Sorted : The Movie Script Addapted from The Book Of The Same Name

by Phil Mitchell

July 1966.

INT. HARRY'S HOUSE - INDOOR SWIMMING POOL – SOUTH LONDON - EARLY EVENING.

HARRY (43) is 5’9” tall. Known as the boss. A hard man with thinning hair, slightly overweight, an evil-looking man.

Harry has been in the pool, swimming naked, he walks up the STEPS that lead him out of the pool. He towels himself off with a LARGE BLANKET TOWEL and puts on A FLUFFY WHITE DRESSING GOWN, with 'HARRY' embroidered in GOLD on the BREAST POCKET.

On a POOLSIDE TABLE is a WINE CHILLER with an ALMOST EMPTY BOTTLE OF WINE in it. Harry takes the bottle and pours the remains into an OVERSIZED (fake) JEWEL ENCRUSTED, GAUDY
METAL GOBLET. The bottle is now empty, after gulping down a mouthful of wine, he picks up his GOLD LIGHTER and lights himself a LARGE EXPENSIVE CIGAR.

BOB. (35) 6’ tall, sitting at one of the POOLSIDE TABLES drinking a BEER straight from the BOTTLE. He is a well-built hard man with GREASY SLICKED BACK, BLACK HAIR, UNSHAVEN, wearing a BLACK SUIT, WHITE SHIRT, BLACK TIE and HIGHLY POLISHED BLACK SHOES.

HARRY
I'm taking her out to dinner tonight, so I won't be down the club till about ten-ish. Make sure them three musketeers are sorted by the time I get there.

Harry sits down at the poolside table with Bob.

BOB Sorted?

HARRY
Yeah, round 'em up and bring 'em to my office. I wonna know who the fuck they think they are, selling off my World Cup tickets. Who gave 'em permission? I fucking never. Cheeky little cunts.

AMANDA (33) Harry's wife, arrives poolside 5’ 8” long black hair, beautiful facial features, slightly flat-chested, with piercing green, slim, well-spoken, well-educated She is eager to show Harry her NEW BLUE SILKY DRESS, she twirls around doing a 360-degree turn.

AMANDA
How do you like it darling?

HARRY
Fabulous. You can wear that tonight.

Harry reaches out and gently strokes Amanda’s slender backside.

AMANDA
I was uptown with the girls today and I just couldn't resist it.

HARRY
It looks great babe. You look a million dollars, you look fantastic. We got any more of that wine left?

Harry holds up the empty bottle.

AMANDA
Philistine. You wouldn't know a decent bottle of wine from a ten-bob bottle of plonk.

Amanda takes the empty bottle from Harry and leaves the pool area.


INT. HARRY’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - EARLY EVENING.

Amanda goes to THE FRIDGE and takes out a new bottle of WHITE WINE.


HARRY (O.S.)
(raised voice)
It's a lovely dress babe. What did that cost me?

AMANDA
There's no need for you to worry yourself about little things like that darling. I've put it on the card.

INT. HARRY’S HOUSE - INDOOR SWIMMING POOL - EARLY EVENING.

HARRY
It's a wonder she never got the shoes and handbag to match.

INT. HARRY’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - EARLY EVENING.

Amanda opens a bottle of WINE.

HARRY (O.S.)
(raised voice)
How come you never bought the handbag and shoes to match?

INT. HOUSE - INDOOR SWIMMING POOL - EARLY EVENING.

Amanda arrives back at poolside with a new bottle of wine and hands it to Harry.

AMANDA
I'm here now, no need to shout.

193 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 12, 2023

About the author

Phil Mitchell is an author, musician, and teacher from Chicago. His book "A Bright New Morning, An America Story" is about growing up in Chicago, America, and faith. It has many interesting adventures as Phil drives a trolley downtown.