Episode One - BLUE AMENDS - 17/10/12
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ARTHUR I called this meeting because I got some news. From Ireland. Thomas watches Arthur like a hawk, waiting for him to stumble... ARTHUR (CONT’D) Nipper and Henry got back from Belfast last night. They were buying a stallion to cover their mares. Arthur gestures at Nipper and Henry and they confirm with a nod. ARTHUR (CONT’D) They were in a pub in the Shankhill Road yesterday and there was a copper handing out these. Arthur produces a printed flyer, the size of an A5 sheet. It is an offer of employment (we should use a copy of the actual flyer which was produced at the time). Arthur hands the sheet forward for first John, then Ada and the others to look at. John reads the top line of the flyer aloud... JOHN ‘ If you’re over five feet and can fight, come to Birmingham’. There are puzzled looks as the flyer is passed on. Arthur summarizes... ARTHUR They’re recruiting Protestant Irishmen to come over here as Specials. ADA To do what? The flyer has arrived at Thomas who speaks up before Arthur can speak. THOMAS To clean up the city. Arthur is surprised by Thomas’s knowledge. Thomas looks over to Arthur then steps away from the fire and begins to address the meeting. THOMAS (CONT’D)
He’s a Chief Inspector. The last four years he’s been clearing the IRA out of Belfast...
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