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Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 When in Rome
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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'PHILLIP REID: 25/27 Well spoken. Middle class. Able to ride motor cycle. Copies method of stealing learned in Italy. 5'7" to 5'10"

'SAMANTHA YOUNG: 22/24 No dialogue. Good young female face. Long fair hair. Should be able to ride pillion passenger in simple scenes.

'MAMA RUFFINI: 45/50 Italian born. English good. Hotel cook. Able to ride motor cycle ... 5'7" to 5'10"

'GIOVANNI (JOHN) RUFFINI: 20/25 Italian born. English good. Hotel cook. Able to ride motor cycle ... 5'7" to 5'10"

'DONALD MORRIS: 20/25 Australian. Boards with Ruffini's. Working class cook. Able to ride motor cycle. 5'7" to 5'10"

'BILL BROWN: (STAN MARSHALL) 20/25 Australian. Working class. 5'7" to 5'10" Able to ride a motor cycle. More dominant than Green.

'JOHN GREEN: (ALEC MASON) 20/25 Australian. Working class. 5' 5'10" [sic] Weaker than Brown.

'EDWARD FINCH: 45/55 Middle class business man. Well spoken.

'MR. KAVANAGH: 40/50 Commerical traveller type.

'LOSER: 30/40 Young executive type. Few lines.

'MR. FINDLAY: Young. Medium height, need not be able to ride. No lines.

'MR. JOHNSON: Young. As for Findlay. No lines.

'MARIO RUSSO: 35/40 Slight Italian accent. Working class.

'MARIA RUSSO: 30/35. Stronger Italian accent.

'MRS HAWKE: 40/50 Tough working class Australian.

'MRS GIBBONS: 55/66 Frail and small. Pensioner type.

'FIONA: Young. Healthy Australian bird type. Does not have to be able to ride bike.

'LOIS: Young. As above.

'MAN READING NEWSPAPER: 40/60. Working man. No lines.

'PEDESTRIAN: 50/65. Working on pensioner type.'

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: Crawford Productions tribute website (crawfordproductions.tv) suggests that Wincer was credited as director and Jacob as studio director.
      1972 .
      image of person or book cover 2427344561752228489.jpg
      Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 73p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script is labelled 'Episode HH4' on the cover page. There is no indication on the cover page of to whom this copy of the script was designated.
      • There are no signs of annotation on this copy of the script.
      • The Crawford Collection holds three copies of this script, one in this file and two filed separately.
      • The file also contains the following ancillary material, access to some of which is restricted:
        1. Cast list
        2. Casting call sheets

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC DIV : 155
      Note:
      AFI Research Collection record
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Last amended 28 May 2013 15:17:29
John Jacob
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