Awfully Wedded Life

A nervous and worried Phillip sits alongside his best man, Bilal, in the front pew of a well—congregated church. His bride-to-be, Jess, is late and wonders if she has had second thoughts. Bilal tries to reassure Phillip that it is just the bride's prerogative to be late and she'll show up shortly. Meanwhile, Phillips confesses that the couple has had 'words' due to him setting up a secret camera at Jess's hen night to catch her and her ex-fiancé and current work colleague, Aaron, in an intimate moment. This was due to several out-of-work phone calls they'd been on together. Foolishly and naively, Phillip admits his covert operation to Jess, and after giving him a perfectly reasonable explanation… she throws him out of their house with only a few days before the wedding. Phillip explains to Bilal that they made up by phone, but to confirm his huge regret and 'honest mistake', he sent a letter to Jess, including a confession that he had been tempted by a barmaid at his local pub. He points out that he hopes Jess hasn't told her parents, as her father, John, had already warned Phillip that he risked castration if he let down his only daughter. All this time, Bilal notices the daggers look that Jess's mother had been giving Phillip, unbeknownst to him. The penny begins to drop with Bilal, and he asks Phillip how he addressed the letter's envelope. Phillip explains, 'J. Nethercott', which happens to be the initial of both Jess's mother, Joanne, and scary father, John. Jess and her father finally arrive at the church, and Phillip is relieved. That is until John casually opens his morning suit coat to reveal a familiar-looking letter sticking out from his inside pocket. John's expression leaves Phillip in no doubt that he intends to carry out his threat to make Phillip's life hell. The vicar is about to begin the service as the camera zooms in on Phillip's frightened and colour-drained face. Fade to black