Character Relationship Map: Idiot Box

Characters

• Kev (played by Ben Mendelsohn) — protagonist

  Kev is one of the two central fictional characters, a stereotypical bogan with a taste for cheap thrills. Unemployed and antagonistic, he enjoys being angry and follows the motto “Maximum fear, minimu...

• Mick (played by Jeremy Sims) — supporting

  Mick is Kev’s best friend and mate, sharing his limited circumstances and appetite for cheap thrills. He spends time with Kev drinking beer, watching the Idiot Box, and looking for action on the stree...

• Bank Teller with a History (played by David Wenham) — supporting
• Bank Clerk (played by Michelle St. Anne) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Bank Teller with a History → Bank Clerk (Professional Bank Colleagues) — They are associated with the same professional environment at the targeted bank.

  Both characters are identified through bank occupations, with one described as a bank teller and the other as a bank clerk.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Mick → Bank Clerk (Conflict Opposing Interests) — Mick's criminal role conflicts with the clerk's workplace position.

  Mick participates in the bank robbery plan, while the bank clerk is associated with the targeted bank.

• Kev → Bank Clerk (Conflict Opposing Interests) — The clerk is positioned on the bank side of Kev's planned robbery.

  Kev's group plans a bank robbery, and the bank includes a listed bank clerk among its characters.

• Mick → Bank Teller with a History (Conflict Opposing Interests) — Mick becomes part of the group whose robbery plan threatens the bank represented by the teller.

  Mick joins Kev's gang of three in planning a bank robbery, and the same bank is targeted by professional criminals.

• Kev → Bank Teller with a History (Conflict Opposing Interests) — Kev's robbery plan conflicts with the teller's position inside the targeted bank.

  Kev's gang plans to rob a bank, while professional criminals target the same bank.

• Kev → Mick (Social Best Friend) — Mick is Kev's closest friend and regular companion.

  The plot explicitly describes Mick as Kev's best friend and mate.

Story Analysis

Two unemployed friends turn economic frustration into an amateur bank robbery plan that collides with professional criminals.

Plot Progression

1. Bogan Days and Cheap Thrills — Kev and Mick are introduced as unemployed bogans who pass time drinking beer, watching television, and looking for action. Their friendship defines their daily routine.
2. The Last Dole Cheque — Kev tells Mick that their last dole cheque has been drawn. Economic pressure pushes them to reject their limited circumstances rather than accept them.
3. A Criminal Shortcut — Kev proposes getting rich quickly through the only activity they believe they are qualified for: crime. The pair recruit a getaway driver and form a three-person gang.
4. The Bank Collision — The gang plans a bank robbery, but professional criminals target the same bank. The overlap makes the amateur heist doomed from the start.