British Comedy Guide

Prison Life

INT. PRISON. PRISONERS ARE SITTING AT A TABLE, EATING. CLOSE UP ON TWO PRISONERS WHISPERING TO EACHOTHER:

TONY: 'ere, Gary, have a butcher's at that... (he gestures at something he's holding under the table) ... I'll give you a Joey and a Paul for a Stevie.

GARY: (brief glance under the table) Nah, no chance.

TONY: Alright, alright. How about a Joey and a John?

GARY: Not worth it. A John and a Frank and you've got yourself a deal. And I'm doing you a favour there.

TONY: (sighs) Alright, fine, give us it here then.

CAMERA SWITCHES TO BEHIND GARY AND TONY, AND WE SEE THEY ARE REALLY TRADING FOOTBALL STICKERS. TONY HAS TRADED A FRANK LAMPARD AND A JOHN TERRY FOR GARY'S STEVEN GERRARD.

BOTH MEN SLIDE THE STICKERS INTO THEIR OVERALLS, CHECK NO ONE'S LOOKING, THEN CONTINUE EATING.

END

Too obvious?

Not sure what they're originally insinuating? Unless it's bum sex?

It's open to interpretation, they could be talking about trading cigarettes, drugs, anything that isn't allowed in prison basically. But they gave them different names to not attract attention.

It's a good idea, but it's also a bit to obtuse.

There's been quite a few skits done on people trading Cockney words for animals, when they're actually stocking a zoo.

I must admit I did guess what was going on during the 1st line of dialogue.

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