Our Girl Page #11

Bazi, and I'm gonna beat you. We're soul

sisters.

BASHIRA:

(terrified)

Sisters?

MOLLY:

Yeah. Souls sisters forever.

James turns and sees a bomb disposal man (ASF) approaching in

full protective clothing including large helmet and face mask.

Molly turns and sees him too, so does Bashira.

BASHIRA:

Am I going to die?

MOLLY:

No. No, you're not gonna die.

JAMES:

(gently into radio)

Dawes, I need you to step away now.

Bashira is absolutely terrified but keeps her eyes on Molly who

is holding her hand.

JAMES (CONT'D)

He's going to remove the vest over her

shoulders... she needs to stay calm and

still. Dawes step away now,

understand?

Molly steps back so the bomb disposal man can step in.

MOLLY:

Just stay still Bashira, stay still.

Bashira understands and slowly the vest is lifted off her shoulders

and lowered to the ground for her to step out of.

Almost the second she is free, Taj seemingly from nowhere, grabs

Bashira and whisks her away at lightning speed. Everything happens

fast.

JAMES:

Dawes get back! Move! Dawes, move!

Move!

Molly looks at the bomb on the ground and runs.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Kinders, I need to send a ten liner.

Turn off the ECM.

KINDERS:

(into radio)

ECM's off so we can establish comms.

JAMES:

Dangles, tell..

Suddenly there is a large explosion and a cloud of dust fills

the screen.

10:
54:06 MUSIC OUT – 2G19

As it clears, Molly looks along the road and sees through the

dust, Bashira being bundled into the back of a pickup truck and

driven away at great speed.

10:
54:10 MUSIC IN – BREAKING FALLS

Molly watches it go with tears in her eyes. Smurf and James are

both watching Molly with amazement and relief.

10:
54:45 EXT. AFGHAN VILLAGE

The village is back to calm, business as usual.

10:
54:54 INT. BUILDING. AFGHAN VILLAGE

Molly is pouring eye drops into James' eyes trying to get the

dust and grit out.

MOLLY:

Is that any better?

JAMES:

(in agony)

A bit...

She gets another eye drop.

MOLLY:

Well, it's a bit of a waste of an eye

drop sir, but seein as it's you.

JAMES:

Crack on Dawes or you'll be up on a

charge.

10:
55:09 MUSIC OUT – BREAKING FALLS

MOLLY:

(using a cloth to wipe debris

from James' eye)

Where have they taken her, sir?

JAMES:

I don't know. I don't care.

MOLLY:

That's a bit heartless sir.

JAMES:

It's not heartless. I just.. I don't

get emotionally involved.

Beat. He looks at her.

MOLLY:

Anyway, I make you right about luck.

A millimetre to the left and you'd have

lost an eye.

JAMES:

That's fate, Dawes. Just like getting

that vest off in time.

MOLLY:

Things could've all been so different,

couldn't they sir?

10:
55:44 MUSIC IN – 2G20

MOLLY (CONT’D)

If that vest would have blown then

Bashira would have been red misted.

JAMES:

And so would you... I would never have

forgiven myself.

A moment between them.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Lady luck was smiling on us.

MOLLY:

This time.

JAMES:

Indeed.

He smiles at her and they don't take their eyes off each other.

10:
56:05 EXT. COMPOUND BASE. NIGHT 10. 20:30

Evening. The platoon have all gathered around the make shift stage

for 2 section entertainment evening.

JAMES:

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the

stage Miss Molly Dawes.

10:
56:09 MUSIC OUT – 2G20

10:
56:09 MUSIC IN – 2G PIANO INSERT

A cheer goes up.

James and Molly are on stage and Dangle-Berries is playing his

keyboard, much to the delight of his men. He is giving a rendition

of his all time favourite, that they all know only too well after

six months of training - Elton John's Don't Go Breaking My Heart.

JAMES (CONT'D)

And on the keys, Mr Dangelberries..

He swings his microphone round and round before grabbing it and

breaking into song.

JAMES (CONT'D)

(sings)

Don't go breaking my heart...

MOLLY:

(sings)

I couldn't if I tried...

JAMES:

Oh honey if I get restless...

MOLLY:

Baby you're not that kind.

JAMES:

Don't go breaking my heart...

MOLLY:

You take the weight off of me...

JAMES:

Oh when you knock on my door baby...

MOLLY:

I gave you my key...

The guys go crazy, stamping their feet and roaring in appreciation.

Smurf is watching Molly intently.

JAMES:

She gave me a key! You know what's coming

boys!

Everybody starts to join in.

ALL SHOUT:

(sing)

...oooh oooh nobody knows it...nobody

knows.. when I was down I was your

clown..

10:
56:54 MUSIC IN – STRONG

They carry on singing, whooping and having a time.

10:
57:02 MUSIC OUT – 2G PIANO INSERT

Molly is smiling as she watches James. He winks at her. Smurf

is trying to smile but clearly jealous at their closeness. Molly

can't take her eyes of James.

A shot of a soldier keeping watch from the compound at sunset

Cut to black. Teaser in.

10:
57:33 Next time

SMURF:

We are going on our bloody holidays.

So would you lot kindly..

Smurf sticks up his fingers to the boys.

10:
57:41

JAMES:

(to Molly)

Come back to me.

MOLLY:

I will.

10:
57:44

Molly waves at her family as she arrives home.

MOLLY (CONT'D)

I just want everything to be the same

mum.

BELINDA:

Well you're not.

10:
57:51

SMURF:

Fate's thrown us together.

MOLLY:

Captain James?

SMURF:

Me and you.

10:
57:58

MOLLY:

You haven't said anything's happened

other than what actually happened have

you?

SMURF:

I haven't said anything.

10:
58:02

MOLLY:

What, so this is the end, yeah?

James looks at Molly before walking off.

10:
58:05 CREDITS IN

MOLLY DAWES:

LACEY TURNER:

BASHIRA:

BECKY EGGERSGLUSZ

BADRAI:

AUBREY SHELTON:

CAPTAIN JAMES:

BEN ALDRIDGE:

QASEEM:

ZUBIN VARLA:

CORP. KINDERS

ARINZE KENE:

MANSFIELD MIKE:

NICK PRESTON:

BRAINS:

SIMON LENNON:

BAZ VEGAS:

CHARLEY PALMER MERKELL

FINGERS:

SEAN WARD:

SMURF:

IWAN RHEON:

NUDE-NUT

ADE OYEFESO:

DANGLEBERRIES:

LAWRENCE WALKER:

CAPTAIN AZIZI:

JONAS KHAN:

SOHAIL:

TAMER BURJAQ:

BASHIRA'S MOTHER

KIRA WILKINSON:

SINGER:

ABDI HUSSEIN:

MAJOR BECK:

ADAM ASTILL:

ROLEX BOY:

SHU’AIB ALLY

TAJ:

KEENAN ARRISON:

1st Assistant Director

Helen Ostler

2nd Assistant Director

Wendy Croad

Megan Truter

3rd Assistant Director

Thulani Mhaga

Set Personal Assistant

Robert Alexander

Location Manager

Gray Sinclair

Location Assistants

Jacques Stemmet

Steve Turner-Smith

Military Advisors

Nigel Partington

Darrell (Ezzy) Esdale

BBC Military Liaison

Roger Courtiour

SFX:

Antony Stone

Script Supervisor

Aparna Jayachandran

Line Producer SA

Gail McQuillan

Production Co-ordinator SA

Jacques Van Rooyen

Production Manager UK

Emily Shapland

Production Assistant SA

Ryan Groves

Focus Pullers

Justin Hawkins

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