British Comedy Guide

Train Station Sketch

Ext. Train Station

A man is getting on a train with two suitcases. He puts them down and turns to a woman on the platform.

Woman: I'll miss you.

Man: I'll miss you so much.

Woman: How much?

The man hops off the train and puts his hands on the woman's shoulder.

Man: Like a flower misses the sun.

Woman: You're so swe-

Man: Like a car misses its alternator!

A whistle goes.

Woman: Ok, you better-

Man: Like Pluto misses its planetary status!

The train doors shut.

Woman: The doors-

Man: Like a heron misses its fenland home!

The train stars to pull away.

Woman: Your luggage-

Man: and THAT is how much I shall miss you!

The man hugs the woman tightly.

ENDS

I don't get it. He misses her so much that he's happy to lose his luggage? Is that it?

He's supposed to be so caught up in the moment that he's oblivious to everything. Even the luggage.

I did think about not having that line and instead him saying "But I better go now" and then falling onto the rails.

I had a feeling the whole thing wasn't clear.

I shall go and knife my head.

There's no romance in your soul, Bussell.

Made me smile.

it's good, I like how the metaphors(are they metaphors?) keep getting stranger and stranger.

I like the build but I'm not sold on the ending - it's just too sacharine and not terribly funny.

I rather like the falling on the rails ending though. Especially if it turns out she didn't really like him at all.

Here's a rewrite with the ending mentioned above. I imagine this would be a fairly difficult to sketch to film either way. Train stations, trains etc.

Ext. Train Station

A man is getting on a train with two suitcases. He puts them down and turns to a woman on the platform.

Woman: I'll miss you.

Man: I'll miss you so much.

Woman: How much?

The man hops off the train and puts his hands on the woman's shoulder.

Man: Like a flower misses the sun.

Woman: You're so swe-

Man: Like a car misses its alternator!

A whistle goes.

Woman: Ok, you better-

Man: Like Pluto misses its planetary status!

The train doors shut.

Woman: The doors-

Man: Like a heron misses its fenland home!

The train pulls away.

Woman: Your luggage-

Man: But somehow I must tear myself away. Goodbye, my love.

The man kisses the woman and then walks blindly over the edge.

ENDS

Yeah, prefer the rewrite, works quite nicely for me now. Enjoyed the "like the...." lines you used

Rewrite is very good.

I can't help but view an alternative punchline would be,

Woman (sarcastic)
Like a pillock misses a train.

Thanks.

It's a nice line, Sooty, but I like the falling down punchline as it is.

Quote: sootyj @ September 2 2008, 7:50 PM BST

Rewrite is very good.

I can't help but view an alternative punchline would be,

Woman (sarcastic)
Like a pillock misses a train.

I like that. Actually, I thought she'd deliver it as she walks away. Whichever way is funny

Quote: Winterlight @ September 2 2008, 7:56 PM BST

Thanks.

It's a nice line, Sooty, but I like the falling down punchline as it is.

I was thinking she said it gazingly piteously down at him sprawled on the tracks.

Or how about the more shocking ending of:

The man kisses the woman, turns and then walks blindly over the edge.
As the woman walks away, we see lots of electric sparks coming up from the railtrack, where the guy has fallen on the live rail.

I wasn't really going for a shocking vibe on this one.

I just realised that's a pun. Did you mean it as a pun too, Mikey?

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