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Ridge Close (Original Soap Opera)
RIDGE CLOSE is a soap opera set on the fictional street of 'Ridge Close', in the fictional suburb of 'Radford' in Coventry, West Midlands. The show has been running (in my head) since 23rd of October 1980, and has tackled many issues in the shows history. The show is a gritty show, which also has a focus on storylines revolving around the sexual relationships of characters, and their businesses, which has always been a big part of the show, with the show's main street being near a shopping complex where the local businesses are.
The episodes will be posted as being from Monday 6th June 2016, but may not be posted on the exact day (it will most probably fall behind). I've been writing them in script format, however will post them in synopsis, but may change my mind and begin posting the scripts later on. However, I will first be posting a 'Current Cast List' (as of Monday 6 June 2016), followed by a family-by-family synopsis, and then a list of all locations in the show and their histories! The Schedule Monday: 1 Episode (9pm) Tuesday: 1 Episode (9pm) Wednesday: No Episodes Thursday: 1 Episode (9pm) Friday: 2 Episodes (9pm & 10pm) Saturday: No Episodes Sunday: 1 Episode (9pm) This means there are six episodes a week. So, here's the current cast list as of Monday 6th June 2016. It's quite a large cast, with 71 characters, however a few departures are planned which will cut it down to 55, which is a normal-sized cast list for the usual TV soaps. Regular Characters DUNCAN JOHNSON | Chris Chittell | 1980- LOUISE JOHNSON | Sue Johnston | 1980- GLENN JOHNSON | David Kennedy | 1980- TIMOTHY 'TIM' CARPENTER | Timothy West | 1980- CHERYL CARPENTER | Ann Mitchell | 1980- VINCENT EVANS | Adam Woodyatt | 1980- EMMA EVANS | Letitia Dean | 1980- SAMANTHA CROSS | Gillian Taylforth | 1980- PAMELA KEATING | Pam St. Clement | 1980- JEAN DICKENS | June Brown | 1980- ELIZABETH 'LIZ' BROWNING | Anne Reid | 1982- KAREN BROWNING | Nicola Stapleton | 1982 - 1992, 2010, 2013- JAKE GREEN | Jamie Lomas | 1983 - 1988, 2009- NATHAN CUNNINGHAM | Robert Kazinsky | 1984, 1993- JOSEPH 'JOE' GREEN | Ayden Callaghan | 1985 - 1988, 2013- AIDAN GREEN | Ashley Taylor Dawson | 1985 - 1988, 2013- THOMAS 'TOMMY' FISHER | Shayne Ward | 1985 - 1993, 2012- RYAN ROSCOE | Neil McDermott | 1988 - 1993, 2009- LIAM JOHNSON | Danny Mac | 1988- JOSHUA 'JOSH' CROSS | Michael Parr | 1989- JAY CROSS | Adam Thomas | 1989- LAUREN CARPENTER | Lacey Turner | 1990- JADE OSBORNE | Catherine Tyldesley | 1991 - 1994, 2011- AMY CARPENTER | Sarah George | 1992- GEORGIA CARPENTER | Michelle Keegan | 1992- CAMERON CUNNINGHAM | Matt Di Angelo | 1993 - 2010, 2014- DANIELLE CARPENTER | Sophie Porley | 1994- ELLIE CARPENTER | Jacqueline Jossa | 1994- KATIE OSBORNE | Emma Rigby | 1994, 2011- SOPHIE OSBORNE | Alice Barlow | 1994, 2011- JASON CANNING | Christian Cooke | 1995- MARK SWALLOW | Sean Ward | 1995- MEGAN CARPENTER | Tilly Keeper | 1996- CRAIG HUNTER | Jimmy Akingbola | 2004- AMANDA HUNTER | Jo Joyner | 2004- COURTNEY TURNER | Lucy Fallon | 2004- FAYE HARDBROOKE | Diane Parish | 2005- LEE CUNNINGHAM | Chris Fountain | 2006- HEIDI ATKINSON | Sam Womack | 2007- STELLA KINLEY | Linda Henry | 2008- ANDREW 'ANDY' FIELDS | Jake Wood | 2008- FREDDIE HARPER | Andrew Lincoln | 2010- HOLLY O'HAGAN | Karen Hassan | 2011- DODGER ASHMORE | Scott McGregor | 2011- MADISON 'MADDIE' BARNES | Georgia May Foote | 2011- SHANNON BARNES | Gemma Atkinson | 2011- LUCY CARPENTER | Jorgie Porter | 2011- KYLE ASHMORE | Harley Bonner | 2013- CALLUM 'CAL' CARTER | Richard Winsor | 2013- TRISTAN ASHMORE | Dan Ewing | 2013- MILLIE BROWNING | Hetti Bywater | 2013- AARON CARTER | Warren Brown | 2013- MARCUS WILSON | Wil Johnson | 2014- HARRIET WILSON | Jacqueline Boatswain | 2014- SAM WILSON | Ricky Whittle | 2014- BLAINE GREEN | Liam Payne | 2014- DANIEL 'DANNY' GREEN | Danny-Boy Hatchard | 2014- GEORGE GREEN | Sam Strike | 2014- CONNOR JOHNSON | Danny Dyer | 2014- JOHNNY SPENCER | Declan Bennett | 2014- ETHAN BARTON | Davood Ghadami | 2014- SCOTT KING | Charlie Clapham | 2015- EMILY SWANN | Shona McGarty | 2015- JACK BARTON | Jonathan Nadav | 2015- ZAIN BARTON | Zayn Malik | 2015- JONATHAN BARTON | Qasim Akhtar | 2015- CONSTANCE 'CONNIE' WAINWRIGHT | Annette Badland | 2015- BRADLEY 'BRAD' GREEN | Ted Reilly | 2016- NICOLE GRAHAM | Anna Passey | 2016- JAMIE CARTER | James Bye | 2016- BEN ELLIS | Jack Derges | 2016- Recurring Characters None Currently Children None Currently Departing TBA Arriving TBA Returning TBA |
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Wow! That's a large cast! Six episodes is a lot to do each week, but I'm looking forward to this. Good Luck Danny
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Wow! That's a large cast! Six episodes is a lot to do each week, but I'm looking forward to this. Good Luck Danny
![]() The cast is quite large, but I have about 16 planned departures so it'll be cut down. Also, I won't be POSTING six episodes a week, it's what the schedule would have been if it was a TV soap, like EastEnders airs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, my soap would air on the days I said if it was on TV, if that makes sense?
