Our Girl

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Music ‘She moves in her own way’ in: 10:00:00 out: 10:00:10

PREVIOUSLY:

IN:
10:00:00 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:
10:00:03 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.

Music ‘previously’ in: 10:00:06

IN:
10:00:09 INT. MANCHESTER REGISTRY OFFICE. CORRIDOR. DAY

Georgie, tears in her eyes.

GEORGIE:

Tell me again.

JAMES:

He said that he can't go through with it.

IN:
10:00:13 INT/EXT. MED-TENT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. NIGHT

Georgie is sat on her bed, on her lap top. She is Skyping Cole... a calmness over her.

GEORGIE:

Let's just get married.

COLE:

I'm down for it!

IN:
10:00:16 EXT. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. KENYAN/SOMALIA BORDER. DAY

Georgie is dragged across the compound. Her hood is removed.

GEORGIE (V.O.)

'I am a British citizen being held hostage and will be

executed at sundown tomorrow…

IN:
10:00:23 INT. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. KENYAN/SOMALIA BORDER. DAY

Georgie is filmed.

GEORGIE:

If all Al Shabaab fighters are not released.'

IN:
10:00:24 EXT. COMPOUND. AL SHABAAB SAFEHOUSE. DAY

Zeki and Abu are sitting together eating.

ABU:

That's why that one white hostage yeah it should put us

on the front page.

IN:
10:00:26 INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. NIGHT

Georgie is put in the cell. She sees Kicki crouched in the corner..

IN:
10:00:28 INT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. COMMS TENT. DAY

James briefs 2 section and Osman.

JAMES:

The situation has now escalated.

IN:
10:00:30 EXT. TEMPORARY BRITISH ARMY BASE. DAY

Elvis, Spanner, Spunky and Jackson alight. James looks open mouthed as he sees it is Elvis

heading towards him.

JAMES (V.O.)

We're soon to be joined by special forces.

JAMES:

How can I possibly send you out on this?

ELVIS:

It has to be me.

IN:
10:00:35 INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. NIGHT

Georgie talking to Kicki in whispers, clandestine.

GEORGIE:

If they knew that I was a soldier they'd behead me.

IN:
10:00:38 INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. NIGHT

They force the door to the cell open.

IN:
10:00:39 INT. AL SHABAAB COMMS ROOM. DAY

Georgie searches the room.

IN:
10:00:42 EXT. AL SHABAAB SAFEHOUSE. DAY

One of the Al Shabaab men shuts the tailgate, Elvis shoots him in the head. The truck speeds

away.

IN:
10:00:47 INT. CELL. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. NIGHT

Abu is holding the dog tags aloft. Georgie and Kicki now look in the pit of despair knows there's

nothing she can do.

ABU:

(reading the dog tags)

Lance Corporal Georgie Lane!

Zeki points the gun but clearly looks anxious. We see him swallowing hard. Kicki, frightened for

her life, gets onto her knees.

BANG! The guns is fired.

IN:
10:00:54 EXT. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND. DAY

Abu and Gaani are making their escape. Leaving Zeki behind.

ABU:

Be prepared to die yeah? Paradise awaits you, brother.

Praise be to Allah!

IN:
10:00:59 EXT. HELICOPTER/EXT. AL SHABAAB COMPOUND/CELL. DAY

Elvis abseils from the helicopter.

Zeki is shot.

Georgie sees Zeki dead on the ground.

IN:
10:01:05 INT. HELICOPTER. DAY

Elvis puts Georgie in the helicopter.

ELVIS:

(into mouth mic)

Primary recovered, repeat primary recovered.

(lifting his visor exposing his face for the

first time)

Georgie stares at him incredulously before she leans forwards and punches him, hard in the face.

FROM BLACK:

IN:
10:01:15 ON OUR GIRL EXT. KENYA/INT. AIRBORNE HELICOPTER. DAY

The helicopter flies low over Kenya as the sun starts to set.

10:
01:16 On screen BBC logo

IN:
10:01:19 INT. AIRBORNE HELICOPTER. DAY

Georgie is staring daggers at Elvis. Spanner, Spunky and Jackson pretend not to notice.

Jackson, as first aider, is checking out Georgie's head from when she was punched. Not a

significant injury. Bloodied and bruised rather than catastrophic.

Music ‘previously’ out: 10:01:27

ELVIS:

Stay alive, no matter what occurs. I will find you. No

matter how far, no matter how long it takes. I will find

you.

Georgie stares angrily, gives a little shake of the head.

ELVIS (CONT'D)

Daniel Day Lewis. Last of the Mohicans.

GEORGIE:

(snaps)

Yeah I know where it's from.

Spunky hands Georgie a bottle of water.

JACKSON:

Bruising but no laceration. Need to get you checked out

though... CT scan and x-ray for you.

GEORGIE:

Yeah I'm fine. I can take a punch.

Trying to fend Jackson off.

ELVIS:

You can give one an all.

GEORGIE:

Where we going?

JACKSON:

Mombasa.

SPANNER:

Medical and de-brief.

JACKSON:

Is your vision okay?

GEORGIE:

No, I can still see him.

Georgie half nods towards Elvis before pointedly looking out of the window.

Music ‘Hear you calling’ in: 10:02:11

IN:
10:02:10 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 calling’ out: 10:02:43

IN:
10:02:43 EXT. MOMBASA HOSPITAL. DAY.

Military Landrover pulls up to the entrance.

IN:
10:02:50 INT. MEDICAL ROOM. MOMBASA HOSPITAL. DAY

Georgie is lying on a bed a doctor is wiring her up and checking her vital signs etc. She has a drip

going into her arm. She now looks exhausted and physically drained.

DOCTOR 1

Your significantly dehydrated. Let's check your levels

once we've got some fluid into you.

GEORGIE:

You might want to check my bloods as well... I haven't

passed urine for twelve hours.

DOCTOR 1

Okay.

(nods to Georgie and turns to assistant)

(in Kenyan)

Tuangalie figo tafadhali..

Translation:
Let's take a look at the kidneys please..

James comes through the door.

JAMES:

Language 10:
03:11 I'm a bit bloody better with seeing you in one piece,

Lane.

Silence. The two of them look at each other. The doctor's move away to give them a moment.

JAMES (CONT'D)

Well done. I'm proud of you.

An awkward silence. Georgie cries, then she is trying to hold it together. He knows this and isn't

sure how to react. He moves forward.

Music ‘3OG1’ in: 10:03:21

GEORGIE:

You must think I'm an emotional wreck.

Another beat. Georgie steels herself, we can almost see her pulling herself together. First flicker

of a smile between them. James sits beside her.

JAMES:

What you think I don't cry?

(beat)

Look I'm sorry about what happened to Kicki.

(half beat)

The thing with our job is, we can't unsee the things we've

seen.

GEORGIE:

(heartfelt)

And I've seen.

JAMES:

Was it as hellish as I can imagine?

GEORGIE:

Oh. I just don't understand how people, can be so evil?

JAMES:

When you speak to the psychiatrist. You must properly

unload okay.

GEORGIE:

What, don't you think I will.

JAMES:

I think you'll say you're fine and that you want to go back

to work ASAP.

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