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Episode 13

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ANNIE [Reading on screen advert]Pet Weddings, the wedding for you and your little friends. Oh, Hector, it’s perfect!

HECTORYeah, perfect!

ANNIEOh – Hector, you have mail!Ah, and they’re all from your mother.Shall I?

HECTORYes please, do.

ANNIEWhat do they say?

HECTOR¿Cuántas damas de honor va a llevar Annie? ¿Diez o doce? Well, she says, “How many bridesmaids is Annie having?Ten or twelve?”

ANNIETen or twelve?!

HECTORYou will like this one Annie.“Have you booked Westminster Abbey yet?I’m coming to London soon, to help you.”

ANNIEOh, Hector!Your mother is very kind but we want a small wedding.She must not interfere!

HECTOROh, Annie.

Sound of telephone ringing

HECTORHola, Mamá.

MRS ROMERO¡Hector cariño! ¿Recibiste mis e-mails?

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HECTORSi, Mamá. Mamá…

MRS ROMEROHector, ¿Quién es el padrino?

HECTORErm, Nick.

MRS ROMERO¿Es inteligente, trabjador, responsable?

HECTORSi, si.

MRS ROMERO¡Oo perfecto!

HECTORMamá…

MRS ROMERO¡Me voy! Donatella Versace está por llegar de un momento a otro. Tiene ideas maravillosas para mi traje para la boda ¡Hasta pronto!

Sound of telephone receiver being put down

MRS ROMEROGracias, Antonio.

ANNIEHector, we want our pet wedding, don’t we?

HECTOR… Erm, yes.

ANNIEWell she must not interfere any more!

HECTORIt’s OK.I won’t let her – come here.

EUNICE MOUNTAINHmm, you look happy!Man trouble?How is – erm, ah, Miguel?

BRIDGETMiguel is finished!

EUNICE MOUNTAINOh!

BRIDGETIt’s all football, football, football with Miguel.

EUNICE MOUNTAIN


Oh!What do you expect from Spanish men?!

BRIDGETSo I said, “Bye, bye, Miguel.”Oh and Annie and Hector are so happy.It’s weddings, weddings, weddings … I’ll never find a decent man.I’ll just be single for ever!

EUNICE MOUNTAINOh rubbish!What you need is a new man in your life!

BRIDGETBut where can I get one?Oh hi - Bridget here - can I have a new man please?

EUNICE MOUNTAINOh - and what about – that gorgeous – Nick!

BRIDGETNick?!

EUNICE MOUNTAINOh, he’s great as ‘Pierce Steele’ in London on Fire – oh, what a hunk!!

BRIDGETBut he’s …

EUNICE MOUNTAINCome on Bridget, you said you want a new man – well let me introduce you to the new Nick! I want you to interview him for Stars at 9 on 9!

BRIDGETInterview Nick?

EUNICE MOUNTAINAhm.

BRIDGETBut all he talks about is girls – oh and motorbikes.

EUNICE MOUNTAINForget what he says - ask him – to take his jacket off!! Hmm-hmm, here, look at this – London on Fire!Enjoy it! Ahm!!

Sound of coughing

WOMANOh Pierce, how can I ever thank you?

PIERCE STEELE [Nick]It was nothing!It’s all – in a day’s work for – Pierce Steele.

NICKHi Bridget …


BRIDGETOh, hi Nick.Come and sit down.

NICKOK.What are you reading?

BRIDGETOh, a magazine about weddings.I love weddings, don’t you?

NICKErm …

BRIDGETThe problem is I’m always the bridesmaid, never the bride!

NICKOh, wow!

BRIDGETIsn’t it lovely!

NICKYeah!The Ferrari Testarosa.What a great car!

BRIDGETI meant her dress!Do you like it, Nick?

NICKWell, it wouldn’t suit me! Ha-ha!

BRIDGET[Laughs]Nick - you’re so funny!I love funny men.

NICKI need a drink!Would you like one?

BRIDGETAnd good looking ones.I’d love to marry a funny, good looking man.

NICK[Makes loud burping noise]

BRIDGETBy the way, Nick, I saw London on Fire – you’re very good in it.NICKReally?Did you think so?


BRIDGETIn fact, I wondered if …

NICK… Yeah …?

BRIDGET… If you want to …

NICK… Yeah …

BRIDGETWill you … ?

NICK… Yeah … ?!!

BRIDGETWill you do an interview with me for Channel 9?

NICKOh – yeah.

ANNIE [Composing email]Nadia.I really want a small wedding, but Hector’s mother keeps interfering.

ANNIEShe must not interfere, it’s too much!

BRIDGET [Composing email]I don’t have any luck with men!Eunice says I should think about Nick.

BRIDGETInterview Nick?!

EUNICE MOUNTAINHmm-hmm.

BRIDGETBut all he talks about is girls – oh and motorbikes.

BRIDGET [Composing email]Anyway, I’m going to interview him on Stars at 9.