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I've actually decided to post Monday 6th June's episode today, and I've also posted it in Script Form to test it. The script is too long, so will be posted in two posts!
RIDGE CLOSE: Monday 6th June 2016 (Mon 6 Jun 2016) SCENE 1: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BAR AREA
It is midday in FOSTER PARK. At THE BLACK SWAN, the town's local football team, FOSTER PARK FC, are gathered, celebrating their win against HALLAM TOWN FC the day before. They are sat around a table, talking. JOE GREEN stands up. JOE I'll get the next round in. JOE heads over to the bar, where barmaid LAUREN CARPENTER is serving JAY CROSS. JOE Alright, Jay? JAY Hey. Well done on last night, by the way. I couldn't make it 'cos Mum suddenly decided she needed help with some boxes. JOE Ah, it's cool mate. How is your Mum? JAY She's alright. She's moving in to that flat above the shop, in't she, so she's excited, but... (beat) Well, she's lived in that house for forty-five years, so it's hard for her to just up and leave. JOE nods, understanding. JOE Well, if she needs any help, she knows where I am. (JOE smiles. He turns to LAUREN) Eleven pints please. LAUREN begins to pour his drinks as he smiles at her. --- SCENE 2: INT - SAMANTHA'S (NO 6 RIDGE CLOSE). LIVING ROOM SAMANTHA CROSS is in the living room, packing her stuff into boxes. The living room is almost bare, with just a few more pictures. SAMANTHA heads over to one on the mantelpiece of her and deceased husband PETER. She picks it up, staring it for a moment, and rubbing the picture. She smiles to herself, before placing it down in the box and sighing. --- SCENE 3: INT - "SMART SHOP" (MINI SUPERMARKET) Shop assistant FAYE HARDBROOKE is stacking shelves when boyfriend GLENN JOHNSON enters. FAYE Hey babe. FAYE kisses GLENN, who grins. GLENN How's work been? FAYE (shrugging) It's been alright. We've not been too busy to be fair. (GLENN smiles) GLENN Am I alright to cook dinner for us tonight? (Glenn eagerly awaits a reply. FAYE nods) Great. My place at nine? FAYE smiles. FAYE Sure. GLENN kisses her, before saying goodbye and leaving, passing FAYE'S best friend AMANDA HUNTER as she enters the shop. AMANDA Hey. AMANDA heads over to the refrigerator aisle and picks up two cartons of milk as FAYE positions herself behind the counter. FAYE Just this? (AMANDA nods as FAYE begins to scan the items) How's Craig? AMANDA Ugh, don't get me started on him. He's got a bad case of "man-flu", thinks it means the world and their nan's his slave! FAYE chuckles. FAYE Typical men, eh? AMANDA What, yours giving you bother? FAYE shakes her head. FAYE No, no. Glenn's lovely. He's cooking dinner for us tonight. AMANDA grins. AMANDA Ooh. FAYE Yeah, hopefully it'll be really romantic... AMANDA scoffs. AMANDA Depends. I'm pretty sure Glenn's idea of "dinner" is a microwaved meal, a few beers and a night in front of the TV watching the football. FAYE chuckles, taking AMANDA'S money. AMANDA See ya later, babes. AMANDA leaves, as FAYE'S face says exactly what she's thinking - she's worried about what AMANDA said. --- SCENE 4: INT -THE BARTONS' (NO 21 RIDGE CLOSE). JONATHAN'S BEDROOM JONATHAN BARTON is lying in bed next to COURTNEY TURNER, passionately kissing her. COURTNEY smiles at him. COURTNEY Good morning. JONATHAN grins. JONATHAN (flirtatiously) Isn't it just? COURTNEY giggles. COURTNEY I couldn't sneak out, Jack's downstairs already. JONATHAN (sighing) It's fine, I'll get rid of him. Just lemme get changed. JONATHAN goes to climb out of bed, however COURTNEY pulls him back down. COURTNEY Or... (COURTNEY trails off as she rubs her head along JONATHAN'S naked chest) We could spend just a little bit longer in bed? JONATHAN grins cheekily as he pulls COURTNEY into a passionate kiss before pulling the duvet over them. --- SCENE 5: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BAR AREA Back at the pub, barman LIAM JOHNSON is sat at the bar, speaking to grandfather - and landlord - DUNCAN JOHNSON. DUNCAN Are you not at the Garage today? LIAM shakes his head. LIAM I've got to go into college just before lunch, but I'm off until Wednesday at the garage. LAUREN enters from the other side of the bar and smiles at LIAM. LAUREN How's the flat-hunting goin'? LIAM nods. LIAM Yeah, it's going alright. I've saved up for the deposit, just need to find a place that's decent now. CONNOR JOHNSON (entering from the back corridor) Lets be honest, it's a shag pad, it doesn't need to look like the Ritz. LAUREN cringes at the mention of a 'shag pad'. LIAM scoffs. LIAM It isn't a shag pad! CONNOR (teasing him) Er, yeah it is. LIAM Jealous? CONNOR As if. DUNCAN Boys, you're scaring off the punters. LAUREN (sarcastically) I think Connor's face does a good enough job of that on a daily basis. CONNOR smiles sardonically. LAUREN (heading over to a customer) What can I get ya? MOYA HENDRICKSON Gossip? LAUREN (confused) Sorry? MOYA holds up a business card: Moya Hendrickson. Journalist, News Reporter & TV Presenter LAUREN Oh, you work in the media? MOYA I guess you could say that. LAUREN So what are you doin' here? (beat. Quickly adds:) If you don't mind me asking, of course. MOYA Just doing what everyone else is - tryna make a living! MOYA chuckles to herself as LAUREN nods uneasily. --- SCENE 6: EXT - RIDGE CLOSE BEN ELLIS is strolling through the street when he sees EMILY SWANN and ELLIE CARPENTER walking through the street. BEN (calling to EMILY) Emily! EMILY and ELLIE stop and turn around as BEN rushes over to them EMILY Ben? BEN Hi... (beat) You, er... you