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Title: Yourself In Time

Series: No such place

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: THURSDAY'S STAR IS IN THE ASCENDENCE

PAGE 1


Andy sits at a table with a glass of beer

ANDY: IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY?


Close up of Andy with a pint of beer

ANDY: OR HALF FULL?


A raft of empty glasses on the table in front of Andy empty

ANDY: IS THE TABLE HALF EMPTY?


Andy staggers off to the loo

ANDY: IS MY BLADDER HALF FULL?


Andy pauses outside a door

ANDY: SHOULD YOU TRUST THE UNKNOWN, BE WARY OF IT, ACCEPT IT OR FIGHT IT


Andy stares through the grille in the door, POV inside looking out at Andy

ANDY: HI, I WAS INVITED ALONG TO THE RECORDING SESSION AT EIGHT?


Same POV now on the back of the doorman's head

DOORMAN: YOU'RE OLD SCHOOL RIGHT. THESE DAYS WHEN THEY SAY EIGHT THEY MEAN IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE LONG GONE NOW

PAGE 2


Thursday plays her guitar in front of 18 inch rack

THURSDAY: #LEAVES ALWAYS FALL IN THE AUTUMN#

THURSDAY: #THOSE THAT FORGET CALL IT THE FALL#

THURSDAY: #THEY BRANDISH ALL THEIR BEST COLOURS#

THURSDAY: #BEFORE WITHERING TO NOTHING AT ALL#


Ian plays the drums

THURSDAY: #ITS NOT THE EFFECT OF GRAVITY#

THURSDAY: #NATURE CAN EXERT EXTREME HURT#

THURSDAY: #IT JUST IT'S TIME TO BE A SPENT FORCE#

THURSDAY: #IT WOULD RATHER BOW OUR WITH DUE GRACE#


Thursday sings

STUART: #IN TIME YOU WILL BECOME YOU#

THURSDAY: #IN TIME YOU WILL BECOME#

STUART: #IN TIME YOU BECOME WILLING#

THURSDAY: #TO BE YOURSELF IN TIME#


Moley at the mixing desk


Stuart's bass guitar

THURSDAY: #WORK HARD BRUSHING THEM INTO PILES#

THURSDAY: #TRANSPORT TO NEAREST A GREEN RECYCLE#

THURSDAY: #BUY MACHINE THAT PRODUCES FINE PULP#

THURSDAY: #BUT LEFT ALONE THEY FIND DIGNIFIED WAY OUT#


Backing vocals

STUART: #IN TIME YOU WILL BECOME YOU#

THURSDAY: #IN TIME YOU WILL BECOME#

STUART: #IN TIME YOU BECOME WILLING#

THURSDAY: #TO BE YOURSELF IN TIME#


A master tape a box

MOLEY: THAT'S A WRAP, THE TAPE'S IN THE CAN

PAGE 3


A small intimate venue with a packed crowd

MAX: THANKS FOR COMING, THIS WAS MEANT TO BE A SECRET GIG BUT THEY'RE QUEUING UP BACK TO THE M25.


Close up on Max at the microphone

MAX: I'VE JUST HEARD OUT NEW SINGLE'S GONE STRAIGHT IN AT NUMBER 1. ON THE B SIDE IS A COVER OF A SONG BY THE BAND THAT INFLUENCED MY LIFE


Max points backs to Thursday who shuffles out head bowed with a guitar

MAX: AND ON STAGE TONIGHT WITH US IS THE WRITER OF THAT SONG


Hands raised and clapping

MOLEY: THE ALL TIME NUMBERO UNO INDIE BABE, THURSDAY'S CHILD


The band play with Thursday, Andy in the crowd turns and leaves in disgust

MAX: #LEAVES ALWAYS FALL IN THE AUTUMN#

MAX: #THOSE THAT FORGET CALL IT THE FALL#

ANDY: A B SIDE COUNTS AS A NUMBER ONE, ALWAYS KNEW WE COULD DO IT, I JUST HOPED I'D HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN IT

PAGE 4


Two shadows can be seen at Andy's door looking out

STUART: YOU STILL GOT A KEY?

JENNY: I MOVED OUT TO BE WITH MY HUSBAND


Jenny and Stuart stare through the security peephole

STUART: SO HAVE YOU?

JENNY: WELL OF COURSE I HAVE


Stuart and Jenny outside the door POV outside looking in

STUART: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

JENNY: NO ONE'S HEARD FROM HIM IN DAYS


Andy is standing in the front room staring blankly out of the window

JENNY: KNOCK, KNOCK. BRO TIS ME

STUART: AND YOUR BASS PLAYER, YOU KNOW HALF THE RHYTHM SECTION. THE OTHER HALF IS CURRENT SEEING DOUBLE


Jenny hands Andy a letter

JENNY: YOU HAVE TO READ THIS, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO DELIVER FOR DAYS


Andy reads it solemnly

ANDY: INVITATION TO APPEAR ON TOTP

STUART: WOOH

JENNY: HOOH

PAGE 5


Moley drives Andy to the TOTP studio from left to right

ANDY: WHEN I WAS YOUNG I SAW A BAND ON TOTP WITH TWO DRUMMERS, THEY WERE DRESSED UP LIKE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AND THE HAIRSTYLES WERE AMBIGUOUS BUT THEY STARED INTO THE CAMERA WITH THE MOST SOLEMN STARE. IT OOZED IMPORTANCE AND RELEVANCE. FROM THAT DAY ON ALL I EVER WANTED TO DO, WAS APPEAR ON TOTP


Close up of Moley and Andy. POV looking in from the windscreen

MOLEY: ITS ALL CHANGED NOW THOUGH. TOTP HAS A SPIN OFF TOTP, IT'S NOW ON SUNDAYS INSTEAD OF FRIDAYS AND THERE'S A KIDS VERSION ON SATURDAY. THEY PLAY ALBUM TRACKS AND TRY TO GET THE NUMBER ONE AS IT'S ANNOUNCED ON RADIO


Moley drives Andy from the TOTP studio from right to left

ANDY: TURN BACK I'M NOT GOING FOR A SECOND RATE IMPOSTER

MOLEY: ITS STILL TOTP, IT'S STILL YOUR DREAM, COME ONE IT'S ALL YOU EVER WANTED, IT'S JUST DILUTED

ANDY: SO AT PROPER STRENGTH THE GLASS'D BE HALF EMPTY

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