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The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):
'RUNNING JACK: 50's, 60's. Has an unusual gait and a big singing voice. Tolerated by the boaties because of his vast knowledge of the sea and his expertise with all kinds of boats.
'PAUL TURNER: Early 30's. Good-looking, well off, but unlucky with women.
'TRIN: Late 20's. Attractive, estranged wife of Turner.
'RICHARD CARTER: 30's. Can afford an expensive boat because he has a rich mother.
'KEVIN BOURKE: 30's. An artist, but doesn't look the arty type. The exact opposite, in fact.
'POLICEWOMAN JILL CREGAN: Mid-20's. Beautiful. A Senior Detective with the Drug Squad.
'HOPKINS: Late 30's. One of Wilson's customers. Must be able to row an inflatable rubber dinghy.
'RESIDENT (MR. WITHERS): Middle-aged. Indignant. Disturbed by Running Jack's singing.
'LICENSEE (STAN): Brisk, efficient proprietor of the of the "Mariner's Retr [sic]
'DAVE WILSON: About 30. Good seaman. Successful drug smuggler till his death.
'BETTY: Two scenes. Gum-chewing factory worker.
'TWO BOATIES:
'UNIFORM POLICEMAN'.
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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.