dropped this in the pub yesterday. BEN holds out EMILY'S mobile phone. She thanks him, taking it and putting it in her pocket BEN So where are you two off to? ELLIE College. We're late already. Barnett's gonna kill us. BEN Barnett...? EMILY Our tutor. ELLIE He's a right tosser. Anyway, we've gotta run, else there won't be much point going in! BEN chuckles BEN Alright, catch you's later. ELLIE and EMILY leave, whilst BEN stares after them, smitten - but with who? --- SCENE 7: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BAR AREA LIAM is preparing to head to college, whilst CONNOR and LAUREN man the bar. CONNOR (to LAUREN) I'll have you know my face is beautiful. LAUREN What type of mirror do you use, a trick one? CONNOR scoffs CONNOR You know you'd swoon if I flirted with you. LAUREN (bluntly) You flirt with me all the time. I just ignore you. CONNOR scoffs again, as LIAM passes LIAM Right, I'm off. See you's later. As LIAM leaves, DUNCAN wipes the bar. CONNOR watches him, noticing that something is bothering him CONNOR (heading over to DUNCAN) Can we have a word? (beat) Out the back? CONNOR and DUNCAN head out the back. --- SCENE 8: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BARREL ROOM CONNOR opens the door, and flicks the light on. DUNCAN closes the door behind them DUNCAN What's up? CONNOR Is everything alright? You seem... edgy! DUNCAN I'm fine. CONNOR You don't have to lie to me, Duncan. I can tell summat ain't right. DUNCAN sighs DUNCAN You can't tell Louise... CONNOR nods, and the camera pans out of the barrel room. CUT TO: INT - THE JOHNSON's FLAT (ABOVE PUB). KITCHEN LOUISE JOHNSON is sat at the kitchen table, as is nephew JOHNNY SPENCER JOHNNY Right, I'm off to work. JOHNNY stands up and kisses LOUISE'S head JOHNNY See you later, Aunt Lou. LOUISE Ta ra, love. JOHNNY leaves, as LOUISE opens the post. She frowns as she stares at a letter in front of her, telling her that she and Duncan are behind on payments... --- SCENE 9: INT - FOSTER PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CORRIDOR EMILY and ELLIE are stood in the corridor as ELLIE pulls something out of her locker. LIAM passes. LIAM Alright, girls? EMILY Hey. ELLIE What do you want? LIAM (scoffs) Charming(!) ELLIE Yeah well I - we - ain't got time for you right now. LIAM sighs LIAM C'mon El, I've apologised... EMILY Apologised for what? (beat - LIAM and ELLIE look guilty) Come on, what's happened? ELLIE Nothin', it don't matter. ELLIE leaves, as LIAM sighs. EMILY chases after her, calling her name EMILY Come on El, just spit it out. ELLIE spins around angrily ELLIE (shouts) Just leave it, Emily, alright!? Just stop getting involved in stuff that ain't nothing to do with you! EMILY recoils, shocked at ELLIE'S outburst. EMILY (watching ELLIE walk away. Calls:) El! Ellie! --- SCENE 9: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BAR AREA DUNCAN has gathered CONNOR, LAUREN, DANNY GREEN, LOUISE, GLENN and JAY - all of the pub staff - in the bar. GLENN Dad, what's up? LOUISE (grunts) Yes Duncan, what's up? DUNCAN (nervously) Me and Connor have been talking... (DUNCAN looks at CONNOR, who smiles) Connor's made me a proposition. He wants to buy into the pub. LOUISE looks like she is daydreaming as JAY and DANNY congratulate CONNOR. CONNOR I'm only buying 20% of it, though, so you'll keep your 40%, Louise, and Duncan will have 40% instead of 60%. It just means I can share costs with you guys with stock and stuff, y'know, help you's out. LAUREN (flirtatiously) So does this mean you're my new boss? CONNOR chuckles CONNOR Maybe. DUNCAN No. CONNOR Well... I'm sure it can be arranged. DUNCAN shakes his head at his nephew's flirtations with LAUREN, who is in a relationship with local resident BLAINE. LOUISE is still staring into space. DUNCAN turns to her. DUNCAN Lou? (beat) Say something? LOUISE Did you not think to ask me? DUNCAN Well it's my share... LOUISE You wanted rid of it pretty quickly. You've not brought it up before... DUNCAN Lou... LOUISE In fact, I asked you last night if you - if we - were happy here and you said we were. DUNCAN I am! LOUISE You're lying. GLENN Mum... CONNOR Louise, just drop it. LOUISE Just stay out of this, Connor! It's got nothing to do with you. (beat) You're selling your share of the pub because of that letter, aren't you? DUNCAN looks gobsmacked at this. DUNCAN No... LOUISE Don't lie to me! Just tell me the truth, Duncan, for god's sakes! We've been married for forty-three years and you're still lying to me, after everything we've been through! DUNCAN This has nothing to do with the letter, and nothing to do with my testicles either! There is a pause. They all stare at DUNCAN - no-one mentioned testicles. DANNY No-one mentioned testicles, Duncan. LOUISE Is there something you're not telling us? A long pause. GLENN Dad? LOUISE Come on, spit it out! DUNCAN fights back tears, as he prepares himself to make a painful admission... DUNCAN I... I received a letter last week... (he gulps) I had some tests done a month back and... it's my cancer. CONNOR What about it? DUNCAN (voice breaking) It's back. My cancer's back. The pub staff are shocked. LOUISE gasps; GLENN fights back tears; CONNOR remains emotionless; LAUREN, DANNY and JAY stand together, gobsmacked. DUNCAN sighs. ---- END OF PART ONE |
