KICK OFF!
Ep.1 Ser.1 – Jamie.
(Int. JAMIE arrives at football training in his Mercedes. Jamie is a
Caucasian 24 year old male, with a Rolex watch and diamond ear studs. He is
wearing a custom made Gucci suit, carrying a professional briefcase, steps out
and walks towards the ground, walking past dozens of less expensive and less
flash cars)
SCENE 1
(Jamie is
the last person to arrive at the meeting room; everyone stares for a while, as
Jamie looks troubled)
Jamie
Alright lads?
(Huge cheer and all team surround
him)
(Jamie
appears caught off guard, and does not know what is occurring)
(BARRY
rises through out the crowd of suit-wearing team, with an expression of
surprise. Barry Is singled out from the team as he is the only one in the
football strip, and rushes over to jamie as he is his closest companion)
Barry
(Whilst
thrusting and grinding)
Congratulations mate! I see you have
finally got on the score sheet!
(All
team sport a cheeky cheer)
All Team
WHHEEEERRYYYYYYYY!!!!
Jamie
Get Lost!
(still looking troubled, shrugs off
his jacket and walks towards the bar)
(They
all crowd around Jamie)
(TERRY, is
the recently transferred legend at the football club, due to recent troubles
within the squad he had to moved from the team. He holds a vengeful grudge and
because of his compelling stature and chiselled goatee, he overpowers the
nature of the team.)
Terry
Oi Oi!
Whats with the boat race, I thought you’d be up in adams cause yer avin a
little chavvy!
(Jamie
draws a nickel plated .44 magnum handgun from his waist, fires towards the
camera – back into the crowd of players. When the shot fires, the screen shoots
to black, and a thud from the sound of a body droping to the floor, Ext.)
SCENE 2
(Int. Camera
pans from meeting room to changing room, all the team are mocking Jamie)
Terry
I’m surprised you actually had it in
ya!
Jamie
Oh thanks/
Terry
Is what you should have said to her!
All Team
WEEEEHHHHEEEEEEYYYY!!!
(Manager
enters and everybody retreats to their stations, a hushed tone is ensued)
(MIKE, the
team manager, is a middle aged rotund bearded Caucasian male, whom has a joyous
outlook on life and is serious when it comes to football. Usually found in
sruffed suits and training gear.)
Mike
ALRIGHT LADS, settle down now, we’ve
got a lot of work to do today, and we can’t have this foolishness getting in
the way…now (continues rambling)
(Whilst
mike is talking, Nick leans over to Jamie and begins to whisper something)
(NICK, is
the recent addition to the squad, moving from REAL BETIS, his real name is, Nichail
Todorov (SERBIAN), and has a cunning plot against the protagonist, Jamie. He has
a scar that strikes through his right eye, and has multiple tribal tattoo’s
around his body)
Nick
You got it?
Jamie
(looking
down, suspicious) No, I told
you not yet, I’m doing my best.
Nick
I told you three days, it’s been four
Jamie
I can’t give you something I haven’t
got
Nick
(begins
to get closer to Jamie’s face, and intimidates him extremely)
Then you shouldn’t borrow something
you can’t pay back. Now you know where you can get it, you know where to drop
it off, and you know when to do it, so I suggest you do it tonight, or for
every day your late, I’ll take a finger from your mother’s hand, if I run out
fingers I’ll take toes, and if I run out of toes I can/
Mike
OI! Are you listening or what?
Nick
(only
nicks attention is directed at Mike, but he still can talk to Jamie)
Say you’re sorry
Jamie
Sorry Boss
Mike
(To
Jamie) you. Outside. Now.
(Camera
pans to the corridor, and finds Mike and Jamie discussing)
Mike
What the fuck was all that ab
out in there? You looked as white as
a shite.
Jamie
I know boss, it’s just that.../
Mike
I mean, I know you’re not the kind of
sort to say boo to a goose, but Jesus lad, it looks like the goose has crawled
up your backside and stayed there!
