In the Flesh Page #6

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30 I/E. WALKER’S CAR (MOVING) - DAY 2 30

Drive through Norfolk into Lancashire. KIEREN in the back

seat. SUE and STEVE in the front. Kieren is staring out the

window as they pass across a BRIDGE which separates the

village of ROARTON from the rest of the country. He notices

some graffiti spray-painted on the side of the bridge wall,

big bold letters: “GOD BLESS THE HVF.” Kieren frowns.

KIEREN:

Who are the HVF?

Steve and Sue look at each other. Steve changes the subject

as he drives over the bridge and UP A ROAD that snakes

through WOODLAND.

STEVE:

You’ve missed a lot of good films

while you were... away.

KIEREN:

Oh yeah?

STEVE:

Don’t worry, when we heard you were

back I went on a bit of a spending

spree, didn’t I, Sue?

Sue nods, supportive.

STEVE (CONT’D)

Got the works:
Flat screen, blu -

ray player, tons of discs. Thought

we could have a movie marathon

night. Like we used to do.

KIEREN:

I’d like that.

STEVE:

(over the moon)

I got some new speakers as well.

Dolby surround sound. Oh yer should

hear the bass on ‘em...

As his Dad continues to babble, Kieren goes back to looking

out the window. At present they are going down a STEEP HILLY

COUNTRY ROAD and through a MAZE OF TREES.

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This is the only road into his home village of Roarton. Smoke

from a BONFIRE can be seen. What’s burning is, for now, a

mystery.

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30A I/E. WALKER’S CAR (MOVING) - DAY 2 30A

The car comes out of the woods and here they are: in the

village of ROARTON. Kieren spots the NEW CHURCH. Churchgoers

leaving it. Steve and Sue haven’t noticed yet. Steve is still

going on about home entertainment.

STEVE:

... it’s all very well downloading,

but there’s something about

actually physically having the film

in yer hand that I find

satisfying...

Sue spots the churchgoers. Her eyes go wide.

SUE:

(pointing to churchgoers)

Steve.

Steve looks to where Sue is indicating. Out the WINDSCREEN

Steve spots CHURCHGOERS walking home in the middle of the

road, blocking their way.

STEVE:

What - I don’t - it’s only eleven?

KIEREN:

What’s wrong?

STEVE:

(to Kieren)

I need yer to get down on the floor

as flat as yer can.

KIEREN:

Why?

Steve spots in his rearview mirror KEN BURTON with PHILIP

(23) and his mother SHIRLEY TUNICLIFFE-WILSON (56)coming up

to their car.

STEVE:

Get on the floor right now!

Kieren, confused, gets on the floor.

Steve takes his coat off, places it over the kneeling Kieren.

It’s not big enough.

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STEVE (CONT’D)

(to Sue)

Take your coat off.

Sue starts taking off her coat.

STEVE (CONT’D)

Quick.

Sue gets her coat off. Steve places it over Kieren. He’s

hidden. Barely.

A TAP, TAP, TAP on his SIDE WINDOW.

Steve rolls down the window and smiles at Ken.

KEN:

Didn’t see you two in the pews

today. Missed quite the drama.

STEVE:

Did we? We’ll have to come over to

yours this afternoon, Ken. Yer can

tell us all about it.

Steve starts rolling up the window.

KEN:

I can tell you now. You’re going my

way, aren’t yer?

Steve and Sue freeze. She wants a lift in the car.

STEVE:

Well, we don’t have room for

everyone.

Ken goes to the back door.

KEN:

Philip and Shirley won’t mind

squeezing up.

STEVE:

It’s, that, we’ve got stuff back

there Ken.

Ken opens the back door.

SHIRLEY:

Kenneth.

Ken turns to Shirley.

SHIRLEY (CONT’D)

Can I have a word?

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Shirley fixes Ken with a look.

SHIRLEY (CONT’D)

In private.

KEN:

Oh. Oh right...

Ken closes the back door.

KEN (CONT’D)

Ta for the offer, Steve, but I have

to speak to Shirley about

something.

STEVE:

(already rolling up the

window)

Okay. No trouble. Bye then.

Steve rolls up his window. Puts his foot down and turns

right into the road leading their cul de sac. Sue and Steve

look at each other - ‘Jesus, that was close’.

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31 EXT. WALKER HOUSE - DAY 2 31

The car pulls up in the driveway. STEVE and SUE get out. Sue

goes to the front door. Opens it, steps inside. Steve surveys

the cul-de-sac. No one in sight. He opens the back door.

KIEREN gets out, a coat over his head, Steve quickly ushers

him into the house. Sue closes the door behind her.

In the background a curtain twitches and we see the shadowy

figure of a woman who we will later know as MAGGIE BURTON

(63).

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32 INT. WALKER HOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY 2 32

STEVE and SUE stand around the kitchen table. KIEREN, pretty

freaked and confused, still has his dad’s coat over his head.

STEVE:

Yer can, uh, yer can take that off

now if you want, son.

Kieren does so. He’s very concerned but he doesn’t want to

snap. His parents are going through a lot. But still...

KIEREN:

What was that about, Dad?

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STEVE:

Precautions.

KIEREN:

Precautions against what?

SUE:

Against you being spotted.

KIEREN:

Spotted by...?

SUE:

The Human Volunteer Force.

STEVE:

Woah, woah, woah. Everything’s

going to be alright.

KIEREN:

‘Force’ sounds bad.

STEVE:

It - it was just - it’s going to be

fine, son. You’re safe in here.

Just as Kieren is about to protest.

STEVE (CONT’D)

All yer old stuff is upstairs.

KIEREN:

(still down)

In the loft?

STEVE:

No. In yer room.

KIEREN:

You kept my room?

STEVE:

Yeah. Course we did.

Kieren feels a tiny bit better.

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33 INT. WALKER HOUSE - KIEREN’S BEDROOM - DAY 2 33

KIEREN stands in his old bedroom. The bedroom has been

restored to exactly how he left it when he was alive. He

takes a deep breath - Wow. He’s really home.

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A creaking noise. Kieren looks up to see his Dad standing in

the hallway staring at him through the open door. Downstairs,

the doorbell goes.

INT. WALKER HOUSE - HALLWAY (FRONT) - DAY 2 34

Sue opens the front door a crack. Shirley Tuncliffe - Wilson

stands on the doorstep. She’s changed from her Sunday best to

work clothes and carries a briefcase.

SUE:

Shirley?

SHIRLEY:

Hi Sue. Can I come in?

SUE:

It’s not a good time -

SHIRLEY:

I know he’s back. Kieren. I know.

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INT. WALKER HOUSE - LOUNGE - DAY 2 35

SUE, STEVE and KIEREN sit opposite SHIRLEY as she rummages in

her WORK BAG for something. We notice some “Understanding

PDS” LEAFLETS on the coffee table (obviously given to them by

Shirl’). While Shirley searches in her bag she natters away.

SHIRLEY:

I got a call out the blue few

months ago. “This is The Department

of Partially Deceased Affairs.

You’re on our system as a primary

care giver. Would you be interested

in training to be a PDS Community

Care Officer”?

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