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--- SCENE 10: INT - THE JOHNSON'S FLAT. KITCHEN DUNCAN, LOUISE and GLENN are gathered in the kitchen, sat at the kitchen table. DUNCAN has his head in his hands. GLENN When... when were you gonna tell us? DUNCAN I... I dunno. LOUISE sighs. LOUISE Did you not learn? Did you not learn from the last time you kept your cancer from us? DUNCAN I thought... I thought it was just a false alarm, that the lump was just... coming back for a visit. Just to say 'hello', and then bugger off again. And then... I got called into the hospital and they told me and... I thought I could be strong, that I could just get on with it. But I can't. I can't cope with it... with it eating away at me, breaking me down. I can't do it again, none of it - the pain, the hospital visits, the chemo, the radiotherapy, the doctors, the nurses looking at me like I'm about to take my last breath. People staring at me in the street. "Ooh, I'm sorry you've got cancer. I know we never speak, and I'm only saying this 'cos I saw a post on Facebook where everyone was talking about you". I don't want to have the opportunity to use a sob story, to get special treatment. I don't want people laughing at me, pointing at me. Like "he's the man who beat cancer. But he wasn't strong enough 'cos it came back for him, and this time it got him!" DUNCAN breaks down into tears as GLENN and LOUISE console him. GLENN Nobody thinks like that. Nobody points at you or laughs at you. DUNCAN But they do! You don't know, Glenn... you don't know what goes on behind closed doors. --- SCENE 11: INT - THE BLACK SWAN BAR AREA Downstairs, CONNOR, LAUREN, DANNY and JAY are still reeling from DUNCAN'S admission. CONNOR is understandably upset at his uncle's diagnosis. They all sit in silence in one of the booths. Eventually, CONNOR speaks. CONNOR I... I think we'll close up for the day. You can all go home, I'll lock up. LAUREN Connor... CONNOR Just go. JAY It's fine, we'll stay and- CONNOR (shouts) I SAID GO! (beat - JAY, LAUREN and DANNY are speechless) GO ON, I SAID GET OUT! GET OUT! CONNOR shoos JAY and DANNY out of the pub, before turning to LAUREN. CONNOR CONTD (more calm) Just go. Please. LAUREN reluctantly heads towards the door, but turns back to him before she leaves. LAUREN If... if you need to talk, I'm next door. LAUREN smiles at CONNOR before leaving. He slams the door shut before punching the wall, and then smashing some glasses, before staring down at his bloody fist. --- SCENE 12: INT - FOSTER PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CANTEEN ELLIE is sat at a table, texting somebody. LIAM enters the canteen and heads over to her. LIAM El? ELLIE looks up, and groans ELLIE Go away Liam LIAM Please. ELLIE Can't you just take a hint? LIAM sits down opposite her. LIAM We need to talk ELLIE We really don't. LIAM Why are you being like this? ELLIE Like what? LIAM Like... this! Is there something up? ELLIE (growing frustrated) Nothing's up! LIAM (whispers) El... ELLIE Don't Liam. LIAM Don't what. ELLIE You know what you're doing - I know what you're doing. LIAM (laughs) I'm not doing nothin'! ELLIE stands up and stares at him. ELLIE Just back off, Liam. I'm not going to go through all that again. I spent a majority of my teenage years lusting after you and you treated me like shit. LIAM I had a lot going on. ELLIE I know you did, but so did I. You can't use Lauren's miscarriage as an excuse, not any more. ELLIE then leaves, leaving LIAM to consider what she's said. --- SCENE 13: INT - CARTER CONSTRUCTION. OFFICE BEN and fellow builder JAMIE CARTER are in the office, on their lunch break, chatting, when boss - and JAMIE'S brother - AARON CARTER approaches. AARON You two look busy(!) BEN It's our lunch break. AARON Well hurry up and shove that sandwich down 'cos we've got a job in half an hour. JAMIE Where? AARON The Westbridge Estate. We've gotta be there in half an hour and it's a twenty-five minute drive so hurry up and get ready. BEN Do you need us both? AARON It's advisable. BEN It's just I was gonna ask for the afternoon off. AARON Sorry, no can do. BEN sighs. BEN Alright. Is the van set up? AARON nods. JAMIE finishes eating his sandwich, wiping his mouth with a tissue. JAMIE Alright, I'm ready. As they stand up to leave, BEN'S phone vibrates. He looks at it and quickly types back a reply, grinning to himself. --- SCENE 14: INT - THE CARPENTER SISTERS' HOUSE (NO 3 RIDGE CLOSE). LIVING ROOM LAUREN is sat on the sofa, watching Come Dine With Me when the doorbell rings. LAUREN stands up and heads over to the door. She opens it and smiles as CONNOR stands in front of her. LAUREN (smiling) Connor. CONNOR smiles as he holds his bloodied fist with his other hand. CONNOR Can, erm... can I come in? LAUREN Yeah, sure. LAUREN moves aside, allowing CONNOR into the house. She notices his fist, and frowns. LAUREN What happened. CONNOR Picked a fight with the wall... and some glasses. LAUREN Mm, I take it I should see the state of the other guy(!) CONNOR Depends if you like staring at walls. LAUREN Well it's not exactly my hobby. CONNOR What is, apart from obviously sleeping with any men with a pulse. LAUREN shakes her head disapprovingly. LAUREN Get out. CONNOR Lauren, I didn't mean that. I'm just... angry, alright? LAUREN sighs. LAUREN Lemme go and get some stuff and I'll take a look at your hand. CONNOR smiles as LAUREN enters the kitchen. CONNOR sits down on the sofa. LAUREN (OOS) How's Duncan? CONNOR I dunno. Louise and Glenn are still upstairs with him. LAUREN re-enters the living room and smiles softly at him as she sits next to him. LAUREN Come on then, let me take a look at that hand. LAUREN takes his hand, and begins to dab CONNOR'S knuckles with a wet wipe. CONNOR winces. --- SCENE 15: EXT - RIDGE CLOSE ELLIE is walking through the close, alone. College is over, and ELLIE is obviously