The Dumping Ground - Script

1 INT. DG, KITCHEN - 11.30 AM

TEE, CARMEN, GINA, JOHNNY, FRANK, HARRY, RICK, GUS, JODY, TYLER,

MIKE

An odd-angled, periscope view in to the Laundry Room on TEE and

CARMEN. They’re pleading with GINA as she pulls washing from

the machine and heaps it in a laundry basket.

TEE

Please, Gina!

GINA

(not for the first time)

You are not going to a party thrown by

a boy who’s in Year 12.

CARMEN

It’s not fair! Everyone else is.

GINA

Including his parents?

CARMEN

Yes!

TEE

No.

GINA gives CARMEN a ‘subject closed’ look.

The periscope swings round and takes in JOHNNY (muddy) coming in

the back door, carrying a muddy, rusty, ancient metal, padlocked

box. JOHNNY’s followed by FRANK (muddy) holding a metal

detector.

HARRY lowers his toy periscope and joins JOHNNY as he heaves the

box on to the table, where RICK, GUS, JODY and TYLER are hanging

out.

CARMEN and TEE join the YP during this dialogue.

JOHNNY

(triumphant to Rick)

Told you my metal detector wasn’t a

waste of money!

RICK

Why, what’ve you found?

FRANK

Don’t know - we couldn’t open it.

A very upbeat MIKE enters, dressed in a loud holiday shirt with

a battered straw hat set back on his head.

MIKE

I’m off!

GINA appears from the Laundry Room holding the full laundry

basket. She puts it on the counter near the back door. JOHNNY

and FRANK quickly move so they’re hiding the box from MIKE and

GINA’s view.

TDG - Ep 01 Home Alone by Elly Brewer

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Copyright: BBC 2012 1

JODY

Take me with you!

TEE

Send us a postcard.

HARRY

Bring me back a present.

TYLER

Have a great time.

MIKE (cont’d)

(to the YP at the table)

Now... no loud music, no kitchen

experiments, no fighting. And no

playing the relief care worker up.

CARMEN

As if we would!

MIKE pulls a disbelieving face, then does some ‘moves’ as he

heads to the door.

JOHNNY and FRANK go back to the box, watched by CARMEN, TEE,

JODY, HARRY, RICK and TYLER.

MIKE

(sings)

Caribbean Queen - now we're sharing

the same dream. And our hearts

will... (beat as one, no more love on

the run)

MIKE realises no-one’s following him.

MIKE (cont’d)

Aren’t you coming to wave me off?

GUS

They’re busy. And I don’t want to

talk to you, because you’re going away

for two weeks.

GINA

I’ll be here to look after you.

GUS

You’re not as good at it as Mike.

GINA ushers MIKE out.

CUT TO:

2 INT. DG, LOBBY - CONTINUOUS

MIKE, GINA, ELEKTRA

As MIKE and GINA come round from the Kitchen:

MIKE

Don’t forget Rick’s new dentist

appointment...

GINA

... I know.