It’s Grim Up T’North
Location – Dark, Rainy Night in the streets of Mill Hill, Blackburn.
Characters- Noel, Barry, Alex
Start the episode with a long camera shot of the town of Blackburn. Non diegetic modern music is playing and we have fast edit showing all the graffiti and poorly looked after building in the area. The clip then edits to a wide show with the camera following three characters from behind.
All three characters are slowly walking down the street. With the camera slowly following them when the characters start to speak the non diegetic music fades out and the camera focuses on the characters faces.
Noel – (Currently smoking a cigarette) So what are we gonna do now then lads?
Alex – I don’t know there is fuck all to do in this town!
Barry – There is things to do it’s just we don’t have the money to do it
Noel – Like what?... Drink White Lightning, take drugs and scout the talent? You don’t need much money to do them, I mean my dole money gets me through all of that.
(Alex bursts out laughing)
Barry- (Camera focuses on the disgust and sickened facial expressions on his face) Well there is that but I could think of better things to spend my money on
Alex- Yea like books you nerd!
Barry – Well that is an option…
Noel – Right shut up lady’s what are we doing?
(As the characters are in discussion two police cars and an ambulance come racing through the streets past the characters with the use of a tracking shot Camera Angle.)
Alex – wow we need to check that out
Noel & Barry – Yea!
(The characters quickly jog following the police cars and ambulance, smoke can be seen in the distance)
(While the characters are running towards the smoke and fire a hooded man is running the other way)
Hooded Man – You don’t wanna go down there lads it’s all kicking off!
Noel- Why what’s going on?
Hooded Man – It’s like a riot, animals!
Barry- Who?!
Hooded Man – It’s football fans I think, Burnley vs Blackburn it’s horrific. Stay away!
(The man then quickly jogs away, the camera focuses on the three characters who all have mixed emotions and facial expressions)
Barry- I’m going home I don’t fancy me head getting kicked in or being burnt to death by a bunch of bald headed idiots
Noel- Stay you big girl! Aw can’t handle a bit of violence?
Alex- Yea stay you wimp we have to check this one out
Barry- Fine any trouble and I’m off
(As the characters get closer they hear the diegetic noise of glass smashing, cheering and shouting coming from the train station)
Alex- This is it, no backing away now
(As they keep walking closer to the train station they hear the noises getting louder and see a crowd running towards them in the distance)
Barry-Run!
Noel-Shit
(The crowd quickly catch up to the characters and surround them)
Football Hooligan 1 – So you’re Blackburn boys too are you?
Barry- We don’t even like football
Noel- I do!
Alex- (Whispering) Shut up are you trying to get us killed?
Football Hooligan 2 – Lets teach the lads a lesson!
(The crowd cheer and run towards the characters who are all huddled together, as the crowd gets closer and closer the characters are froze together but then the clip edits to a house where the characters have suddenly transported to who are still in the same position, clothing as they were when the football crowd were running towards them)
Noel-What the hell?
Alex-Where are we?
Barry- How is this even possible? Am I dreaming?
Noel- This is my house you clowns but we was just…
Alex-On the street about to get are heads kicked in thanks to you! But how did we get here?
Barry-Transported
Noel-Rubbish there is no such thing and how could we have done that?
Barry- There is no explanation
Alex-You’ve been watching too much T.V and is that what they teach you at college nowadays
Barry-Well how is this even possible we were at the train station now we are here in Noel’s house!
Noel-This is doing my head in! I need a drink and a bit of “waci baki!”
(Noel then walks into the kitchen and returns with a can of beer while smoking cannabis)
Barry-Well that isn’t going to help! We can’t just forget about this and pretend it never happened, one of us must have done it must have the power to do it
Alex- Now you’re starting to creep me out, you sound like a comic book
Barry-You tell me what else it could be then…
Alex- Erm….
(As both characters are arguing Noel stays silent and blacks out)
Barry- Noel?!
Alex- Shit he has fainted! Quick get him up!
(The characters place him on the armchair in his front room, he slowly comes back to opening his eyes)
Noel- I saw…
Barry- Saw what?
Noel- The crowd again
Alex- The Football crowd?
Noel- Yes! Just before we ended up here I saw them running towards us then nothing like a flashback
Barry- It must be you, you must have done it
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