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ROBERT BANKS STEWART'S character descriptions Script © Robert Banks Stewart and Richard Harris, 1979

In Robert Banks Stewart's "PRIVATE EAR" script, the series' premiere episode, the four regulars are initially described as follows:

"SONIA, the receptionist, is packing to go home. She's about twenty, and in some ways represents the jaunty, bustling 'persona' of Radio West all by herself. A bit like the Woolwich girl. A tiny, female cog wheel who keeps the place running. She meets everyone and besides being receptionist, is daytime exchange-telephonist for ordinary phone calls, constantly using the in-house address system. There's also a typewriter on the desk below the reception counter, which she's covering." [p.23]

"ERICA BAYLISS is dressed for work - skirt and blouse. She's thirty, and you know just from looking at her that she has a good job, something more than a secretary. Self- assured, pretty in a characterful way." [p.46]

"EDDIE SHOESTRING is coming downstairs, dressed to go out. He's around thirty, has great charm. He's shrewd- looking and well-built - but there's a touch of vulnerability." [p.46]