Hostage by Rick Dunning | Script Revolution

Hostage

A young couple in need of money are tricked into looking after a hostage

Type:

  • TV Pilot

Status:

  • Seeking finance
Page Count: 
56pp

Genre:

  • Comedy

Budget:

  • Shoestring

Age Rating:

  • 13+
    • Coverfly All-time Overall Top 35%
Synopsis/Details: 

When Dawn arrives home with some shopping, after getting a call from husband Mitch, she is surprised to see a man tied to a chair with a sack over his head and drugged.
The message she recieved from Mitch was that they were to look after a dog for his uncle, it turns out that the hostages name is Dog!

Submitted: May 10, 2022
Last Updated: September 20, 2022

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The Writer: Rick Dunning
I have previously written sketches for German TV, written and performed stand up on the London circuit and also written and produced a short film called ' Lilly And The Clown'. I have had my children's book 'Finlay's Family Of Fugitive Flea Finders' published. For the past twenty odd years I have worked in the film industry on many big budget films in the UK and abroad. Go to bio

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