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VOICE ON TELEVISIONNICK Nearly ready. Oh, there we are! Oh, perfect! Now - the living room! Oh, there! Just there! Oh, yeah, perfect, baby! Now, refreshments! Ha-haa! Cola - yes! Crisps - yes! And finally, mwah! Dial-A-Pizza - yes! Ohh! Only two hours to go! BRIDGET Nick! What is your television doing in my bathroom? NICK Oh, hi Bridget. So I don't miss anything. BRIDGET Miss anything? NICK Yeah, if I have to, you know, when the match is on. BRIDGET Oh, the match. So who's playing today? NICK It's the semi-finals. England... BRIDGET Versus...? HECTOR Ar-gen-tina! NICK Hey, Hector, great outfit - but wrong team! Ha-haaa! HECTOR & NICK Oooohhhh! NICK And I've got my lucky World Cup pants on. Ooh-ooh-ooohhh! BRIDGET Your lucky World Cup pants? NICK Yup. I don't change them when the World Cup is on. BRIDGET But it lasts for weeks. NICK Yeah! So, Hector, I've got the refreshments ready - Cola, crisps... BRIDGET TV in the bathroom. HECTOR At what time is kick-off? NICK Midday. HECTOR Oh, we had better sit down then! ANNIE Hello, everyone. Charlie and I are ready for the match. HECTOR Oh, Annie, you look nice! BRIDGET Your ribbons are different. ANNIE That's right. One for England and one for Argentina. HECTOR Oh, how sweet. NICK But of course England will win. HECTOR I don't think so, Nick. NICK We beat Jamaica 4-2. HECTOR But we beat Italy 3-0. NICK Well, our strikers are the best in the world. HECTOR But your defence is poor. NICK No, it's not. HECTOR Yes, it is. NICK It's not! It's not! It's not! HECTOR It is! It is! It is! ANNIE Break! And now make friends. Sound of dog barking BRIDGET Oh, you're so childish. Miguel arrives today. At least he's a real man. NICK Yeah, but he loves football too. [Sound of telephone ringing] … A Spanish supporter. BRIDGET Hello? NICK We'll beat them, in the final. BRIDGET Nick, for you. Your agent. NICK Ooh, goodie! Hi, Cameron. How are you? Good. An audition? For me? Hey-hey! What for? London On Fire? The soap? Yessss! When? Today? At midday? Where? Birmingham? But that's 100 miles away! No, of course I'm pleased! OK, thank you! Bye! ANNIE An audition for London On Fire? That's brilliant! HECTOR Yeah, you must be pleased, man. NICK Yes, I am. I am very, very pleased. I am so happy. HECTOR I can see that. NICK Why today? Why this afternoon? Why in Birmingham? What about the football? BRIDGET Oh, it's only a football game. NICK Bridget, there are some people who think that football is a matter of life and death. It isn't. It is much-more important-than-that! BRIDGET Don't go to the audition then. NICK Don't go? Don't go? I must go. Drama is my life. ANNIE Look, Nick, we can record it for you. HECTOR Yeah, and we won't tell you the score. NICK Really? You won't tell me the score. You promise? ANNIE Promise. HECTOR Promise. BRIDGET OK, promise. NICK OK! I will go - and perform for England! BRIDGET [Composing email] World Cup! World Cup! World Cup! Today England play Argentina. NICK But of course England will win. BRIDGET [Composing email] Do I care? HECTOR & NICK Ooooooohhhhh! NICK [Composing email] The good news is: I have an audition for London On Fire. I am so happy. NICK Yesss! NICK [Composing email] The bad news is: it's in Birmingham this afternoon, so I won't see the semi-final! What a tragedy! NICK I am so happy! [Sobbing noises] BRIDGET I don't believe it. It's a very, very bad hair day. Oh, and Miguel is arriving this evening. It's a disaster. Ohhh! It's a catastrophe. I said, it's a catastrophe. HECTOR What is a catastrophe? ANNIE Bridget's hair. HECTOR Oh. BRIDGET Got to do something. I know - Carol! She'll help me. VOICE ON TELEVISION ...we've got all the action coming up. BRIDGET Hello? Carol? Bridget here. Look, this is an emergency. I need a hair appointment. I need a style that a Spanish football fan will adore. You can? Oh, goodie. I'll see you at 5 o'clock. Sorted! Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1243
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