Freshers (New 10 Part Drama Series)

[Bryan]

INT. JUNK NIGHTCLUB – NIGHT

A while later. Jack and Alex are still dancing with another, clearly enjoying one another’s company. Alex stops dancing, looking tired.

Jack: You alright? D’ya need some air?

Alex: No I’ll be alright (To Jess) do you think we should go after Micky?

Jess: No, he’ll be fine, he’s probably chatting some girl up in another club as we speak…

Jack: (Jokes) Lucky girl…

The club goes mental as “Ayo Technology” by 50 cent & Justin Timberlake plays. Everyone starts to dance with one another. A group of lads start checking out Jess as she dances.

Lad 1: Alright sexy.

Jess ignores them and continues to dance with Jack and Alex.

Lad 2: Oi, wanna dance babycakes?

Lad 1: “Babycakes”? What the ****!? ****!

Jack: (To Jess) They talking to you?

Jess: Just ignore them.

Lad 1: Yo, punk bitch, I’m talking to you!

Jess turns to face the group of lads, annoyed at being insulted.

Jess: What the **** did you say!?

Lad 1: Wanna dance?

Jess: With you!?

Lad 1: What’s wrong with me!?

Jess: What’s right with you!? Chav!

Lad 2: Yo, ya wanna shut up ennit, tramp!

Jess: You ****ing what!?

Jess goes mad and starts pushing one of the lads. They react badly, ready for a fight, Alex looks scared as Jack intervenes.

Jess: You wanna ****ing say that again!? Moron!

Lad 1: ****ing frigid bitch!

Lad 2: Dyke!

Jess pushes Jack aside and launches herself at the lads, grabbing their hair and clawing at their face.

Lad 1: **** off, psycho bitch!

Alex: Jack! Do something!

Noticing the commotion, the bouncers head over to the dancefloor and try and separate them all.

Bouncer: Oi! Cut it out! Now!

Lad 2: Dirty little sket man!

Jess: Let me at them! ****ers!

One of the bouncers grabs Jess but she smacks him around the face.

Bouncer: Right. That’s it. Out.

Jack: You what!? She didn’t start it! It was them twats!

Bouncer: And we’re finishing it, come on, out, all of you!

The bouncers grabs hold of Jack, Alex and Jess, and escort them out of the club.

Jess: Get the **** off me!

On the way out they pass Lydia, Ash and Reese at the bar.

Lydia: What’s going on?

Jack: They’re throwing us out!

Lydia: What for!?

Reese: Come on Lyds, we’ve gotta go with ‘em…

Ash: But we can’t man! What about drinks!?

Lydia: Don’t worry, I’ve got loads back at halls, come on.

The three of them get up and follow Alex, Jack and Jess out of the club.

Ash: But the night’s young…

Reese: There’s plenty more nights Ash.

Reese wraps his arm around her as they leave the club.

Lydia: So much for 3am!

[Bryan]

EXT. JUNK NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT

The group are thrown out of the club by the bouncers.

Bouncer: Don’t think coming back here any time soon!

Jess: Stuff your poxy club! £2.50 a shot!? Rip off!

The group walk down the street away from the club.

Lydia: I don’t think I’ve ever left a club that early in my life.

Jack: Oh, how will you live it down?

Alex laughs at Jack’s attempt to lighten the mood.

Jess: I canny believe they didn’t throw out that perves! ****ing patriarchal society!

Reese and Ash follow behind, Ash is tipsy, with Reese helping her walk straight.

Ash: I was having so much fun, I wanted to stay! Can we stay?

Reese: It’s best we go Ash, we came together, we leave together…

Ash: But I want another drinky…

Reese: I think you’ve had enough for tonight love.

Up front, Jack walks between Lydia and Alex.

Lydia: So, you guys have a good night?

Jack: Yeah, it weren’t too bad.

Jess: Yeah, until them twats ruined the night!

Lydia: Hey isn’t that Micky?

At the end of the street is Micky. He sits on a bench next to an old Chinese man, who can’t speak a word of English. The pair are staring at a bottle of mineral water on the pavement.

Micky: You see, it’s like…life…it’s just so…confined you know? It’s like someone is bottling us up, and selling us life at £1.50 a bottle, and if you want to live you’ve gotta pay it! You know!? It’s like…paying for life! And that’s like…so…totally wrong?

Jack: Micky?

Micky: Jack! My main man! What you doing here!?

Jack: I could ask you the same question.

Micky: Why aren’t you in the club!?

Lydia: We got kicked out! So we’re taking the party back to halls!

Micky: Sounds like a plan to me!