BRIDGETWill you do an interview with me for Channel 9?

NICKOh – yeah.

Sound of knocking on door

DELIVERY MANCourtesy of Mrs Romero – Reception Venues.



DELIVERY MANCourtesy of Mrs Romero – Wedding Dresses.


DELIVERY MANCourtesy of Mrs Romero – Honeymoons.

ANNIEHector’s mother is driving me mad!!Maybe I should just cancel the wedding.

BRIDGETReally?Well I wouldn’t!I suppose marriage will mean sacrifices.No more shaving your legs on the toilet.No more soaps on TV.

ANNIEOh no!!

BRIDGETNo more midnight chocolate feasts!

ANNIE[Gasps]

BRIDGETBut then you will be Mrs Romero!

NICKDo you think Bridget is ill?

HECTORNo why?

NICKShe’s being very nice to me – very nice.

HECTORWell maybe she is ill.

NICKShe’s talking about weddings, you and Annie.

HECTORYou don’t think she wants to get married too, do you?

NICKHa! Who to?

HECTORWell – you said she was being very nice to you.


NICKNo!You don’t think?!

BRIDGETAnnie – I have something to tell you.

ANNIEWhat?

BRIDGETNick.

ANNIENick what?

BRIDGETI fancy Nick.

NICKAagh! She did mean me!Oh Hector – help!Once you’re married – they’ve got you!

ANNIEYou fancy Nick?

BRIDGETYes I do, I do!

ANNIEBut you don’t like Nick.

BRIDGETI do like Nick.

ANNIENo you don’t, you think he’s an idiot!

BRIDGETYes, but he’s so macho!ANNIEYou think he’s vain!

BRIDGETBut he’s so good looking!

ANNIEHuh! You don’t like his clothes!

BRIDGETBut now he wears a fireman’s uniform.

ANNIEAh, so that’s it!The uniform.


BRIDGETHe’s so sexy in London on Fire.

ANNIESo, what are you going to do?

BRIDGETTomorrow I will interview him for Channel 9 …

ANNIE… And then?

BRIDGETYou’ll just have to wait and see.

NICKThere’s one good thing about getting married.

HECTORYeah, love.

NICKNo – no!The Stag Night!

HECTORThe what?

NICKThe Stag Night.It’s when the bridegroom – that’s you, is taken out by his best man, that’s me to say – goodbye.

HECTORGoodbye?

NICKYep.Goodbye to your fantastic life as a single man.

HECTOROh.

NICKGoodbye to drinking beer and watching football in bed.

HECTOROh.

NICKGoodbye to eating curry for breakfast.HECTOROh.

NICKAnd worst of all – goodbye to Kylie Minogue!!

HECTOR and NICK


Oh!!

NICKDon’t worry Hector – we will face this together!

HECTOROh thank you Nick – you are a real friend!

NICKAnyway – this stag night!What are we going to do?

HECTORGo to the cinema?

NICKWha … ?!In England – we do crazy things!We party, we go to Brighton, we dress up …

HECTOR… As what?

NICKWomen!

BRIDGETSo, I am here with Nick Jessop – or Pierce Steele, straight from the set of London on Fire – Nick.

NICKGood evening.

BRIDGETDo you think London on Fire accurately reflects the pressures on London’s emergency services?

NICKDunno! But the women are good looking! [Laughs]

BRIDGETErm, do you get very hot?

NICKWhen?

BRIDGETIn the flames, when you’re filming.

NICKNo, not really.

BRIDGETDo you take your jacket off sometimes?

NICKYeah, sometimes.

BRIDGETWhen it gets very … hot?


NICKYeah.

BRIDGETDo you want to take your jacket off now?

NICKErm, eh, no, not really.

BRIDGETErm, and what about the women?

NICKThe women?

BRIDGETThe women you rescue.You carry them out of the house that is on fire.

NICKOh yeah.

BRIDGETThey must love it!

NICKWell they are acting.

BRIDGETAnd do they ask you to …?

NICKDo they ask me to what?

BRIDGETTake your jacket off.

NICKOh, erm, no.

BRIDGETWill you take it off now?

NICKEr – OK.[Nervous laughter]

BRIDGETCould you carry me?!

NICKWhen?!

BRIDGETNow!Carry me like you do on London on Fire!


NICKEr – OK.

BRIDGETOh … you’re so strong!This is Bridget Evans with Nick Jessop for Channel 9.Ah!

NICKShall I put you down now?

BRIDGETOh, do you have to?!!

Thumping noise/sound of Bridget screaming

ANNIEOh, hi Hector.

HECTORHi Annie.

ANNIE/HECTOREm, Hector/Annie …

HECTOROh, no, you go first.

ANNIEOh, no, you first.

HECTOROK.Annie, this wedding …

ANNIEI was going to say “this wedding …”

HECTOROh, OK, you say it then.

ANNIEOh – no – you.

HECTOROK, let’s write it down.