quite upset. ELLIE heads towards the shop when the CARTER CONSTRUCTION van pulls up outside it, and BEN steps out. BEN (to AARON and JAMIE, who are in the van) Mountain Dew, yeah? ELLIE goes to enter the shop as BEN steps forward, accidentally cutting her up. BEN CONTD Oh, sorry. ELLIE It's... it's fine. ELLIE smiles, as BEN notices she is upset. BEN Is everything alright? ELLIE I'm fine. BEN Do you wanna talk about it? I've just finished work for the day... ELLIE No, I'm fine. Honestly. Can I, er... can I get past? BEN Yeah, sure, sorry. BEN moves out of the way, allowing ELLIE access to the shop. CUT TO: INT - SMART SHOP (MINI SUPERMARKET) ELLIE enters the shop, and smiles at FAYE ELLIE Hi. FAYE Hiya. ELLIE heads over to the magazine aisle, whilst BEN heads over to the refrigerator aisle and picks up three bottles of MOUNTAIN DEW. He heads over to the counter and puts the items down. FAYE Anything else? BEN Yeah, can I have 20 Silk Cut please. FAYE nods, opening the cupboard behind her. FAYE I didn't know you smoked. BEN Oh, I don't. They're for Aaron. I used to, but I gave up. ELLIE It's a disgusting habit. ELLIE puts her stuff down on the counter. BEN Yeah, well, some people can't help it. ELLIE shrugs, and BEN pulls out a £20 note from his pocket. BEN Keep the change. BEN picks up his items before exiting the shop. He passes two of the mountain dews and the cigarettes to JAMIE, who is sat in the car. BEN I'm gonna head to the gym, I'll see you's two tomorrow? AARON Alright. Well done today you two. BEN Cheers. See ya. AARON drives off, and BEN turns around as ELLIE exits the shop. ELLIE You're stalking me, aren't you? BEN (playfully) Maybe it's the other way round. ELLIE In your dreams. BEN Are you gonna tell me why you look like you've been crying? ELLIE Nope. BEN Looks like I'll have to stalk you some more then. (beat) Look, I was gonna head to the gym, but Tommy's visiting his brother in Manchester, so if you wanna talk, my place is free. ELLIE Thanks for the offer, but I'm fine. BEN If you're sure. ELLIE Positive. ELLIE begins to walk away, as BEN smirks to himself. However, ELLIE turns around. ELLIE CONTD Alright, maybe five minutes won't hurt. BEN Sure. BEN smiles as he and ELLIE head towards his house. --- SCENE 16: INT - THE BARTONS' (NO 21 RIDGE CLOSE). LIVING ROOM JONATHAN makes his way downstairs into the living room, where JACK BARTON is sat on his laptop. JONATHAN Mornin'. JACK Afternoon(!) JONATHAN chuckles nervously. JACK CONTD Who kept you up all night? JONATHAN (taken aback) Sorry? JACK I heard you, last night. I know you had a girl in there. JONATHAN Nah, you're hearing things. Must be your old age(!) JACK That's funny, 'cos I had a look in your room this morning to try and wake you up. (beat. JACK tuts as JONATHAN looks petrified) JONATHAN And, erm... what did you see? JACK All I'm saying is your secret fling with Courtney Turner isn't a secret anymore. JONATHAN sighs, scratching his stubbled face. JACK CONTD And she doesn't have to sit on the stairs, either. I know she's there. A guilty COURTNEY emerges from the stairs, and smiles awkwardly. COURTNEY I'm just gonna... I'm gonna go... COURTNEY kisses JONATHAN quickly before leaving, as JACK grins. --- SCENE 17: EXT - RIDGE CLOSE JOE is walking through the street when he passes the busstop where MOYA is sat. She jumps up MOYA Sorry, can I have some help? JOE Erm, sure... What with? MOYA I'm looking for someone... MOYA pulls out a photo and hands it to him. The photo is of AMY CARPENTER. JOE nods. JOE She lives over there. JOE points towards the bottom half of the street, by the pub. JOE CONTD Number 3. It's the one right nextdoor to the pub. MOYA Thank you so much. (MOYA stares at JOE) Y'know, if they all look like you around here, I might just stick around. MOYA winks as JOE laughs nervously, shaking his head as MOYA walks away towards Number 3. --- SCENE 18: INT - THE CARPENTER SISTERS' HOUSE (NUMBER 3 RIDGE CLOSE). LIVING ROOM LAUREN is cleaning CONNOR'S cuts on his knuckles from the glass. He winces, pulling his hand away. LAUREN If you keep doing that I can't clean it and we won't know if there's any glass in there. CONNOR It hurts. LAUREN Don't be a baby. CONNOR scoffs. LAUREN CONTD Just... just sit still, alright? LAUREN continues to clean it, with CONNOR wincing. CONNOR I can't face him. LAUREN Sorry? CONNOR Duncan. I can't... I don't think I'm gonna be able to do it. LAUREN Why not? CONNOR Well what am I supposed to do? Tell him everything's gonna be alright? LAUREN Yes. CONNOR I... I wasn't there the last time. I didn't see how bad it got. How can I tell him everything's going to be OK when it might not be? He was a lot younger the last time, a lot more healthier... (quietly) a lot stronger. LAUREN What's to say he's not gonna be strong this time? CONNOR Nothing, I just... LAUREN My nan's beat cancer three times, and she's older than your Grandad. CONNOR I'm sorry, I didn't... LAUREN It's fine. But that's not the point. If you're... if you're thinking like this, he's gonna pick up on that, and then how's he gonna feel? CONNOR sighs. CONNOR I should get back to him. LAUREN No, I've not finished. CONNOR Just leave it, Lauren. CONNOR attempts to yank his hand away, but LAUREN keeps hold of it. CONNOR stares at her for a moment, before leaning in and kissing her. Although she is shocked at first, LAUREN soon finds herself kissing back, and the pair fall back on the sofa as they kiss passionately... --- SCENE 19: EXT - RIDGE CLOSE Outside of the house, MOYA is staring at it. She smirks to herself, looking down at the