For our soap opera trailer we have written the plots, characters and locations for our first fictional episode, as well as indicating to how the plot may prgress in future episodes and storylines.
We decided to name the soap Bathwood Drive, relating to the convention of naming the entire television programme after the fictional place where it is set, for example "Coronation Street". It is set in the suburbs of the East Midlands, as that is where we are filming so it would be the most believable setting.
The plot to the first episode focuses on the Malone family, moving into the local 'Old Badger' pub a location which is a well known meeting place in many soap operas- such as the 'Old Victoria' in Eastenders. The audience is new to the town just as the Malones are, so it seemed an appropriate way to begin the story. There are four characters in this family; the father, the mother, the daughter and the son.
The father's name is Barry, 42, he is a gambling addict who owes many money to loan sharks and moved his family here in an attempt to run away from his debts. But will the people he owes money to hunt him and his family down? Bringing a whole new danger to the sleepy suburbian town.
The mother's name is Michelle, 38, she begins an affair with the local trouble maker Tommy Bagwell, 40, from a rival family, keeping screts from her husband and children. Living a double life of lies and deception. However her son, Scott, 15, discovers their sordid little secret and confronts the two of them.
Tommy, unbeknown to Michelle, threatens Scott with violence if he dare ever reveal their secret. The daughter's name is Frieda, 17, she is led to become an alcoholic due to the stresses of her teenage worries- finding it difficult to cope with schoolwork, bullies and peer pressure.
All this relates to common themes found in real life soap operas: addiction, affairs, secrets, violence, etc. Later on we may include even more dramatic storylines such as murder etc.
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