Director Matthew Holmes spent seven years researching Ben Hall's history to ensure the screenplay, characters and plot were as historically accurate as possible.
Actors Jack Martin (Ben Hall) and Jamie Coffa (John Gilbert) bear striking physical resemblances to the historical characters they portray.
Ben Hall carries a Tranter revolver. The Tranter revolver was an English 'cap and ball' revolver invented around 1856 by William Tranter. Tranter revolvers were regarded as reliable and functional, and were extensively used by Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
'Brave' Ben Hall is one of Australia's most infamous Bushrangers but like many others such as 'Mad Dog' Daniel Morgan and 'Gentleman Bushranger' Martin Cash he is often overlooked as the most popular and well known one is of course Ned Kelly.
John Orcsik (John Kelly) previously played John Gilbert in the 1975 miniseries Ben Hall.