Scripts: Mixed Messages on tadg.ie

Fail to Prepare

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

Clara is preparing a live recipe demonstration when Raymond interrupts with advice about preparation and self-discipline. He takes over the demonstration, expecting Clara to edit out his mistakes, while the audience watches him struggle with the jar and ingredients. Viewer comments send Clara back in front of the camera. She produces the mixture and protein balls she prepared earlier and finishes the demonstration, then tells Raymond it was live. His mistakes have supplied enough material for a series.

Aisle Seats

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

Nicola and Nicholas try to enjoy a first date at the theatre, but other patrons repeatedly interrupt them and threaten their seats. They leave together, only to become separated at a crossing, on the pavement and at a restaurant door. In a noisy bar, a wine order sounds like a proposition. Once the misunderstanding clears, Nicholas finally finishes his interrupted declaration and they choose to stay together.

Double Take

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

Cian arrives at a restaurant intending to propose; Nicola arrives intending to end their relationship. Their waiter Cillian recognizes Cian as his long-lost twin but cannot bring himself to say so. Crystal, a street vendor, agrees to distract the couple while Cillian gathers his nerve. Repeated attempts to help interrupt both announcements until Nicola refuses the proposal and Cillian reveals their relationship. Cian asks whether there is anybody else, just as Crystal returns.

Who Cried Wolf?

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

An emergency dispatcher takes calls from Granny, Dopey and a witch whose fairy-tale problems become increasingly alarming. His questions and advice fail to contain the trouble: Snow White is carried away by a stranger, the witch ends up in her own oven, and Granny's rescuer appears at the dispatcher's desk with an axe. The dispatcher calls Granny for help and receives his own sort of advice in return.

Annabella's Party

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

Harriet and Harold turn their daughter Annabella's birthday party into a system of guest checks and gift valuations. Fiona submits to the questioning, then finds that the other parents are competing for approval too. When her brother David arrives to collect Joey, Harriet tries to impress him in the hope of a job. Joey has damaged the cake, Harold keeps applying his rules, and Fiona exposes the special treatment David receives. David declines Harriet's job overture. Harold finally solves his accounts problem, only to knock the remaining cake onto the floor.

I Speak Vladimir

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outline and synopsis

Julie, an off-duty air stewardess, has secured a vacant first-class seat after a short visit to her son in Singapore for her grandchild's christening. She wants to sleep before working the Paris flight from Schiphol. Her colleagues Diane and Russell have other uses for her.
Drinks, dinner and a cigarette in the toilet bring Julie and the cabin crew into increasing difficulty.
Vladimir's enthusiasm for Pretty Woman becomes another invitation Julie cannot quite refuse. They part in Amsterdam, but praise for her help leads her manager to switch her Paris duty to Moscow. Vladimir is waiting with the film.

CHARACTERS

JULIE	Woman, 40s-60s. Experienced air stewardess, travelling off duty. A new grandmother. Familiar, capable, particular about her comforts.
VLADIMIR	Man, 40s-60s. A Russian oil-rig worker, recently out of hospital, wearing a body brace and an arm sling, with visible bandaging. Moves with difficulty and uses a crutch. Has never flown before. No English. Warm, loud, delighted.
RUSSELL	Gay man, 20s-30s. Junior cabin crew. Conscientious, personable, attracted to Vladimir.
DIANE	Middle-aged woman. Senior cabin crew. Dry, assured, enjoys teasing her colleagues.
CAPTAIN	Voice only, over the aircraft PA. May be recorded.

Setting

On an aeroplane, first class. A flight from Singapore to Amsterdam. Two wide chairs with a console between them suggest neighbouring seats. Aisle downstage. A service trolley marks the galley beside the toilet entrance. The rest of the cabin is implied. Vladimir has a tablet with a recognizable Pretty Woman cover image; its title is also spoken. Julie carries her uniform in her hand luggage.