Our Girl

Season #2 Episode #1
Synopsis: Our Girl is a British television drama, which starred Lacey Turner as Molly Dawes (in its first series) a young adult from a lower class background who joins the British Army after deciding her life is going nowhere. A one-off special was broadcast on 24 March 2013 on BBC One, which saw Dawes make the decision to join the army, despite the protests of her protective family.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Year:
2013
90 min
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Episode 1

DRA D861H/01

TX 07/09/16

Duration:
58:06

THIS SCRIPT IS THE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF

BBC Studios Ltd

Grafton House, 379-381 Euston Road, London NW1 3AU

Music ‘Hear you calling’ in: 10:00:00

IN:
10:00:00 TITLE SEQUENCE.

MICHELLE KEEGAN:

BEN ALDRIDGE:

LUKE PASQUALINO:

ROYCE PIERRESON:

CREATED AND WRITTEN BY

TONY GROUNDS:

PRODUCED BY:

ERIC COULTER:

DIRECTED BY:

JAN MATTHYS:

OUR GIRL:

Music ‘Hear you out in: 10:00:32

Music ‘1G01’ in: 10:00:32

IN:
10:00:32 EXT. LANE'S HOUSE. NIGHT.

A nineteen fifty's style semi detached house- Hexagon, white conservatory and small flat roof

above the doors, large double window above on the second floor.

10:
00:35 On screen BBC logo

IN:
10:00:38 INT. GEORGIE'S BEDROOM. LANE'S HOUSE. NIGHT

Georgie is lying in bed asleep.

IN:
10:00:47 EXT. LANE'S HOUSE. NIGHT

We see a figure skulking around in the dark. He starts to clamber onto the roof of the single story

extension.

IN:
10:01:31 INT. GEORGIE'S BEDROOM. LANE'S HOUSE. NIGHT

We see the figure of Georgie under the duvet, not stirring.

We see the shape of a man outside. He starts to quietly prize open the window.

The man stealthily climbs in through the bedroom window. He looks around and sees the

sleeping figure. He creeps towards the bed.

He is about to throw off the duvet when someone grabs him from behind and with skillful

ruthlessness twists the assailants arm up his back and forces him face down onto the bed.

We now see it is Georgie that has attacked him and the figure in the bed, merely pillows.

Music ‘1G01’ out: 10:02:17

GEORGIE:

(whispers menacingly into his ear)

Elvis? Now I'm gonna kill you.

ELVIS:

You know I could get out of this but it would involve

inflicting much pain upon your personage.

Georgie laughs.

GEORGIE:

You reckon?

With expertise and speed, Elvis is able to flip Georgie onto the bed and pin both her arms above

her head. Georgie screams.

GEORGIE:

Hi.

ELVIS:

Hi… We're getting married tomorrow!

GEORGIE:

Huh huh! No. The day after tomorrow.

ELVIS:

Are you sure?

GEORGIE:

Hum Hum!

ELVIS:

Are you sure?

GEORGIE:

Language 10:
02:33 (throwing a glance at her clock seeing it's after

midnight)

Oh no sh*t, no it is tomorrow.

ELVIS:

Hey listen when I'm done here, I gotta get back babe…

GEOIRGIE:

No… Uh. Uh. Uh…

ELVIS:

I've gotta a full on day. I have got to bring the car back to

London to try my suit on.

GEORGIE:

Language 10:
02:43 When you've done here'! You cheeky bastard.

Music ‘1G02’ in: 10:02:47

He starts to kiss her. He carries on kissing her. She finds it hard to resist.

IN:
10:03:32 INT. MAX & GRACE'S BEDROOM. LANE'S HOUSE. NIGHT

Georgie's parents are lying in bed, listening to love making in the room next door.

Music ‘1G02’ out: 10:03:40

MAX:

Do you think when they're married he'll still be sneaking

in her bedroom window?

GRACE:

They'll be in married quarters so he won't need to.

MAX:

Can I go through my speech one more time?

GRACE:

No. Just go to sleep.

MAX:

Language 10:
03:55 Bloody good though, isn't it? Moving and hilarious?

GRACE:

(for the millionth time)

Yes love. Oh gross! I prefer list to your speech than

them bonking next door.

Music ‘1G03’ in: 10:04:10

Max beams. The sounds in the room next door continue.

IN:
10:04:11 EXT. LANE'S HOUSE. DAY.

Morning establisher.

IN:
10:04:15 INT. LANE'S HOUSE. STAIRS. DAY

Elvis is creeping down the stairs. Suddenly he becomes aware of someone at the bottom staring

up at him, with faux disapproval.

MARIE:

Hiyah… what you been up to, you dirty, horrible

degenerate?

Music ‘1G03’ out: 10:04:23

ELVIS:

Nothing, just been err, practicing our wedding dance with

your sister.

MARIE:

Oh yeah bet you have.

ELVIS:

Oyi! Tarring me with your brush, again. Morning

Suddenly Lulu arrives.

LULU:

What's going on?

ELVIS:

Err, I am just about to head back to London, to try on my

glad rags on.

LULU:

Not getting married in your birthday suit then?

ELVIS:

No can't afford the bridesmaids fainting at the altar, can

we?

MARIE:

(turning to Lulu)

No they've been err, practicing their wedding dance

apparently.

MAX:

(emerging from his bedroom)

Oh I, what's your wedding dance then, Elvis?

LULU:

Your gonna be shaking your funky stuff on the dance

floor, Elvis?

ELVIS:

Can't tell yer!

GRACE:

(appearing behind Max)

Hey are you gonna serenade us? I mean, your mum

must have called you Elvis for a reason.

Elvis heads to the front door.

ELVIS:

I can't tell you, it's classified!

MAX:

I can hold a tune, me.

ELVIS:

Yeah. well listen it's our dance! It's our special song and

you lot are all gonna love it! See you later.

And with this Elvis is gone.

Music ‘She moves in her own way’ in: 10:04:10

IN:
10:04:59 INT. GEORGIE'S BEDROOM. LANE'S HOUSE. DAY

Georgie alone, headphones on, is singing along in her bed to the Kooks - their special song.

IN:
10:05:18 INT. ELVIS' CAR. DAY

Elvis is driving home, the Kooks plays over the sound system. Elvis gyrates in his seat - he

couldn't be happier.

IN:
10:05:32 EXT. MANCHESTER REGISTRY OFFICE. DAY

We see Georgie emerging from a car with her father. She looks stunning in her wedding finery.

Max turns and takes both her hands, looks at her full of emotion.

MAX:

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Tony Grounds

Tony Grounds is a British writer of television scripts. He was born in 1957 in East London. Described by The Independent (11 October 2002) as "the best TV writer of his generation", Grounds has written for all four of Britain's main channels. He started writing for the theatre, winning the Verity Bargate Award for Made in Spain, which was subsequently performed in London and published by Methuen. It was then filmed for ITV and transmitted in their Screenplay slot. There then followed stints on EastEnders and The Bill before he penned episodes of 'Chancer', which starred Clive Owen. more…

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