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The Hidden Persuaders
A new, six-part audio comedy drama, set in the fictional northern seaside town of Selwyn-on-Sea in the Winter of 2022.
An enthusiastic tale of jinxed driving instructor Sam(45),a happily married Dad of two, until he is blind-sided by the thunderbolt of betrayal. As he re-builds his life, he inadvertently becomes addicted to the hidden persuaders of online advertising.
With the cost-of-living crisis biting hard, he attempts to make ends meet by moonlighting as a courier.
Will a chance encounter with his old school nemesis scupper his chances of making a triumphant fresh start?
EPISODE 1 - PLOT & SCRIPT EXTRACTS
EPISODE 1 - PLOT
Goal of the week –to arrange a successful surprise birthday party for his wife, Trisha.
Sam has gathered close family and friends at his house for a surprise birthday for his wife Trisha.
Trisha is on her way home from the gym with her Pilates instructor James. The episode has 4 main plots running simultaneously.
Plot A–Sam sorts breakfast in bed for his wife, then gets the kids ready for school. It’s like herding cats. The kids, Meg& Archie are winding Sam up as usual. Sam’s phone pings –he’s been outbid on eBay for a drone that he’s been bidding on. Sam drops the kids off and goes to pick up his first pupil of the day, Lenny.
Plot B –It’s Trisha’s 40thBirthday. She hasn’t time to open her presents –she’s off to work for an important meeting. She spends the day at work and then goes to the gym on her way home. At the gym she has an intimate conversation with her Pilates instructor James,and they leave the gym together.
Plot C –Sam picks the kids up from school and they go shopping for party food for a surprise party that Sam has arranged for Trisha. On the shopping trip Sam spots an octopus fancy dress costume. He holds it up to Archie to see if it fits. “Right son, stick this on. You’re on check out duty.”Sam and the kids win the battle of the checkout–with Archie packing the trolley in record time due to his eight-armedoctopus’scostume.
Plot D –Sam has gathered close family and friends inthe front room of his house. The lights are off,and they waitsilentlyinthe darkness for Trisha to come home from work. Trisha and James burst into the room, both half naked. Sam flicks the lights on. Surprise!
EPISODE 1 - SCRIPT EXTRACTS
SAM
Morning love, there you go my princess. Breakfast in bed. Happy Birthday love.
Your favourite, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs.
TRISHA
Can’t have that. I’m vegan.
SAM
Vegan? Since when?
TRISHA
What time is it?
SAM
Seven fifteen.
TRISHA
15 minutes. Take it away and bring me some muesli with a splash of that oat milk. You make me sick, you pathetic excuse for a man.
EPISODE 1 - SCRIPT EXTRACTS
BERT
To be honest Sam I never really did like her.
SAM
Who?
BERT
Trisha, your ex. Ever since she fed my Benji that chicken korma I was saving for my tea. I mean what kind of idiot feeds a dog curry.
It went through him like a bloody Porsche. It took me ages to get those stains out of my carpet. The poor little bugger slept for 3days solid after that.
SAM
Are you sure it wasn’t chicken coma she fed him?
EPISODE 1 - SCRIPT EXTRACTS
BARRY
Alright Sam, our Lenny tells me you’re having a few cash flow problems, brought on by that ‘orrible ex of yours.
SAM
Nothing I can’t handle Barry.
BARRY
Well, if you get stuck, I’ve always got jobs for reliable courier drivers Sam, if you know what I mean?
Or if you like, I could have her taken out for you?
SAM
Taken out? What like on a date?
BARRY
No ya daft sod. As in taken. Out.