J.M. Copeland J.M. Copeland i(A154020 works by)
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2 form y separately published work icon A Place of My Own How Much, Love? J.M. Copeland , Melbourne : Crawford Productions Nine Network , 1972 Z1937947 1972 single work film/TV crime

The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'EVIE MORRIS: Age 22. Pretty, with an excellent figure. A truly nice girl. Not educated, not intelligent, nor real abilities. Her longing for a home of her own is her reason for prostitution. She loves her husband, is dominated by him, but not a coward. She's naive and somewhat sensitive.

'GEORGE MORRIS: Age 25. He's stolid, reliable but not imaginative. A factory worker. Believes that a man should support his family and should be seen to do so. He loves Evie, but it's in a taken-for-granted way. When his wife's prostitution is revealed, his whole world crumbles. He'll continue married life, but probably never forgive.

'MARIE MORRIS: Age 16 - 17. Hates school, suspects she isn't bright enough to benefit from it any longer. Her ambition is to punch a cash-register in a Supermarket. Likes Evie, respects George, her brother, but thinks him old-fashioned. Her confirmed suspicions of Evie make her react childishly, smash things, become hysterical.

'ALAN WILLIAMS: Age 30. Tall, well-built, good-looking. Polite, charming and well-spoken. Confident and apparently not short of money. Although he lives off women, he doesn't really like them, is perhaps impotent. Finally revealed as a sadist who enoys bashing women.

'JOYCE GREEN: Age 28 - 30. Attractive, reasonable figure. Devoted to Alan, she has a small daughter. She isn't stupid, she isn't hardened yet. Cheerful and matter-of-fact, but somewhat romantic.

'COLLEEN: Age 30-35. Practical, working prostitute. Sharp and sarcastic. Dominated by her bludger, Fred. She's a gaudy dresser. Irritated by our over zealous policewoman.

'FRED: Age 40. Not tall, but solid build. He belts Colleen now and then to keep her in line. It's a way of life. He's always lived off women. They're a necessary commodity. Basically a coward, but not sadistic like Alan.

'SOLICITOR: Age 45. Smooth, business like. Nothing shocks him.

'SALLY: Age 30. Easy going, practical, until she finds herself sheltering a couple of killers. Furious, she throws them out. A prostitute.

'MR. ROBERTS: Age 50. Solid, respectable and straight-laced. A local councillor and J.P.

'OLD PRO: Age 50-55. A dirty, drink sodden wreck of a woman. Pathetic and slightly disgusting.

'1ST FEM. EXTRA: Age 18. Probably been in Homes for most of her life. A prostitute.

'2ND FEM. EXTRA: Age 25. Working Prostitute.

'1ST MAN / CLIENT / MALE EXTRA / CUSTOMER : All of them respectable and well-dressed.

'2 TAXI DRIVERS: Actual.'

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