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Title: 02 Red Sky At Night

Series: Ent

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: ENT ARRIVE ON EARTH TO SORT OUT PROBLEMS BUT FIND THERE IS ONE THING THEY CANNOT OVERCOME

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ENT arrive on Earth in their standing together pose, Larry at the back big and round, Aurora in the middle tall and thin and Naseby spread out low on the ground. They are kited out for office work

AURORA: DESTINATION PLANET EARTH


ENT turn and walk off, this splits them because of their relative speeds

AURORA: WE'VE BEEN ASSIGNED TO FACILITATE THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS OF IT'S RESIDENTS


Reference the famous Apple advert. many drab grey people watch a screen that announces none too exciting computing releases

SCREEN: NEXT RELEASE WILL BE BIGGER, LATER AND MORE LARGE THAN BEFORE. IT WILL OF COURSE COST MORE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO UPGRADE EVERYTHING ELSE JUST TO GET IT TO RUN


Larry throws Naseby at the screen like a hammer thrower, he just bounces off

SCREEN: WE HAVE A CHANGED THE LICENSING SCHEME SO THAT IT ACCEPTS BLOOD PAYMENTS


Aurora comes flying through the air and smashes the screen

SCREEN: OUCH, OWN UP, WHO DID THAT?


A hand rises from the indistinct grey ranks

MAN: CAN YOU CONTINUE PLEASE, WE IT PROFESSIONALS FIND THESE ANNOUNCEMENTS VERY INFORMATIVE

ALL: HERE, HERE

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ENT arrive on Earth kitted out for cleaning work

AURORA: RESPECT DUE TO YOUR PLANET, YOU MUST LEARN TO CARE ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT


A house that has been made green looks a complete mess. It has cavity wall insulation, solar panels, straw lined walls, windows nailed shut

AURORA: FOR A MODEST OUTLAY YOU CAN FIT SOLAR PANELS, CAVITY WALL INSULATION AND BOARD UP ANY WINDOWS YOU DON'T REGULARLY USE


Lights outside a house

Caption: TO BLEND IN WITH NATURE YOU MUST LIGHT YOUR HOUSE ALL NIGHT, SOLAR CHARGED LIGHTS LAST A FEW HOURS SO BEST USE HALOGENS


A spectacular garden

Caption: GRASS AND FLOWERS ONLY PRODUCE INSECTS AND TROUBLE, YOU NEED DECKING, PAVING AND GRAVEL FOR YOUR OWN MICROCLIMATE


Junk mail failing through a letterbox

Caption: YOU WILL BE KEPT INFORMED OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AND MANY THINGS THAT DON'T


ENT recycling waste

Caption: YOU CAN RECYCLE PAPER AND SOME PLASTICS AT YOUR DOOR, CARDBOARD AND SHOES AT OUR SUPERMARKET AND BOTTLES AND GARDEN WASTE AT THE DUMP. THAT'S ONLY 3 TRIPS

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ENT arrive on Earth dressed as school related activate, e.g. teacher, lollipop lady

Caption: YOU NEED TO TAME UNRULY YOUTH EARLY WITH THE 3 R'S


Kids hanging around on a street corner are caught by a large net

Caption: REMOVING KIDS FROM PUBLIC PLACES


A kid standing on stool playing a fruit machine is pulled away

Caption: REMOVING KIDS FROM PLAYING WITH MACHINES


A mobile phone/mp3 player with leads dangling like an octopus is tamed

Caption: REMOVING PERSONAL STATEMENTS


A prim and proper country house turned in to a school with large external walls

Caption: WE ARE TOUGH ON REEDUCATION AND TOUGH ON THE COURSES OF REEDUCATION


Children learning with abacuses

Caption: WE ARE NOT COMPLETELY MEAN, WE DO BELIEVE HOWEVER KIDS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE CALCULATORS INTO EXAMS

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ENT arrive on Earth dressed for traffic duties

Caption: A RELIANCE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAN BE TAMED BY


Larry steps on a perking meter and snaps it

LARRY: WHOOPS MY WEIGHT HAS SNAPPED THIS PARKING METER


Naseby slimes across a traffic calming chicane and melts it

NASEBY: WHOOPS MY GASTRIC SLIME SEEMS TO ERODE TRAFFIC CALMING CHICANES


Aurora sweeps up around a parking bay and the white lines disappear

AURORA: WHOOPS THIS NEW CITRIC POWER CLEANER REMOVES ALL THOSE STUBBORN WHITE LINES


Larry's foot flattens a speed hump

LARRY: I DONT KNOW WHAT THEY MAKE THESE SPEED HUMPS OUT OF BUT THEY FLATTEN UNDER THE SMALLEST OF LOADING


ENT celebrate in front of a garage that has bulging walls

AURORA: TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPING, WE HAVE MANAGED TO PACK AN ORDINARY SIZED FAMILY CAR INTO A NEW BUILD GARAGE

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ENT arrive on Earth dressed as shop assistants

Caption: KEY TO YOUR PLANET'S FISCAL BUDGET IS PRIVATE SPENDING


A hand holds out cash

Caption: EVEN THE EURO IS NOT UNIVERSAL USE PLASTIC


Loads of cans on the shelf

Caption: THERE ARE NOT 57 VARIETIES FOR YOU TO HAVE FAVOURITES, IT'S TO MAKE IT EASIER TO CYCLE THROUGH THEM


Lorries delivering orders at nights

Caption: ROUND THE CLOCK 24 HOUR DELIVERY SERVICE WILL KEEP ROAD NOISE CONSTANT


A man shrieking as he reads out his plastic bill

Caption: BILLS TIMED TO ARRIVE AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME WHEN THEY CAN EASILY BE HIDDEN FROM PARTNERS


The red button on a digital TV remote

Caption: TO APPEASE BOTH SIDES WE'VE PAINTED THE BUTTON RED TO REMIND YOU YOU'RE MAKING A DEAL WITH NIC!

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