picture of AMY. CUT TO: INT - THE JOHNSON'S FLAT. BATHROOM DUNCAN is stood in the bathroom, staring into the mirror. He takes a deep breath, before placing his hands down his trousers and feeling around. He gulps as he feels a lump, and a lump forms in his throat as he begins to sob. LOUISE stands in the doorway and smiles at him. LOUISE It's gonna be OK. Everything'll be fine, we'll get through this. LOUISE pulls DUNCAN into a hug as he cries on her shoulder, with GLENN watching from the doorway. --- SCENE 20: INT - BEN & TOMMY'S HOUSE (NO 20 RIDGE CLOSE). LIVING ROOM BEN enters the living room where ELLIE is sat, carrying two cups of tea. BEN Here. ELLIE smiles at him as she takes a cup. He sits down opposite her, and smiles. ELLIE Thanks. BEN So, are you gonna tell me what's wrong? ELLIE Nothing, I'm fine. BEN Yeah, I usually cry too when I'm fine(!) ELLIE I'm not crying. BEN You have been. In the shop, your eyes were wet and your mascara started to leak. ELLIE dabs her finger against her eye, before sighing. ELLIE It's nothing, I just got a bit upset. BEN You seemed a bit... off earlier, an' all. Is it Emily? Where is she, you two were together earlier? ELLIE She could be on the other side of the planet for all I care. BEN Whoa, where'd you get all this hostility from? ELLIE It's just... Liam. BEN Johnson? (ELLIE nods) What about him? ELLIE On, erm... on New Year's Eve, me and Mark... we had an argument and he... he ended our relationship. I was angry and I... I went to the club. Liam was there, and we... ELLIE sighs, rubbing her head. ELLIE CONTD We had sex, in the toilets. BEN (under his breath) Classy(!) ELLIE obviously hears him, but ignores him. ELLIE Me and Mark, we're back together now, but... BEN But what? ELLIE Liam keeps pestering me and I... I don't think I can carry on with Mark like nothing's happened. I don't... I don't think I actually love him anymore. BEN So end it with him. ELLIE It's not that simple. He's got a lot going on at the minute, with his addiction and... when he comes back from rehab I'm not sure I'll be able to do it. BEN smiles at ELLIE, rubbing her hand. BEN You need to tell him how you feel. ELLIE nods, sighing. ELLIE You're right. I will. I'll wait till he's clean and then I'll... ELLIE trails off as she fiddles with her fingers. BEN smiles at her. ELLIE CONTD Thanks, Ben. BEN (laughs) For what? ELLIE For listening. ELLIE leans in and kisses his cheek. She pauses, before kissing his lips softly. BEN smiles, leaning in to kiss her again, more passionately this time. They both stand up and kiss passionately, and ELLIE takes his hand, leading him to the hallway. ELLIE (whispers) Which room's yours? BEN grins as he and ELLIE both run upstairs, and the camera pans back to the living room, where ELLIE'S phone begins to ring -- MARK is calling. END CREDITS This episode marked the first appearance of recurring character Moya Hendrickson, played by Gemma Bissix |
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A FEW MAIN STORYLINES YOU'VE MISSED ACROSS THE PAST SIX MONTHS
* Liam Johnson and Ellie Carpenter saw the New Year in together as they had sex in the nightclub toilets whilst Ellie's drug addict boyfriend Mark Swallow overdosed in the park. Mark was found just in time, but Ellie has remained feeling guilty ever since. Mark checked into a month-long rehab course early last month, and is due to be released this week. * Duncan has fell behind on rent, and as his debts have grown, he has been forced to take money out from a loan shark. Son Glenn took a beating when Duncan failed to pay it back, but Duncan is the only one aware of the debt. * Connor has had his eye on Lauren for a while, however she is in a passionate and happy relationship with hunky Blaine Green. Blaine recently shared a night of passion with Nicole Graham upon her arrival on the close, but the pair have both decided to move on and forget it ever happened. Nicole is now dating Aidan Green, and the pair's relationship is one of the strongest on the street! * Courtney and Jonathan have been having a secret fling, but Courtney recently made the shocking discovery she is pregnant - is the father Jonathan or ex-boyfriend Kyle? * Craig has been controlling wife Amanda for a few years now following Amanda's one night stand with Glenn back in 2012 following Glenn's wife Charlotte's death. Craig has also been controlling his ex-wife's sister Faye, and step-daughter Courtney, whilst trying to poison Jean Dickens. * Newcomer Ben began flirting with Emily Swann, and has struck up a close friendship with Tommy Fisher, Ryan Roscoe and Mark Swallow. However, it is clear he has his eye on another resident, but who? There's more, but I'm sure you'll catch up on them very soon, as they don't need to be mentioned here. |
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RIDGE CLOSE: Tuesday 7th June 2016 (Tues 7 Jun 2016)
