Week In The Life - 1st 2 scenes of 30 minute pilot

PANORAMIC SHOTS OF THE SOUTH WALES VALLEYS ARE SEEN.

V.O. PRESENTER:This is South Wales. Home to the likes of Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Catherine Zeta Jones Douglas. It’s also home to Keith Morgan.

Keith Morgan is a victim. He is a victim of fate and a victim of life. He’s also (BEAT) a zombie. One of the ever growing number of living dead in the South Wales valleys. This is his story.

THEME MUSIC STARTS.

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Scene 1. EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET – EARLY AFTERNOON

A CAMERA CREW ARE SEEN STANDING OUTSIDE A VAN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THEY ARE TALKING AMONG THEMSELVES.

PRESENTERk. Listen up everyone. (LOUDER) Can I have a little quiet please?

EVERYONE STOPS TALKING AND LOOKS AT THE PRESENTER.

PRESENTER:Thank you. As you know we are interviewing Keith Morgan today. You all know his condition, so I would appreciate it if you didn’t make jokes behind his back, and if any body mentions Thriller they’ll be finding themselves in the dole queue come Monday morning. Got that?

EVERYONE NODS IN AGREEMENT.

PRESENTER:Good. Let’s go.

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Scene 2. EXT. KEITH MORGANS HOUSE– LATE MORNING

THE PRESENTER WALKS UP THE PATH OF A SEMI DETACHED HOUSE. WHEN THEY GET CLOSER TO THE FRONT DOOR IT SUDDENLY BURSTS OPEN AND A ZOMBIE (KEITH MORGAN) COMES RUNNING OUT SCREAMING. THE PRESENTER AND THE CREW SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS KEITH CHASES THEM DOWN THE STREET. HE THEN STOPS AND BEGINS TO LAUGH HYSTERICALLY.

KEITH:Wait, wait. I was only joking. Come back.

THE PRESENTER STOPS AND SHOUTS TO KEITH FROM A DISTANCE.

PRESENTER:Are you Keith Morgan?

KEITH:Aye. That’s me. Look come back, I was only messing about.

PRESENTER:You didn’t look like you were messing about. You looked murderous.

KEITH:What can I say? I have one of those faces. I’ll even put the kettle on if you like?

PRESENTERo you have any Decaf teabags?

KEITHMUTTERS) Bloody media types. When confronted with death they worry about their caffeine intake. (TO PRESENTER) No!

PRESENTERh.

KEITHANNOYED) Are you coming back or not?

PRESENTERPAUSE) Ok.

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I loved reading that.

Nice start but hard to say much more from such a short bit of your overall piece. I'd be happy to see more up and then maybe form a better opinion and be in a position to be more constructive in my comments.

Go on, whack a bit more up!

Will do! Didn't want to stick a load up (oh er) and bore you all shitless. Little and often that's the best bet. That's what I tell my girlfriend anyway.

I agree with blenkinsop - a nice start, but I'd love to see where it's going.

Is Bridgend in South Wales?

If so I think I can see where this might be going.

It is yes. Lovely part of the world.

Avoid writing any pilot with any media based stuff in it.

It won't get made.

Even though it's a nice twist, the BBC don't want anything remotely linked to the media.

Cool. Thanks

Look forward to reading more of this Wayne.

thanks ray. scenes 3 and 4 are down the bottom somewhere. i would appreciate your opinion.

That is a fukking fantastic start, right up my street and very funny it realy did make me laugh out loud. What a fertile blackboard for laughs. That is a winner, no doubt about it lets have some more.

As already posted, not too much to comment on. I read it earlier and quite liked it but have just noticed the title again and wondered if 'A Week In The Death...' might be more suitable to the subject matter, and may distance it from that other show 'Worst Week of My Life' or whatever it was called.

Really good, but don't mention the condition it softens the punch too much in my opinion

Quote: Seefacts @ February 24, 2008, 12:49 PM

Avoid writing any pilot with any media based stuff in it.

It won't get made.

Even though it's a nice twist, the BBC don't want anything remotely linked to the media.

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Hi Seefacts, do you have a source for this or is this something you've been told in meetings etc? I'm not doubting it for a second but I am a little worried as I am working on an ensemble piece where one of the characters is a journalist but it's not related to television or showbiz.

Thanks.