The National Anthem Pink Script - slight shift.fdx

Black Mirror 'The National Anthem' - Pink Script - 1/8/2011 - 28.

38A

INT. UKN NEWS STUDIO. DAY 1. 38A * Full screen on UKN as Lucinda Towne chairs a debate between * MEHDI RAHBOUD, a surprisingly youthful professor of Middle * Eastern Studies and SIR HAROLD MOUNT, former counter- * terrorism head. * SIR HAROLD (V.O.) * I can't think of anything even * remotely similar to this - it's an * entirely new form of terrorism (the * point of which I can't begin to * understand) * MEHDI * If this is terrorism it's not * Islamist in nature. To request a * pig is -- (specifically abhorrent * to) * SIR HAROLD * That's the point; making love to a * pig on live television would be the * ultimate humiliation -- (for a * Prime Minister) *

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INT. UKN NEWS GALLERY - CONTINUOUS. DAY 1.

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MARTIN

“Making love”? MARTIN and SHELLY are monitoring the debate from the gallery, * SHELLY speaks into Lucinda’s earpiece * SHELLY Steer them away from the grisly details. On the screen Lucinda’s eyes indicate ‘OK’. *

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INT. UKN NEWS STUDIO - DAY 1

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Lucinda interrupts the chat about pig-sex. LUCINDA

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(interrupting)

Without dwelling on details, this is a huge national talking point, and isn't that precisely what whoever is behind this wants?

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INT. HOSPITAL CASUALTY AREA - DAY 1

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Brian, Pike, Lauren are watching the debate

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