Tamara Drewe Page #8

61 EXT. DAY. A ROCK FESTIVAL - THE MAIN STAGE. 61

Swipe are playing; bit like The Libertines in their prime.

There is one girl in the band, bass guitarist Fran Redford.

The drummer, Ben Sergeant, is also vocals. The lead singer,

Steve Culley, is mixed-race; confident and charismatic.

He is getting very up-close and personal with Fran. Ben is

getting more and more furious.

In the wings, we see Tamara talking to a publicist, trying to

make herself heard above the roar of the music. She is

pointing at Steve and Fran. The publicist nods.

Suddenly Ben leaps up and takes hold of Steve, pulling him

away from Fran. There is a scuffle, Fran trying to separate

the boys. Ben takes a microphone.

BEN:

Sorry people. I resign. Swipe is no

more. Steve Culley is a c*nt.

Ben storms off the stage. The audience are in uproar.

PUBLICIST:

Ben! Ben! What’s happening?

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BEN:

He’s seeing Fran. I won’t work with

that tosser again.

FRAN:

Steve! Don’t!

Steve is coming into the wings. He punches Ben.

STEVE:

You f***ing baby.

Ben falls. He virtually lands on Tamara. They both hit the

ground. Steve storms off - Fran following, calling his name.

Ben is dazed. He looks up at Tamara.

TAMARA:

Hello. I’m Tamara Drewe.

BEN:

What?

TAMARA:

I’m supposed to be interviewing you

-for the Independent.

She smiles sweetly, smoothing his hair.

TAMARA (CONT'D)

It was scheduled for later but

maybe now’s a better time...

62 EXT. LATE AFTERNOON. EWEDOWN - BUS SHELTER. 62

Jody, Casey and the boys are sharing a bottle of cider.

JODY:

They should let us in free.

RYAN:

Too right. They come here, drink our

water, use our fields, they leave

all their crap in our drains

Tamara’s car sweeps past with the roof down. It is closely

followed by a bright yellow Porsche. Ben is driving and his

boxer dog, Boss, is in the passenger seat. Jody clocks him.

JODY:

Ben! Ben!

She jumps up and down in the road with both arms waving.

CASEY:

What are you doing?

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JODY:

That was Ben from Swipe! Ben!!

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Jody and Casey scream with delight, chasing the car.

63 EXT. LATE AFTERNOON. WINNARDS FARM. 63

Ben skids his Porsche to a halt right next to Tamara's car.

He jumps out. Boss follows. Tamara is walking towards the

door. The distant festival is still audible. Tamara backs

towards the door, with Ben inches away.

BEN:

That’s Boss.

TAMARA:

Hi Boss.

BEN:

You’re not allergic are you?

TAMARA:

To indie drummers? Maybe. Who are

your influences, Ben?

BEN:

Everyone asks that. This your place?

TAMARA:

I’m selling. D’you want it?

BEN:

No, I want something else.

Tamara grins. Jody and Casey arrive at the brow of the hill,

breathless. They see Ben pin Tamara against the door.

JODY:

Who the f***’s she?

CASEY:

I seen her up at Stonefield. She’s

got a nose made of plastic.

JODY:

How come she gets Ben? I’ve loved

him since March.

Just as Ben’s about to kiss her, Tamara coolly opens the door

and draws him into the house.

CASEY:

Wow...

Jody is gutted; feeling the full injustice of her life.

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64 INT. LATE AFTERNOON. WINNARDS FARM - KITCHEN 64

Tamara leads Ben to the kitchen. The hall has been stripped.

TAMARA:

Would you like a beer?

BEN:

Yep. Maureen Tucker.

TAMARA:

Who?

Tamara opens the fridge. Ben is inches away. He still hasn’t

kissed her and he’s just about to.

BEN:

Moe Tucker, with the Velvets. Five

foot nothing. Used to stand up to

play. Put the snare drum on its side

and hit it with mallets. Mentalist.

TAMARA:

You write all the songs; that’s

pretty rare for a drummer.

BEN:

Everything you’ve ever heard about

drummers is total sh*t.

TAMARA:

You mean you don’t spontaneously

combust?

BEN:

Only sometimes.

She goes in to kiss him. But Ben grabs a pair of chopsticks

from a utensils jar. He starts to play around Tamara, hitting

the surfaces, the shelves and everything on them; a brilliant

rhythm. He gets closer and closer. Tamara is utterly

mesmerised. Ben stops. He still doesn’t kiss her.

BEN (CONT'D)

Any more questions?

Tamara is speechless. He kisses her.

65 EXT. DAY. THE FIELD AND THE COPSE - NEXT MORNING (LARKHAM).65

Andy is walking in the copse up to Tamara’s. He spots a

couple of wild mushrooms and picks them. In the distance he

sees Glen bending and stretching. A cow is looking at him

over the fence. Glen sees it and startles.

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The sight makes Andy smile. He carries on towards Winnards

Farm in high spirits.

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EXT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM. 66

Andy comes up to the house. He sees the yellow Porsche; then

a large boxer dog sitting by the front garden. It starts

barking at him. Andy calms him right down.

ANDY:

Hey, hey - who are you, mate -

lost, are you?

Andy strokes Boss.

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EXT. DAY. BACK OF WINNARDS. 66A

Andy takes a key from under a flower pot.

66B INT. DAY. WINNARDS FARM. KITCHEN / HALL. 66B

Andy opens the kitchen door.

ANDY:

Tam? You want breakfast?

Boss bounds inside and disappears.

ANDY:

Woah Andy

is puzzled. He steps into the hall.

ANDY:

Do you know about this dog, Tam He

notices two half-drunk beers. He wanders into the hall. He

sees Ben’s boots and most of Tamara’s clothes, abandoned. The

unmistakable moans of lovemaking are coming from Tamara’s

room.

He turns on his heels, pained.

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EXT. DAY. THE FIELD. (WINNARDS). 67

Andy strides back across the field, chucking the mushrooms in

the mud on his way.

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AUTUMN. 68

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POSY DRAWING 68aa

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68A EXT. DAY. WINNARD’S FARM. 68A *

Postcard of Winnards Farm. The exterior is half-decorated.

Two cars parked - Tamara’s and the yellow Porsche, which

looks more like a permanent fixture. The garden has beencleared and dug, ready to plant.

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Andy is stoking a bonfire. He is smouldering like the embers.

He gives the yellow Porsche an angry look.

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68AA EXT. DAY. STONEFIELD. THE FIELD. 68AA *

Nicholas and Glen are both walking in the field. They passeach other, each managing a painful smile.

NICHOLAS:

How goes the opus?

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GLEN:

Fine Nicholas, just fine...

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Their smiles fade. Nicholas descending into deep gloom, Gleninto deep anxiety.

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69 EXT. DAY. STONEFIELD. 69

Beth is mending the engine of her huge mower. Glen, now

wearing a scarf, is sitting on the seat watching her work.

GLEN:

It’s his most obscure novel ‘The Well-

Beloved’. Most people have never even

heard of it. About this guy of twenty

who falls in love with a beautiful

young woman. Then when he’s forty, he

meets the woman’s daughter and he

falls in love with her. And finally,

when he’s sixty he meets the

granddaughter -

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