British Comedy Guide

Sloane Rangers at the hotel

A grand hotel with a long gravel drive with central fountain. Very posh indeed. In the distance we can see a car transporter with sports cars and convertibles etc approach which parks in front of the entrance blocking the light in reception. The perplexed manager comes out to greet the guests, a couple of Sloane Rangers.

MANAGER:
Good afternoon ladies, may I welcome to Thoroughbred Hall Hotel.

SLOANE 1:
Hello, ya?

MANAGER:
Um, reception is this way. Do you have any luggage?

The women look at each other and then giggle hysterically and then glance back at the truck.

MANAGER:
That's your luggage?

SLOANE 1:
In the car boots, silly.

MANAGER:
All of them?

SLOANE 1&2:
Ya!

They giggle again.

MANAGER:
This is a little unusual. Can I ask why you have visited us in a car transporter.

SLOANE 2:
Oh derr...

The manager looks puzzled. The women sigh as they attempt to explain.

SLOANE 1:
We gels have mega-loads planned for this trip. A hideously expensive meal here, a drunken party there...

SLOANE 2:
A drug-feulled orgy everywhere else

SLOANE 1:
...so it's important that we arrive in style. We have to make sure we have the wheels for every occasion.

MANAGER:
Oh, I see! Usually it's additional cases of footwear and frocks that our guests bring (laughs).

The Sloanes look serious.

SLOANE 2:
They're on their way.

Cut to a shot of a convoy of lorries driving up to the hotel.

END

That's a lovely surreal little sketch and one I could see being filmed, very NT9N

Thanks. It's funny how it came about. I was out with the family and a transporter of similar cars went by on the other side of the road and premise built from there.

Strange how these things appear when you least expect them to. :)

The greatest sketches dropeth from heaven like the rain.

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