The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection includes the following character notes:
'GEORGE KELLY Aged twenty-eight years. Solid, brawny, no-nonsense farming type. George exhibits a moral dichotomy in that he would regard the commission of most crime; theft, fraud, etc. as contemptible and detection disgraceful. On the other hand he would cheerfully evade taxes, smuggle or, as in this instance, grow and sell marijuana. With George, crime is a matter of opinion. He is inextricably bound to the mate-ship syndrome and exhibits deep loyalty to family and friends.
'CAROL KELLY George's sister. Aged eighteen she also has strong loyalty ties to those around her. She yearns, however for [sic] escape from the boredom of her life. She reacts against the constant seperation [sic] from Graham Campbell, George's old army mate and, with whom she has an "understanding". Her requirement for recognition and approval from her teen-age Matlock contemporaries leads her to unthinking actions harmful to those she most loves.
'GRAHAM CAMPBELL An ex-army friend of George Kelly and from this association, Carol Kelly's fiance. Also aged twenty-eight years, he is a smoother article than George. His habitat is the city. He is handsome, plausible and from inclination and army training, competently tough. He is persuasive and would exert considerable influence over George.
'CYRIL HAYES Pompous, portly, affectedly articulate. A managerial type criminal whose ceremonial foppishness is a facade through which, [sic] occasionally is glimpsed a steeliness of purpose and an underlying violence.
'ALEX BELL Middle-aged but hard and taciturn. A gangster competent in the arts of brutal persuasion. The enforcer and working foreman in Hayes' drug business.
'COLIN KING A twenty-five year old [sic] Senior Constable attached to the drug squad and working undercover. His usual role is an "easy rider" type bikie. He dresses appropriately.
'MRS. WHITE Middle-aged, plump. The mother type.
'JACK WHITE Middle-aged, skinny; a worker.
'YOUTH Type. Lines.
'TEEN-AGE GIRL Type
'MOTORIST Type
'MOTORIST'S WIFE Type
'TRUCK DRIVER Type
'ANNOUNCER V.O. Lines.
'SHIRL V.O. Lines.'
