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Title: Monkey Business

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION INTO FALLING SPACE DEBRIS LOCATES A GIANT MONKEY THAT IS TRANSPORTED BACK TO LONDON WHERE THE MILITARY JETS HAVE TO BE SENT IN

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A shooting star over an desolate island in the ocean

Caption: ON DARK NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE A FALLING OBJECT FROM SPACE CREATES A DULL GLOW OVER A SMALL FORGOTTEN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESOLATE OCEAN


2 
An eccentric millionaire Langley raises his finger to make a point

LANGLEY: I LANGLEY, WHO HAS MORE MONEY THAN DAYS LEFT TO SPEND IT IN WILL LAUNCH A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION


3 
A large cargo ship sets sails

Caption: HE'S PROBABLY READ ONE TINTIN BOOK TOO MANY BUT HE HAS THE MONEY TO GET THIS EXPEDITION GOING AND FOR US TO FURTHER THIS TALE

LANGLEY: I HAVE RECRUITED THE FINEST MIND, PROFESSOR JANE TOP MOST AUTHORITY ON ALL THINGS UNEXPLAINED

JANE: HE MEANS I'M BEAUTIFUL BUT THICK


4 
Langley and Jane set out from the moored ship to the island in a boat

Caption: THIS SHOT LOOKS LIKE IT CAME FROM A TINTIN BOOK TOO

LANGLEY: I HAVE TRACED THE SPACE DEBRIS TO THIS ISLAND, BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING

JANE: LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SPOT FOR CELEBRITY LOVE ISLAND


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The boat lands on the beach and the pair get out and walk towards the centre of the island which has a huge set of doors, with strange engravings on it

LANGLEY: BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING

JANE: INCLUDING A 100 FOOT SET OF MARCHING VICTORIAN DOORS

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Langley examines his space debris detector

LANGLEY: YEP IT'S JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE DOORS


2 
Langley and Jane stand in front of the huge doors

JANE: OH THOSE DOORS I DIDN'T SEE THEM, MAYBE BECAUSE THE WHOLE ISLAND IS BEHIND THEM!


3 
Langley and Jane slip under the doors

LANGLEY: LUCKILY THE LARGER THE DOORS THE LARGER THE DRAUGHT PROBLEM

JANE: NOT VERY GOOD FOR KEEPING THINGS OUT THEN


4 
A large monkey hand grabs Jane

LANGLEY: ITS PROBABLY MORE LIKELY THEY WERE TO KEEP SOMETHING IN


5 
The monkey holds the small Jane to his face to stare at her

LANGLEY: A GIANT MONKEY

JANE: ITS OK, I'M ALL RIGHT BUT THE SCRIPT WRITER SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A LAW SUIT

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Monkey POV Looking down. Langley waves his arms

LANGLEY: KEEP IT INTERESTED AND YOU'LL BE SAFE, JUST DON'T LET IT GET BORED


2 
A shot of the hand holding Jane looking down at Langley

JANE: SO YOU CAN CAPTURE IT AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE CITY AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION


3 
Langley climbs up the hairy foot of the monkey

LANGLEY: ARE YOU SERIOUS, THINK ABOUT THE QUARANTINE LAWS, THE FOOD BILLS, THE WASTE DISPOSAL PROBLEM, THE HOUSING PROBLEM AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE INTERNAL DRUG SEARCH?


4 
A metal hand grabs the monkey from behind like the monkey grabbed Jane

LANGLEY: GOOD NEWS I'VE LOCATED THE SPACE DEBRIS


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The metal hand raises the monkey to it's eye line, like the monkey had done to Jane, it a has a single huge eye

LANGLEY: IT SHOULD BE RIGHT HERE

JANE: ITS HERE ALL RIGHT, I ALWAYS THOUGHT FIRST CONTACT WOULD BE GLAMOROUS NOT CONDUCTED WHILST IN A MONKEY'S SWEATY PAW

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The metal legged alien stands on the beach, the monkey escapes from it by swimming away. In front of it the scientific survey ship with Langley on it as fast as it can go to escape the scenario

LANGLEY: JANE

JANE: YEP I'VE HITCHED A RIDE

LANGLEY: I DIDN'T THINK MONKEYS COULD SWIM

JANE: ITS MORE OF PADDLE

LANGLEY: WE'RE TRYING TO OUT RUN A CREATURE CAPABLE OF INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL

JANE: ON A GIANT MONKEY?

LANGLEY: AT LEAST THE PLOT GOT MORE ORIGINAL

JANE: SO HAVE WE SKIPPED THE BIT WHERE I HAVE TO BARE MY BREASTS


2 
At the quay side the giant wet monkey sits down next to a wet Jane by the moored scientific survey ship with Langley. In the far background the metal monster can be seen approaching

Caption: A FEW EXHAUSTING DAYS LATER

LANGLEY: WE CAN'T OUT RUN IT, MAY BE WE CAN HIDE


3 
The large one eyed creature in close up

Caption: THIS IS A CITY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, A COLLECTION OF FREAKS AND WEIRDOS, A HUGE MONKEY WILL BE ABLE TO DISAPPEAR


4 
The monkey climbs up St Stephen's tower with Jane in it's hand, the metal monster approaches

LANGLEY: GREAT MOVE A WHOLE CITY TO HIDE IN AND IT CLIMBS A TALL BUILDING

JANE: ITS PROBABLY HEREDITARY

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The metal monster has captures the monkey and Jane, it stands with one leg on St Stephen's Tower the other on the Gherkin building with it's right hand raised holding the monkey. In the back ground 3 aircraft can be seen

LANGLEY: HANG ON JANE HELP'S COMING

JANE: I'M NOT THE ONE DOING THE HOLDING, I'M THE BABE IN ARMS, IN ARMS


2 
Close up of the 3 aircraft

LANGLEY: YOU SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT SOON THEY'VE SENT SQUADRONS FROM THE MILITARY, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND THE REALLY WILD SHOW


3 
A huge explosion

Sfx: KERBANG

LANGLEY: WOW WHAT EXCITEMENT, SPACE INVADER FELLED, GIANT MONKEY FOUND ON DESOLATE ISLAND, FALLS IN LOVES SAVES THE DAY


4 
The aircraft leave the felled metal machine. The monkey eats Jane

JANE: NOT FOR HIM HE'S SEEN IT ALL BEFORE IT'S SO BORED IT'S TURNED TO EATING ME

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