British Comedy Guide

Blind Date

INT. OFFICE.

MALE AND FEMALE WORK COLLEAGUES ARE TALKING.

WOMAN:
I've hooked you up on a blind date Peter.

MAN:
Again? You're determined to see me hitched.

WOMAN:
You're nearly forty, come on, it'll be fun. You can go for a meal.

MAN:
Oh, what the hell, I may as well.

CUT TO RESTAURANT SCENE. CAMERA ON PETER:

So, do you come here often?

CAMERA PANS TO VENETIAN BLIND AT OTHER END OF TABLE.
THE VENETIAN BLIND STARTS OPENING AND CLOSING AND MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS.

CUT BACK TO PETER WHO IS SCRIBBLING FRANTICALLY ON A NOTEPAD:
You'll have to excuse me, my Morse Code's terrible.

Amusing - but the out was a bit of a let down.

I don't think the Morse code bit adds much to the Blinds reveal.
I can see it getting a laugh on a quickfire sketch show

Dunno blind/blind double entendres have been done quite often

Maybe if he f**ked it?

I agree it would work better, quicker, without the morse code bit. The point that's been made about it being done quite often aside, it made me laugh.

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