Jamie
If you’ll just let me explain gaffer
Mike
Go on then son, I’m all ears
Jamie
Well you see, I have this
predicament, and if I’m not out of it anytime soon then I’m done here. I’m done
in this club, the career, the country, just I have to get out of it/
Mike
Whoa! Whoa! lad calm down, tell me
what’s happened.
Jamie
I can’t boss, I just can’t
Mike
If that Nick fella is giving you any
grief, just let me know son and he’s out, you came through the academy anyways
and he’s only on loan from Real Betis or whatever the fuck you wanna call ‘em
Jamie
No, it’s not, I mean, it wasn’t,
just, can I miss today sir? I promise I’ll put 200 in tomorrow?
Mike
Go on lad get out of here, make sure
you’re alright, in fact have the week off, I’ll see at the game on Saturday
Jamie
Cheers Boss
(Jamie
runs down the corridor and slams through the fire exit doors, one door falls
closed, sound of American tyres screeching; close up of Mike, showing a face of
disappointment)
Shot from
inside changing room, all players are conversing except Nick, who awaits the
door.
The door
opens and in walks mike
(Mike
walks slowly to middle of the room, whilst he and nick exchange dirty looks, a
short silence follows)
Mike
(In a
disheartened tone) alright
lads, let’s get out there.
Ext.
SCENE 3
(Int. Still shot of Jamie’s house, re
car drives past, panning the camera shot into the front room)
(Alex; a
22 year old woman who is Jamie girlfriend, is asleep in the living room,
covered in an array of trash on the sofa)
Jamie
Right, up
Alex
(jumping
up and bouncy)
What baby? Ooh you were good last
night!
Jamie
We got a fucking issue on our hands
Alex
(hands on
approach to Jamie)
Oooh I love it when you’re angry!
Jamie
Just shut the fuck up alright! I need
some space, go clean something, or have sex with something, (increasingly
getting agitated) or better yet just FUCK OFF.
Alex
Fine, I might just go to my mums
today or I might go for a swim I’m not sure, what’s your mum doing today
baaaabe?
Jamie
Its fuck all to do with you, now just
leave me alone.
Alex
Oh. Well is this about me telling the
team that I’m pregnant?
Jamie
(slowly looks round to Alex in a
dumbfounded expression)
Wha, you did what?
Alex
Yeah, Nick came round earlier,
looking for you, so I said you went out already
Jamie
What happened then?
Alex
He just left
Jamie
Hang on; why you would tell him
you’re pregnant
Alex
Cause I am? Stoopid.
Jamie
And you told the whole team?
Alex
Yeah why?
Jamie
Who else have you got to tell?
Alex
Well your mum when I next see her (mutters
to self) erm my parents
and family (mutters again) you when you get back from training,
your brothers, my boss/
Jamie
Wait what was that middle one?
Alex
(Realising what she’s done and begins
to slow speech down)
You when you get back from training…
Jamie
Yeah.
Alex
I’m so sorry! I was gonna wait till
y’/
Jamie
So the whole team new, before I did?
Alex
Well yeah bu/
Jamie
Including nick?
Alex
Obviously but you gotta realize that/
Jamie
The very same fucking bastard who has
kidnapped my fucking mother?!
And he was here today?! Right we’re
gone, get a bag, we’re off.
Alex
He’s do’..? wha? (begins
to overreact and play on the melodrama of the situation) oh my god oh my god oh my god!
Jamie
Be quiet for fucks sake, just get in
the car.
Alex
But where will we go?
Jamie
Leave that to me.
(Shot to Black)
SCENE 4
(pan of a
golden seaside, with a long shot of Jamie and alex walking away from the camera
in an intimate posture.
Alex stops
and looks out on to the horizon, Jamie compels her to carry on, but she
rejects)
Jamie
Come on, we’ve got to keep walking.
Alex
But, can we not see where that would take us?
Jamie
How would we get there?
Alex
Dunno
Jamie
Well its ridiculous, come on, weve not got much time
Alex
Okay, your right...again (with subtle anger)
Jamie
Look im sorry, but I got us into this mess, please don’t stop me from
trying to get us out?
Alex
I suppose (happy again) Where are we going?
Jamie
Ill figure that out later..
(fade out)