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Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
form y separately published work icon Just a Bit of Fluff single work   film/TV   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 Just a Bit of Fluff
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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'HENRY PRESTON. A middle-aged investment lawyer who has departed from his usual conservative business methods in an attempt to make a stock market "killing" using his clients' money. The scheme backfires, leaving him desperate for cash to restore his books.

'LYNNE PRESTON. A 20-year-old, pretty and personable girl. Henry's daughter.

'PAUL LANG. A 28-year-old philanderer living off a deceased estate. Nominally a veterinarian, he does not work (except when he has to) and is an inveterate gambler. He is heavily in debt to S.P. bookie Jason Baker. He is a flat dweller.

'MARGARET PRESTON. Henry's wife, she is 50-55, and a highly-strung but reticent woman. She accepts the dominance of both her husband and mother.

'LOUISE JAMES. Margaret's mother. She is 75, a widow and very rich. She is intelligent, straight-spoken and possessive. A constant "adviser" to Margaret and Lynne, she barely tolerates her son-in-law and dislikes and distrusts Lang. She lives with the Prestons.

'DOUG PHILLIPS. A 45-year-old, slow-thinking mechanic who runs a small garage (lubes and minor repairs) in Richmond. An ex-thief, he bragged to Lang about an undetected robbery.

'PHYLLIS PROCTOR. An ex-nurse, long thrown out of her profession for performing abortions, which she still does. An alcoholic, she is rough and ready, sarcastic and has a rapier wit. She is about 45.

'JASON BAKER. A rails bookie and also an S.P. operator. He is 45, avaricious and with few principles, especially with those who owe him money. A high liver.

'MERVYN MASON. Baker's bully boy and constant working companion. He is 35, not too bright and sadistic. Enjoys his "work".

'TWO CONSTABLES. A few lines of dialogue.

'FINGERPRINT MAN. A few lines of dialogue.'

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

      1969 .
      person or book cover
      Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 70p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script is labelled 'Episode HM' on the cover page and designated for wardrobe, according to the notation in the top right-hand corner of the cover page.
      • The character list is annotated in black ink, with actors' names written next to most of the characters' names.
      • There are no further signs of annotation on this copy of the script.
      • The final page includes a list of crew credits:

        Written by Max Sims.

        Edited by Sonia Borg.

        Typed by Hilary Burgess, Shirley Ballard, Christine Rook.

        Checked by Shirley Ballard, Christine Rook.

        Duplicated by Jeannette Tilley.

        The section below this for 'Producer's Remarks' has been left blank.

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC HOM : 235
Note: Neither the script nor the usual alternate sources suggest a director for this episode.
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