1) Lucy is rushing to meet her parents for dinner with her new boyfriend Jay. 2) At Lucy's house, her parents Jonathan and Bridget are cooking and bickering in the kitchen. 3) Lucy and Jay arrive and Jonathan is dismayed to see that Jay has written "BJ" on his hand. 4) Jonathan and Jay awkwardly shake hands as Lucy introduces them, with Jonathan displeased by Jay's informal introduction.

1. ‘Let me Explain’
By
Arren Dought, Jess Bell, Vicky Pritchard, Kim Ware

2. Script
(On the phone, walking down street with JAY)
LUCY
Yes! (Frustrated)…Okay Mum! We’ll be with you in 5, see you soon…
okay….bye! (Hangs up, puts phone in hand bag). Right we’ve got 5
minutes…
JAY
Oo, sounds good to me..
(Starts to push her into a bush)
(Lucy gives Jay a disgusted look) (Jay walks away sulking and Lucy
follows)
Cuts to Kitchen (Bridget cooking in kitchen) (Shouts)
BRIDGET
Jonathan!! Stop Pacing around, come make yourself useful!!
(Jonathan walks in – Bridget clicks fingers and points)
BRIDGET
Vegetables! Now!
(Jonathan mutters and goes to vegetables) (Bridget gives a disgusted
look)

3. Switches back to the Street with LUCY and JAY
(Lucy and Jay walking)
LUCY
You’re not nervous are you? (Rummaging in bag to find lipstick and
mirror)
JAY
Pfftt! No, course not!
(Lucy putting on lipstick looking in mirror)
LUCY
(laughing) As long as you know their names… (Jay looking shifty) You
do know their names?
Switches back to the Kitchen
BRIDGET
No, it’s not James or Jack it’s Jay!
JONATHAN
Jay?! That’s an initial, a letter – I refuse…I refuse to call him that!
(Bridget rolls her eyes and carries on cooking, puts on a smile)

4. Switches back to the Street with LUCY and JAY
LUCY
My dad’s Jonathan, my mum’s Bridget!
(Jay nicks lipstick off Lucy and writes on right hand BJ)
Switches back to the door/Kitchen
(Jonathan looking through keyhole at Lucy and Jay arriving)
JONATHAN
BRIDGET! They’re here, they’re outside!!
(Bridget walks out of kitchen door and peers round to find Jonathan)
(Bridget slaps him over the head)
(Walking to door)
LUCY
You’ll be fine, just don’t embarrass yourself!
(Lucy and Jay stood face to face outside)
JAY
Alright….give me a kiss quick..

5. (Lean in for a kiss…Jonathan swings door open) (Lucy and Jay looked
surprised)
JONATHAN
LOU BE LOU!!
JAY
Oo, you had an eyelash..
(Lucy hugs Jonathan)
LUCY
Hey Daddy! This is Jay…
(she walks into house and hugs her mum)
(Jonathan and Jay put hands out to shake)
JONATHAN
Jonathan (nods and looks at hand – shocked/angry face).
END