Nigel “Big Mac” McManson is a young adult living with his family on the mean streets of Gorleston struggling to provide for his family including his little brother Timmy who idolises him. In the opening scene we see Nigel undergoing drugs and arms trades with some dangerous looking smugglers. Nigel and the smugglers begin to argue over the cash; and as the tension mounts and everyone arms themselves for a terrifying face-off Timmy unwittingly gets caught up in the crossfire. Nigel survives the ordeal; Timmy does not.
Next we see Nigel mourning the loss of his brother at home, looking through pictures teary-eyed. He knows in his heart that he must get revenge on the criminals that killed his little brother, now Nigel must use his illegal connections to trace the killers. This will be a journey spanning the distance of an entire town and surrounding villages as Nigel fights his way to justice.
Nigel first meets up with one of his local drug dealers, Schizo Pete who has some interesting Intel on the whereabouts of the smugglers. As it transpires Nigel realises the killers might be closer to home than he thinks. After Nigel thanks Pete and pays him, Pete pulls out a pistol and Nigel realises he’s been double-crossed.
Nigel manages to distract Pete and the two then struggle with the gun; eventually Nigel gets the gun away and the two youths begin to scrap in hand-to-hand combat whilst exchanging insults. Nigel gains the advantage but Pete brings out another gun, Nigel quickly tries to force the gun to Pete’s own head but Pete tries to do the same to Nigel. In the end one gunshot rings out, but who did it hit?
Daryl,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea and as long as you present the script in an appropriate way, you should be able to convey that it is a drama rather than an action piece.
This seems a little long for one episode but too short (no ending) for a series. Decide what format your drama will be presented in and then tailor this accordingly. Either way, the full concept overview, including ending, will need to be detailed in your script proposal.
EllieB