At Ben and Tommy's house, Ben is sat in his bed, watching a panicking Ellie get changed. Ben whispers to Ellie to come back to bed, but Ellie says she can't, before saying last night shouldn't have happened. Ben sighs, before asking why not, and Ellie reminds him she's with Mark. Ben says she doesn't love Mark, and Ellie doesn't reply. She pulls her shoes on and checks for her phone. She asks Ben where it is, and he asks if she left it downstairs. Ellie's facial expression becomes on of panic as she realises that she's left her phone downstairs, and Ben's housemmate Tommy may have found it. Tommy then calls Ben from downstairs, and says he's got to go to work. Ben and Ellie exchange glances, and Ellie nods. Ben shouts that he'll see Tommy later, and the front door closes as Tommy leaves. Ellie breathes a sigh of relief before rushing down the stairs and into the living room. She begins to search for her phone, and breathes a sigh of relief when she discovers it fell down the side of the sofa, so Tommy probably didn't see it. Ben follows her down, wearing nothing but his boxers. Ben says her name as he is about to talk to her about the night before, but the front door opens, and Tommy enters. "Forgot my..." Tommy pauses as he sees Ellie and Ben stood in front of him, Ben almost naked. A shocked Tommy tells Ben he's got some explaining to do. A few minutes pass, and Ben and Ellie are soon sat on the sofa in front of Tommy, who sighs, shaking his head. Tommy says he thought Ellie was with Mark, and she says she was, before correcting it to 'am'. Tommy asks why she had sex with Ben, and Ben attempts to talk his way out of it, but Tommy orders them to tell the truth. Ben claims it just happened, and Tommy asks how they suddenly ended up in bed together. Ellie pleads with him not to tell Mark, and Tommy asks why he shouldn't tell his best friend that his other best friend has been having sex with his girlfriend. Ellie admits she doesn't want Mark to relapse when he's worked so hard in rehab, and Ben adds it was just once, so it wasn't an affair. Tommy says it's still cheating, and Ellie sighs, telling him to just tell Mark, claiming she intended to end their relationship anyway. A shocked Tommy asks how long they've been planning to cheat on Mark, and Ben scoffs, asking if he thinks they planned to have sex. Tommy says it doesn't usually "just happen", but Ellie says it did. Her phone rings as Mark calls her. Ellie answers, and Ellie is shocked when Mark tells her he's at home. Ellie's face goes pale as she nods, before telling the others that Mark's back from rehab. The trio exchange glances as Tommy says that she's got until he finishes work before he tells Mark. Ellie heads over to Mark's house, where a now drug-free Mark is looking better than ever. Mark and Ellie share a kiss, and Mark tells Ellie that he's missed her, before asking flirtatiously asking if they should forget about unpacking and just head straight upstairs. A nervous Ellie tells him she has to tell him something, and Mark says he needs to first. Ellie attempts to interrupt him, but he is not having any of it, and bends down on to one knee. He says he wanted to do this later, but pulls out a small black box, containing an expensive engagement ring. Ellie is taken aback, and Mark asks if she'll marry him. Ellie sighs, shaking her head, saying she'd love to, but there's something she needs to know - she slept with someone. Later, Tommy knocks on the front door of the house, having finished work. There is no reply, but Mark's bedroom window is open, so Tommy enters the house, calling Mark. He hears noise upstairs, and heads up, entering Mark's bedroom to find Mark and Ellie naked in bed, kissing passionately. Tommy shakes his head, saying it's clear Ellie hasn't told him, but Mark says she has - he knows she slept with someone but she doesn't care as they're getting married. Tommy is disgusted, but leaves the couple to celebrate in bed... At the Carpenter sisters' house, the kitchen is a hub of activity as Lauren, Amy, Georgia and Danielle rush about, getting ready for the day at work. Amy is searching for her phone. Danielle frowns as she finishes a mouthful of Weetabix, before asking where Ellie got to. Georgia asks if she came home, and Dani shakes her head, saying that she's tried ringing her but there was no answer, and she was wondering if any of the others had heard from her. Lauren isn't paying attention, and is too busy texting somebody whilst smiling. Georgia says she hasn't heard from Ellie. Amy frustratedly asks where her phone is, before heading into the living room to search for it. Georgia asks Lauren who she's texting, before leaning over her shoulder, but Lauren turns the phone off before she can see, before lying that it is Blaine. There is a scream from the living room, and Amy enters the kitchen holding an empty condom packet out at arms length, remaking that she just found it on the sofa. She heaves as she remarks that it is sticky. She drops it in the bin as Danielle laughs, but Lauren looks guilty - it's Connor's! Amy grills her sisters on who the condom belongs to. Amy says it must be one of theirs, and Danielle says it isn't hers. Lauren asks if she's sure it isn't Cal's, and Danielle sarcastically remarks that it's easy to have sex with someone when they're in Scotland. Georgia says boyfriend Sam was working late at the gym last night, so it can't be his, and the three sisters turn to Lauren. Lauren asks if any of them saw Blaine last night, before adding that she was in bed by the time they got home and they know she was as she texted them saying she wasn't feeling well. Danielle says it can't be Ellie's as she's out, but George remarks that it could be a guilty conscience. Amy says she'll call her, and Georgia asks what she's going to do, accuse her of sleeping with someone whilst her boyfriend's in rehab? Amy sighs, sarcastically asking if it was their nan's, and Lauren cringes, ordering them not to put that thought in her head. There is silence between the sisters, and Lauren sighs, admitting it was hers. Danielle remarks that she knew it, and Georgia asks how, to which Danielle says Lauren having an early night is "like a vegetarian eating a Meat Feast Pizza". Amy sniggers, Georgia shrugs and