
In the Loop
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- 2009
- 106 min
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1 INT. NUMBER TEN CORRIDOR/MALCOLM’S OFFICE - MORNING 1
MALCOLM TUCKER, government director of communications,
is arriving early. He's on the phone. Passes a CIVIL
SERVANT.
MALCOLM:
You're in Mark Hadley's office, yeah?
CIVIL SERVANT 1
Yes.
MALCOLM:
I need to see him.
Another CIVIL SERVANT hands Malcolm a CD. Without
breaking flow Malcolm raises an eyebrow, what's this?
CIVIL SERVANT 2
Monitoring. Simon Foster on The PM
Programme. Wonky Ron on Farming Today.
Malcolm starts to walk through to his office. Malcolm
reaches his office. His assistant SAM is there. He
hands her the CD and she puts it into a CD player and
it starts playing.
MALCOLM:
Well, what are you waiting for son, a
fucking sex-change?
Malcolm starts listening to the recording of Simon on
the radio.
MALCOLM(CONT’D)
So, Sam. What’s the dynamic Simon
Foster, going to wow us with?
SIMON:
(v/o on radio)
...and of course the big one is
diarrhoea, which is a major health
issue in these countries.
MALCOLM:
Diarrhoea? C’mon, Simon. You’re
International Development. Talk about
food parcels. Not arse-spraying
mayhem...
SAM laughs.
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SIMON (V.O.)
And so if we can tackle the easy
things, like diarrhoea.
MALCOLM:
He said it again. what is this? The
Shitting Forecast?
2
EXT. TOBY & SUZY'S FLAT - MORNING/INT. MICHAEL’S FO 2
OFFICE - MORNING
It’s busy at the Foreign Office. SUZY is in her boss
Michael’s office, getting lots of documents, folders
etc ready. She’s on the phone to TOBY, who’s heading
out of their flat.
INTERCUT PHONE CALL:
SUZY:
You okay? First day at the new
department? You've got that thing
from the SMF you wanted to show them?
TOBY:
Oh yeah. Got my policy papers. Got my
packed lunch. And my comfort blanket -
which is a rug stitched full of
heroin.
SUZY:
Have a good day. Call me if you need
help, yeah?
TOBY:
Cool. Is Michael still in Zurich with
Fatty?
SUZY:
Back this morning. Michael says
Fatty’s in a bad mood. He’s got water
retention.
TOBY:
Christ. I wouldn’t want to be around
when that blows. I can probably
organise some spare tents for the
flood victims. D’you know, Fatty’s
the first Foreign secretary to have
really understood globalisation by
physically achieving it.
Toby heads off. He's feeling chipper. It's a new dawn,
is it not?
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3 INT. DFID OPEN PLAN OFFICE 3
JUDY:
Mark, are you co-ordinating that
millenium goals press release?
Yes.
MARK:
JUDY:
Well co-ordinate it better.
MARK:
Yes, can do.
JUDY:
Is that the Minister? Bloody nail -
has anyone got a nail file?
4 INT. DFID OPEN PLAN OFFICE - MORNING 4
SIMON is arriving with JUDY. Simon carrying his red
dispatch box. Simon’s worried.
SIMON:
Have we heard anything from Malcolm
about last night’s interview?
No not yet.
JUDY:
SIMON:
Perhaps he didn’t hear it.
JUDY:
Or maybe he’s dead.
SIMON:
(with a degree of genuine
hope)
He might be dead. He might have had
that massive stroke we’ve all been
waiting for. It’s in the post.
JUDY:
He’ll want you to row back from the
‘unforeseeable’ thing on Question Time
tonight.
SIMON:
Fine, I can row. I rowed for my
college. Well, I was a cox. On
Question Time, you know the funny
question they always ask at the end?
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4JUDY:
Yes?
SIMON:
Can we prep that now? I want to shine
on the funny question, cos I’m a funny
guy. With a light touch.
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