The script for this episode held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'MALCOLM NEWSON: Middle twenties. Tall. A young man with a dream. An English migrant who dislikes the person he was in London. Who sees himself as a strong outdoors man. Dresses in western style. Collects cowboy paperbacks. Affects a slow walk, a slow talk.
'ROLLAND: Middle sixties. Sheep station owner. Determined to be youthful and energetic. Drives himself and drinks like a younger man. Fears old age.
'BILLIE STREET: Twenty. Rolland's grand-daughter. Extremely "country-minded", but longs to live in the city. She feels no great affection or closeness for Rolland. Very healthy and attractive. A natural feminine guile, but insecure and anxious. A lonely person.
'NEIL TURNER: Twenties. A big bull of a man. Neil can eat more, lift more, work harder and longer than other men. A driving compensation for his overpowering, deep seated cowardice. In very thick with -
'TED SANDERS: Early thirties. A hard bitten, hard drinking man. Broken nose. Big knuckles. Tough wirey muscular arms. A definite sense of threat and dominance from him. He seems to have little time for anyone except Neil. And that includes himself.
'DAN PRESTON: Late twenties. Fair haired, fit country type who takes a simple view of most things. Easy going and doesn't care for trouble.
'KEN EWINS: Thirty. A tough man who has worked since he was twelve. Confident in his movements. A country shrewdness. Selfish. Always considers number one.
'STATION PORTER: Gnomish. Forty. Bored.'