ANNIEGood idea.

HECTORReady?

ANNIEUhuh.

HECTOR


One, two, three, show!ANNIEOh, yes Hector, let’s wait!This wedding is a nightmare!

HECTORYeah!

ANNIELet’s celebrate not getting married!

HECTORYeah!

ANNIEOK, erm, I’m going shopping now, but meet me at Leo’s Café at 5pm.

HECTORI’ll be there!

Sound of kissing

ANNIEYou must tell your mother!Thank goodness she’s thousands of miles away in Argentina!


HECTORHola, Mamá.

MRS ROMEROHector, cariño. ¡Vengo a Londres!

ANNIEMake sure you tell her before she leaves.

HECTOREscucha, Mamá… Annie y yo...

MRS ROMEROMi avión llega a las cinco a Heathrow. ¡Hasta pronto!

MRS ROMEROGracias, Antonio.

HECTOROh no!!

ANNIEMeet me at Leo’s café at 5pm.

HECTORAnnie – or Mum?

MRS ROMEROMi avión llega a las cinco a Heathrow.


HECTORMum – or Annie?

NICK [Composing email]Bridget is very nice to me, it’s very strange!

BRIDGETNick, you’re so funny!

NICK [Composing email]Hector thinks she wants to get married too!

NICKOh-ha!

NICK [Composing email]Mm – anyway, as best man I am organising Hector’s stag night.

NICKThe stag night!

HECTORThe what?

NICK [Composing email]We are practising tonight!

NICKWe dress up!

HECTORAs what?

NICKWomen.

BRIDGET [Composing email]But you know, Nick is very cute.

NICKAh-uh!

BRIDGETEspecially in his fireman’s uniform!

BRIDGETOh you’re so strong!

Sound of plane landing

Sound of door opening and closing

HECTOROh hi Nick, did you have a good day?

NICKGre-at! I saved London again.


Oh, and I was interviewed by Bridget.Man, I thought she was going to ask me to marry her!Ha-ha!

HECTORGre-at.

NICKOK, what’s up?

HECTORMy mother is coming to London.

NICKOoh! Does Annie know?

HECTORNo.

NICKOops!

HECTORBut we have cancelled the wedding.

NICKWow!Does your mother know?

HECTORNo.

NICKWhoops!

HECTORIt gets worse.I was supposed to meet both of them this afternoon in different places!

NICKHa-ha-ha – triple oops!Oh Hector, don’t worry.Women always forget.

HECTORHmm.


HECTOROh.

HECTORHola, Mamá.

MRS ROMERO


Hector. ¿Dónde estás?

HECTORMamá... hay un problema...

MRS ROMEROOh no importa. Tomaré un taxi.


HECTORHi Annie.

ANNIEHector, where are you?

HECTORAnnie, listen!

ANNIEI’m glad we’re not getting married!

NICKHa-hmm.So they didn’t forget!

Sound of vegetables being chopped

HECTORAnnie please, listen to me!

ANNIEWhat, or who is more important than me?

BRIDGETTut-tut-tut.First marriage row!

HECTOR AND ANNIEWe are not getting married!

BRIDGETPardon me!

HECTORAnnie, today was difficult, impossible.

ANNIEI don’t want to know!

HECTORAnnie – it’s my mother!

ANNIEWhat about your mother?!



MRS ROMEROHeeere’s mother!!Hector darling! Mw-mw.

HECTORHola, Mamá.

MRS ROMEROOh, speak to me in English.I’ve taken lessons!Where is Annie, where’s my little bride?What a beauty! Hector! You’ve kept her beauty a secret!

HECTORNo, Mamá – this is Bridget.This is Annie.

MRS ROMEROOh!! Donatella can help you.

HECTORAnnie is the prettiest, sweetiest, kindest girl in the world.

MRS ROMEROReally?

ANNIEDidn’t you tell her the wedding is off?

HECTORI didn’t get the chance.

ANNIEWell now’s the time.

HECTOR[Clears throat]Mum.

MRS ROMEROYes.

HECTORAnnie and I have decided to …

ANNIE… Wait a few years before we get married.

HECTORNo nos casamos todavía.

MRS ROMERONo wedding!Oh no!! [Sound of crying]Oh, thank you Bridget. [Sound of crying/nose blowing]Do you have a boyfriend?


BRIDGETI hope so, Mrs Romero.

MRS ROMEROOh – is he handsome?

BRIDGETYes, he’s very handsome – and muscular!

MRS ROMEROI love macho men.What’s his name?

BRIDGETNick – Nick Jessop!

MRS ROMERONick?!Hector’s best man!

BRIDGETYes, that’s him.

NICKTime to party!

HECTORMama – meet Nick.

BRIDGETSo, have you booked Westminster Abbey yet?!

COMMENTARY [v.o.]Next time in EXTRA – Bridget tries to change Nick.Hector’s mother comes to dinner, but why does Annie behave badly?EXTRA – don’t miss it!


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