMITH (FORENSIC): About 32. Easy going, efficient.
'MAN: About 60. Retired Army officer.
'TOM MARSHALL: About 48. Jovial.
'LIZ MARSHALL: About 45.
'MRS. WILSON: About 70'.
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This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.