1. Characters
AlisonJohnson–
Alisonisthe motherinthe Johnsonfamily. She hastwochildrenandisnow marriedtoheryoungest
daughter’sfather. She isinherlate somethingyearoldwomanwhoworksasa part time hairdresser
whenheryoungestdaughterLillyisbeinglookedafter. She wasnevermarriedbefore Markalthough
she had Poppywitha childhoodsweetheartinhermid-twenties.
Mark Johnson–
Mark isthe fatherfigure inthe family.He isn’tshowninthe film, ashe wouldbe at work;however
he is inthe familyphoto.He isthe fathertoLillyandstep-fathertoPoppyalthoughhe isa really
gooddad to Poppyas she doesn’tsee herdadoften. He had a previousmarriage tohisone with
Alison.Itisn’tapparentuntil laterinthe filmwhythatmarriage broke down,all we understandis
that the Johnson’sare a veryhappyfamily.
Poppy Eldridge –
Poppyisthe eldestdaughterinthe Johnsonfamily. She is16 yearsoldand inYear 11 at the local
secondaryschool.She isstudyingforherGCSES at school and isan average everydayteenager.Inmy
film,she isthe girl that iskidnapped. She isfairlyclosetohermumhowevershe hasrecentlyfelta
bitpushedout by hermum and step-dadwiththe arrival of heryoungerhalf-sisterLilly.
LillyJohnson –
Lilly isthe youngestof two.She isjustover1 year oldandshe is the Poppy’shalf-sister.Alisonand
Mark are besottedbyLilly,some wouldsayabittoo much as she ismore centre of attentionthat
Poppy.
Nick Morris -
Nickisthe kidnapperinthisfilm.We don’tknow anythingabouthimduringthe twominutes
howeverwe discovermore abouthimas time goeson.He is quite reservedaroundthe victimPoppy,
givingnodetailsof himself away.The mainquestionsthroughoutthe filmwouldbe whoisthe
kidnapper?Whyhashe done it?
