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Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 The Devil May Care
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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'STEVEN FLETCHER. "The Whistler". A sex deviant. Tall, lithe, athletic. 25-30 years old.

'ELIZABETH DOUGLAS. "The She-Wolf". Victim. From a good family. Strikingly beautiful. 20-25 years old.

'SADIE JONES. The Mad Witch. Killer. Former governess. Astrologist. Intense. Should contrast with Virginia Carter. 55-60 years old.

'VIRGINIA CARTER. The not-quite-so-mad. Former hospital matron. Assured, practical, devious. 45-50 years old.

'WOLFIE HURST. Club Manager. Fake show-biz, "with-it" type. Essentially a con-man. 28-33 years old.

'MRS BENSON. A neighbour. Practical, down-to-earth, motherly. 40-45 years old.

'MR BENSON A neighbour. A good suburban father. 40-45 years old.

'SUE BENSON A normal, lively girl. 17 years old.

'PHILIP CASH. A member of the coven. Effeminate. 25-30 years old.

'SALLY FOSTER. Broken-down showgirl verging on alcoholism. Good-hearted. 35-45 years old.'

Notes

  • 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.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Note: Neither the script nor the usual alternate sources suggest a director for this episode, but the script is assigned to David Lee.
      1969 .
      person or book cover
      Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 71p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script is labelled 'Episode GW' on the cover page. A note in the upper right-hand corner of the cover page indicates that this copy of the script was designated for David Lee.
      • The cover page is heavily annotated in lead pencil (general notes) and blue ink (numerical notes relating to running time).
      • The script itself also contains some annotations. The annotations include specifics on set-dressing (on page 1, where the stage direction reads 'Pauses to cover a plant against the frost', someone has noted 'RHODODENDRON') and some changes to dialogue (on page 10, in the line 'Ten for originality; nought for spelling', 'nought' has been crossed out and replaced with '5'; on page 41, 'Fat chance' has been struck out and replaced with 'WE ARE IN STRIFE'). By and large, the rate of annotation across the script is not high.
      • The final page includes a list of crew credits:

        Written by Cliff Green.
        Edited by Jim Stapleton.
        Typed by Hilary Burgess, Christine Rook, Shirley Ballard, Pam Petersen, Margaret Younger.
        Checked by Hilary Burgess, Christine Rook, Shirley Ballard, Pam Petersen, Margaret Younger.
        Duplicated by Doreen Arnold.

        The space below this for 'Producer's Comments' has been left blank.

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC HOM : 218
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