Lauren sighs, claiming Blaine came over on his break. Amy frowns, asking why she never said so in the first place, and Lauren admits she's embarrassed. Danielle asks why they didn't use Lauren's bedroom, and Lauren lies that they didn't have long. Before her sisters can ask more questions, Lauren leaves, saying she's got to get to work, as the girls attempt to contain their laughter. At the flat above the pub, Connor is sat in the kitchen, staring at his phone, whilst Glenn butters some toast. Louise is sat at the kitchen table opposite Connor, drinking a cup of tea. Glenn shouts to Liam, telling him he'd better be out of bed. There is no answer and Glenn groans, turning around and licking the butter knife. Glenn remarks that, for a twenty seven year old, Liam still needs quite a lot doing for him, as he'd sleep for the rest of his life if Glenn wasn't here to wake him up. At that moment, and obviously tired Liam enters in his boxers, and says that he's up. Glenn sarcastically says "Hallelujah", before going back to his toast, whilst Liam looks at Connor and asks why he was out so late the night before. Connor looks up at him and lies that he wasn't, and he was in bed by half eight. "That's funny, 'cos I was having a late night pint last night at about half twelve and you wandered in the back with your tail between your legs" Liam says, and Glenn teasingly sings 'ooh'. Connor tells him to shut up, and Liam asks who it was. Connor says it was no-one that he knows, and Glenn says that were someone then. Liam scoffs, adding "and I'm the one that needs the 'shag pad'?". Liam chuckles as Connor shoots him a glare, whilst Louise warningly says their names. Liam asks what is wrong, and Louise asks if they really think Duncan is going to want to wake up and hear this. Glenn says it's never bothered him before, and sex is all Liam and Connor talk - and think - about. Duncan enters, and Glenn smiles at him as Duncan nods at his family, sitting down at the head of the table. Louise stands up, saying she'll make a cup of tea and get him some breakfast. She asks if he wants toast or cereal, and he says he's not hungry. Louise says Duncan needs to eat to keep his strength up, but Duncan snaps, telling her to stop fussing. Louise nods, flicking the kettle on, before quietly adding "Toast it is then". Liam chuckles, sitting down next to his grandfather. Liam asks how he's feeling, and Duncan says he feels like he's being babysat. Liam smiles sympathetically, apologising for not being there for him yesterday. Duncan tells him not to worry, but Liam announces that he's decided to stop flat hunting until Duncan's better. Duncan says there's no need, but Liam says he can't leave them when they're going through this. He adds that he's called Rob. Glenn asks if Rob is coming, and Liam shakes his head, saying he can't get to England as something's happened and he's snowed under in work for the next few months. Connor sarcastically remarks that he didn't know there was someone building jobs going in New Zealand, but Liam ignores his comment, saying Rob sends his love, and has apologised. Duncan says he'll call Rob later, but Louise says she will. Duncan says he can manage, and shakes his head, opening his newspaper, whilst Glenn tries not to laugh. Liam checks his phone and sighs, whilst Connor asks if something is up. Liam admits he was hoping somebody would've texted by now. "Aw, is little Liam being rejected?" Connor teases, and Liam says it's complicated, before leaving. Glenn shrugs, taking a bite of his toast, as Connor looks at him, confused. Later, Connor and Liam are manning the bar when Lauren turns up for work. Connor and Lauren are awkward around each other following their night of passion, and Liam notices. Lauren's boyfriend Blaine Green enters at around lunch time for a pint, and he and Lauren share a kiss, which Connor grows jealous at. Liam takes Connor to one side of the bar and asks if he has feelings for Lauren. Connor says he doesn't, but Liam forces him to admit it. As Connor admits he slept with Lauren, Liam is shocked, and urges Connor to tell Lauren how he feels. Meanwhile, Emma and Amanda clash over their new "Summer Styles" promotional campaign, and call on beautician Jade to help them decide. Jade agrees that Emma's idea is best, but Amanda claims Jade is biased. Emma says that, to settle it, they'll hold separate taster sessions, but none of their individual clients, friends or family members are allowed to attend their session as it is "biased". Amanda agrees, and sets about planning for her session, whilst Emma tells Jade they'll win. Elsewhere, Cal arrives home from Scotland, and girlfriend Danielle is pleased to see him. Cal and Danielle go to the restaurant for dinner, and George - their waiter - accidentally ends up dropping a drink down Danielle's top. George apologises, and Vincent questions what happened. He smells alcohol on George's breath, and asks if he's been drinking, but before he can answer, George collapses to the ground. Paramedic Cal springs to action, but George begins to fit... Also tonight, Glenn apologises to Faye for having to cancel their romantic meal last night, however Faye is already feeling like Glenn isn't invested in their relationship; Louise plans a fundraiser for a cancer-related charity at the community centre, but Duncan claims he doesn't want anybody to know about his cancer. Louise assures him that they won't find out; AND, Cameron and Katie spend the day in bed as Cameron celebrates his 28th birthday! |
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