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Title: Grime

Series: No such place

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: ANDY CREATES A REALITY SHOW TO STAR HIS UNKNOWING FORMER BAND MATES

PAGE 1


A typical town centre focussed on a large terraced pub

ANDY: DUM DE DUM... DUM DE DUM


Andy sitting alone at the bar, POV from his back looking over the bar

ANDY: DE DUM DE DUM... DUM DUM


Angela walks over to Andy at the bar

ANDY: DUM DUM DUM DE DUM DUM DUM

ANGELA: SEEMS LIKE YOU REALLY GOT A GOOD EAR FOR A TUNE, LIKE YOUR EYE FOR THE LADIES


Angela orders at the barman

ANGELA: DO YOU DO MARGARITA'S.. NO A PITCHER EACH WILL DO


Focus on Andy's eyes reflecting a pile of glasses

ANGELA: WE'RE GOT A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO

PAGE 2


Close up of Angela

ANGELA: WELL YOU COULD HAVE KNOCKED ME OVER WITH A FEATURE WHEN YOU CALLED


Angela eating crisps

ANGELA: WE HAD A WHIRLWIND FLING FOR A FEW YEARS BUT I NEVER EXPECTED TO HEAR FROM YOU


Close up on Angela's drink

ANGELA: WITH ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAD I'D EXPECTED YOU JUST TO MOVE ON


Close up on Andy's drink

ANDY: IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY THEN IT SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO


Close up on Andy eating crisps

ANDY: ALTHOUGH MY TUTORING HELPED YOU GET YOUR JOB, YOU'VE PROVED YOU'RE A NATURAL, OUTGROWN YOUR MENTOR


Close up on Andy

ANDY: I JUST THOUGHT FOR OLD TIMES SAKE YOU'D INDULGE ME ONE MORE TIME

PAGE 3


Secretary outside Angela's office

PA: ANGELA YOUR 11 O'CLOCKS ARE HERE. THE BAND "TERRACED ECLIPSES"


Angela fiddles nervously with a pencil

ANGELA: EXCELLENT, TAKE THEIR ORDERS FOR THE MEETING RIDER THEN SHOW THEM STRAIGHT IN


Stuart, Thursday and Ian sit across the table from Angela. POV looking at them


Our music station is getting it's piece of the reality TV gateaux by running a "Grapple Of The Groups" band competition. First prize is the support slot on the "CRESS IN" world tour. Have you heard of them, they're going to bigger than the last big thing whoever they were.


A contract

ANGELA: HERE'S THE CONTRACT, GUARANTEED A TELEVISED GIG A WEEK FOR EVERY WEEK YOU SURVIVE. THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN LIKE YOURSELF, DUE TO THEIR UNSUNG CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY


Andy's stands behind a door in the room in the background are the band and Angela

ANGELA: WELL YOU'VE HAD TWO WEEKS TO THINK ABOUT IT, I TAKE IT FROM YOUR PRESENCE HERE YOU'RE IN

STUART: WE'RE IN

PAGE 4


A rehersal room

THURSDAY: #I KNOW THIS ON VERY SHORT NOTICE#

THURSDAY: #I KNOW THIS ANOTHER CARTE BLANCHE#

THURSDAY: #I'M SORRY IF I INTERPRET DUE PROCESS#


Moley on the sound desk

THURSDAY: #WE GO SLOWLY FORWARD USING REVERSE#

THURSDAY: #WELL I'M HERE SO GETS GET STARTED UP#

THURSDAY: #DAILY CHORES WITH PRECIOUS LITTLE STARCH#


Thursday, Ian and Stuart playing

THURSDAY: #FINGER NAILS HIDE GRIME#

THURSDAY: #COFFIN NAILS HIDE GRIME#

THURSDAY: #KISS AND TELL HIDES GRIME#

THURSDAY: #THIS PADDED CELL REALLY NEEDS REPLACING#

THURSDAY: #THERE'S A MYRIAD OF CELLS FROM YOUR DECAYING#

THURSDAY: #THE CLOTHES ARE WEARING BETTER THAN YOUR AGING#

THURSDAY: #NEEDS POSITIVELY IN DAILY YOUR REGIME#

THURSDAY: #WE'LL HERE I SO LETS GET ALL EMOTIONAL#

THURSDAY: #DAILY TEARS WITH PRECIOUS LITTLE TO LAUGH#

THURSDAY: #FINGER NAILS HIDE GRIME#

THURSDAY: #COFFIN NAILS HIDE GRIM#

THURSDAY: #KISS AND TELL HIDES GRIME#

THURSDAY: #I'M THINK OF MOVING TO JOIN WITH YOU#

THURSDAY: #I PRESUME NICE WOODEN BOXES CAN BE REUSED#

THURSDAY: #YOU KNOW IT GRIME#

PAGE 5


Andy sits down in a comfy chair with a drink. Angela approaches him, her head is out of shot

ANGELA: YOU'VE NOT LOST YOUR TOUCH. WHETHER IT WAS THE FORMAT WE REFINED TOGETHER OR YOUR CHOICE OF CONTESTANTS, THE SUPPORT BAND COMPETITION ] HAD GENERATED HUGE INTEREST.


Angela takes a drink

ANGELA: WE'VE BROKEN ALL PRE-SALES RECORDS ON THE SHOW, REFUSED ENUMERATE BRIBES AND SOLD THE FORMAT WORLDWIDE


Angela pours a drink

ANGELA: THIS NOSTALGIA PAIRED WITH CAMERA IN THE FACE REALITY DISAPPOINTMENT.. WELL THEY'RE ARE TALKING AWARDS


Andy reads a contract

ANGELA: HERE'S YOUR CONTACT, IT'S THE ONLY TIME YOUR REAL NAME WILL APPEAR, YOU'LL BE CREDITED AS AGREED. PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD ALL THE USUAL PROVISIONS


Andy twiddles his thumbs nervously

ANGELA: YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT REALLY, JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T ENTER THE COMPETITION YOURSELF, HAH.. HAH

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