Prior to becoming an actor Ray Sinclair who plays " Frank " the drug lord and principle cast was a Royal Navy Clearance Diver, engaged in the Falklands war and a member of the HMS Coventry Salvage team . Presently completing a Bachelor of Journalism at Queensland University of Technology.
The cast was largely made up of ex-convicts, drug dealers and youngsters who grew up in care, to give them hope for the future, and to change their lifestyles for the better.
The cast were aged between 8 years old and 48 years old at the time of filming in 2010.