Drama - 1st Draft Script

No.1 Dad

By

James Mellors

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK is sat on a bench with his head in his hands. His boyfriend GEORGE is sat next to JACK observing him.

GEORGE

Is it that big of a deal?

JACK launches up and sits with back straight on the bench.

JACK

That big of a deal – Are you shitting me?

GEORGE

(Annoyed and impatient)

Huff, just tell him already – what’s the worst that can happen?

INT. DAD’S FRONT ROOM. DAY

JACK is sat on a sofa in his dad’s front room. His DAD walks into the front room holding a mug of tea and sits on the sofa across from JACK.

DAD

(While sitting down)

So what’s this chat about you want then son?

DAD sits down; JACK and his DAD are level. JACK is staring blankly dead on, his DAD is smiling looking slightly puzzled.

JACK

(Abrupt, not looking at DAD)

I’m Gay.

DAD sits silent and stares shocked at JACK, eyes wide open and not moving. JACK looks at his DAD and is scared by his face.

JACK

Dad?

JACK nudges his DAD who then falls to the floor hard, eyes still wide open, dead.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK is pacing left to right panicking. GEORGE is sat on the bench watching JACK’s pacing.

GEORGE

Yeah, because that’s going to happen, you need to calm down.

JACK

(Still pacing)

No, I’m serious, what’s he going to think of me?

INT. DAD’S FRONT ROOM. DAY

JACK and his DAD are sat of sofas across from each other staring at one another.

JACK

Dad, I’m Gay.

DAD’S P.O.V:- DAD stares at JACK; JACK is wearing seductive female clothes & female make-up doing sexual poses and facial expressions.

DAD suddenly vomits all over JACK.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK and GEORGE are now standing side by side at the edge of a large pond.

GEORGE

(Giggling)

That would be pretty joke.

You sure he doesn’t already know?

INT. PARTY. DAY

JACK as a child is wearing a band members costume to the YMCA song dancing the famous dance moves to the famous camp song.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK is thinking deeply.

JACK

Erm, no, no definitely not.

(Beat)

(More light hearted)

I mean, he most probably won’t even believe me.

INT. DAD’S FRONT ROOM. DAY

JACK and his DAD are sat across from each other.

JACK

Dad, I’m Gay.

DAD

Yeah, good one son.

DAD laughs and gets comfy on the sofa going back to his television shows.

DAD

(Still looking at the television, shaking his head)

What you like ay?

JACK is staring at his DAD dumbstruck.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK and GEORGE are lying on the grass in the park next to each other.

GEORGE

Or he could totally loose the fucking plot.

INT. DAD’S FRONT ROOM. DAY

JACK and his DAD are sat across from each other. DAD is choking on his tea; JACK is staring at him alarmed but staying still. DAD finally stops choking and looks at his no.1 dad mug. DAD suddenly starts wailing and smashes the mug on the floor and begins smashing things up in the room.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK and GEORGE are sat on the floor in the park facing each other.

JACK

(Serious)

Come on man, my dad’s all I got.

What if I lose him?

GEORGE

(Beat)

If so be, you won’t be on your own.

JACK

(Beat)

I’ve just got to face it.

(Beat)

And expect the worst case scenario.

EXT. FRONT DOOR. DAY

The front door slams shut to JACK’S DAD’S house. Angry screams from JACK’S DAD can be heard from the inside of the house. JACK is stood with his back to the door, expressions blank with a bloody nose and clutching hold of a suitcase with one hand.

EXT. PARK. DAY

JACK and GEORGE are sat silently staring at one another.

INT. FRONT ROOM. DAY

DAD walks into the front room sitting on the sofa across from JACK.

DAD

So, what’s this chat about then son?

JACK

(Beat)

(Teary eyed – emotional)

Dad

(Beat)

I’m Gay.

DAD looks away from JACK for a brief moment then looks back at JACK.

DAD

Yeah, alright.