All of a sudden “Weed” staggers out of an alleyway and hugs Micky.

Weed: Dude!

Micky: Dude!?

Weed: Wanna buy some weed!?

Lydia: God yeah! That’ll help us wind down! Nothing like a spliff to get the party started!

Weed: Sweet. Where’s the party at!?

Lydia: Drake block, come along.

Weed: Coooool.

Jack and Jess help Micky up. Micky looks at the Chinese man.

Micky: Care to join us Wu?

Bewildered, he gets up and follows the group, as they head down the street.

Micky: I’m forever blowing bubbles! Pretty bubbles in the air!

Before long the group all begin chanting along with Micky as they head back off to halls.

Lydia: How about you Al’, you enjoy yourself?

Alex: Yeah. I really did, I think I’m gonna fit in well around here.

Jack: That’s great to hear.

Jack grabs hold of Alex’s hand; she looks up at him and smiles.

Alex (Voice Over): I never imagined my first night at uni would involve us all stoned in a coridoor with a pot dealer and some random Chinese man, but for all it was worth, I’d made a great set of friends. It looked like I was going to enjoy university after all.

Fades out to “Time To Pretend” by MGMT.

END OF EPISODE ONE

[Abigail]

Alex (Voice Over): I never imagined my first night at uni would involve us all stoned in a coridoor with a pot dealer and some random Chinese man, but for all it was worth, I’d made a great set of friends. It looked like I was going to enjoy university after all.

I love this. Today's scenes made me laugh so much.

[Katy]

brilliant first episode, i love it.

[Abigail]

When's the next episode going to be? I really love this, can't wait for more

[Bryan]

When's the next episode going to be? I really love this, can't wait for more

it'll start tomorrow, great to see i have you addicted lol

[Abigail]

When's the next episode going to be? I really love this, can't wait for more

it'll start tomorrow, great to see i have you addicted lol

lol, I am addicted already

I'm reading it during my revision breaks, it's a welcome relief.

[CrazyLea]

Wooo awesome. Can't wait for episode 2. Should get better now that we know the characters .

[Siobhan]

excellent first epi bry.. can't wait for the next lot!!

[Bryan]

Episode 2 - Rules Of Attraction

INT. HALLS (KITCHEN) – MORNING

The morning after. Alex, Ash and Micky are sat in the kitchen, each feeling the effects of the previous night.

Alex (Voice Over): Alcohol – the staple part of any Student’s diet. Who ever invented it has a lot to answer for – the biggest being the unpleasant feeling known as a hang over…

Micky: Never…again…

Alex: Until the next time eh?

Micky: No, I swear, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so rough in my life! And it was the first time I’ve not pulled in a club! I must be loosing my charm!

Alex: I’m sure it was just a blip Mick’.

Micky: Better be, don’t want to send mr porky into retirement just yet.

Alex: (laughs aloud) “Mr Porky”!?

Micky: Don’t ask.

The kitchen door opens and in staggers “Weed”, stoned as usual.

Micky: Dude! What you doing in our flat!?

Weed: Breakfast man.

Weed gets a carton of milk out of the fridge and starts drinking some.

Micky: What you doing!? That’s my milk man!

Weed: Sweet…

Micky grabs the milk off Weed.

Micky: No, not sweet! You try it you buy it!

Weed: It’s just milk dude…

Micky: No, it’s 88p for 2 litres, now come on, sod off out of our flat!

Micky ushers Weed out of the flat, as they leave Jack walks into the kitchen.

Jack: Morning…

Alex’s face lights up at the sight of Jack.

Alex: Morning, sleep well?

Jack: Yeah, that was some lethal weed last night…

Alex: Was my first time…

Jack: I don’t make a habit of it, it can **** your head up.

Alex: Yeah, I saw it with my brother…

Jack sits down, and looks over at Ash, who has her head buried in her hands.

Jack: You alright Ash?

Ash barely manages to let out a groan.

Alex: Get some aspiring down you Ash, that should make you feel better…

Jack: Where is everyone?

Alex: Reese and Jess have gone to enrol, I think Lydia’s still sleeping…

Jack: She doesn’t strike me as a morning person…

Alex: Just us then…

Jack smiles, their moment alone is cut short when Micky returns.

Micky: I tell ya, that Weed, off his head…

Alex: You ready to head into uni with me Mick?

Micky: In a bit yeah, but we have a problem…

Jack: What’s that mate?

Micky: What we gonna do with Wu?

The camera pans over to the other side of the kitchen where Wu, the old Chinese man from the night before, is crawled up asleep hugging a bottle of vodka.

The three look at one another, and then burst into laughter.