Video Nasty (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

1
Each year, the townspeople
march to the old village,
and add to the pyre a symbol
of something they wish
to purge from the world.
I'm talking about the body
they found by the lake.
Could be one of our own.
They reckon it was,
erm, a group thing.
Three suspects.
Found this.
Oh, Christ.
Oh, God!
Ah! Oh!
That.
They're already tried
and convicted here.
We need to find them
before the police do.
You're a dead weight.
I should have came by myself.
Fancy a lift, love?
TYRES SCREECH
MACHINERY CLICKS
MUFFLED: Come on
Come on!
LABOURED GRUNTING
CHAINSAW SPUTTERS
Come on.
No rest for the wicked
HE BREATHES SHAKILY
CHAINSAW BUZZES
BILLY WHIMPERS
No No!
Wait! Wait! Help, help!
I can get you out
of this, I promise!
I'll turn myself in!
I'll tell them I did it!
I'll tell them I did
it! Just let him go!
No.
You can go first if you like.
THEY SCREAM
Wait. It's too much.
We use the blade on
him. Murder-suicide.
And the girl?
Can I use the chainsaw on her?
We'll discuss that later.
My son should have her by now.
THEY PAN
CHAINSAW CUTS OU
Nice and personal.
I'm going to enjoy this.
Just get on with it.
Stop!
Let them go!
Topher, put that down.
Nobody else dies.
Give me the tranquilliser, son.
We need calm heads.
You killed Dad.
You told me he ran away.
Topher, we can talk about this.
You lied to me.
You told me Kate
was an accident.
You made me cover it up.
And then you said they
they wouldn't be killed.
You need to put
that down now, son.
Stop calling me that.
You're not my father.
I'm your godfather, and I'm telling
you to make the right choice.
Who else is down in that pit?
The sinners?
The ones you forced
to move away?
They never went, did they?
Did they? Look at me.
I can explain everything.
I said, look at me!
Argh!
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
Agh!
Wait!
We have the girl!
She'll burn on that fire
with everything else!
Get them!
HE REVS CHAINSAW
You're an embarrassment!
Go home! Clean up!
If this goes wrong, it's
their word against ours!
And we are reliable
..trustworthy, upstanding!
And I WILL be standing at
the front of that march!
ZOE GASPS SHARPLY
Oh, God. Thank
Christ, thank Christ.
Are you OK?
Are you OK? Just tell me you're
OK, lovey. Just tell me you're OK.
Zoe, can you feel your legs?
Is there anything broken?
Will-will you say something?
Just say something,
lovey. Just say something.
Dad cheated on you.
Oh!
No
I know, love. It's OK.
I'm so sorry, love.
Where are the boys? Tell
me where the boys are.
I don't know
Where is he? He
was chasing me
No, no Sh!
Uh, excuse me?
This man is not breathing.
CHAINSAW BUZZES
I won't stop until
I find you, boys!
You know that, right?
You hide your
friend's going to burn!
Ah
SLURRING: The festival Ah!
Why does he sound drunk?
He's got a dose of
that tranquilliser!
CHAINSAW REVS
Oh! Maybe
CHAINSAW CLATTERS
HE MUMBLES
What do we do?
I mean, if you don't
kill the monster
He just comes back. Exactly.
Go now?
Right
CHAINSAW BUZZES
HE MUMBLES
Should we kill him?
No, no No, no, no.
We can't.
Are you sure? Because the
killer always comes back.
No, I'm not I'm
not a murderer, Con.
Are you?
No. Let's just cut and run.
Please don't cut my hand off.
OK
All right, turn around.
Right, left.
Yeah.
Do you trust me?
CHAINSAW REVS
This local commemorative ritual
is proving to be a
national lightning rod
for a censorship campaign
following the recent murder
of teenager Kate Bannon.
Locals and campaigners
are blaming the death
on what they say is a plague
of so-called "video nasties".
There is a national
panic over the murder,
with the whole country blame
Panic?
I think "outcry"
is more neutral.
What do you think? Shall we
get a take with "outcry"?
Hello, everyone.
Hello, good day. You're
all very welcome indeed.
We're here today
fighting the good fight.
To speak for an innocent young girl
who can no longer speak for herself,
taken from us too soon by the
scourge of violent videos.
CROWD MURMUR AGREEMEN
Now, let's hear those
voices loud and clear.
Justice for Kate!
ALL: Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
Oh, my God Oh, my God.
We killed a man. We
actually killed a man.
I killed a policeman.
I actually killed a policeman!
God, I'm going to prison
I feel sick. I'm
actually going to prison.
Mum, stop!
I told you, he's a
He's scum.
ENGINE CUTS OU
Hey. Hey.
I'm sorry I wasn't here.
It's me that ran away.
Oh, love.
Did you know?
Before Dad told you.
Why didn't you say anything?
Because then I might
have to talk about it.
What now?
What? What now, Maureen?
I don't know, Frank!
Jesus Christ! Do we
do we phone it in?
Do we leave it here?
Maybe maybe we
should go to the police.
Speak to that nice
detective lady.
Not that idiot.
No.
Hide it in the woods.
But this was an accident.
If we hide the body,
we are all guilty.
They will find him eventually.
No ENGINE TURNS OVER
No, no! Zoe?
Oh, my God! Jesus Christ!
LOUD THUD
Definitely dead now.
We need to go!
Trust me, when you see
what I have to show you
..you're not going to care.
We should have tied him
up! Forget about it, Billy!
We'll be out of here
long before he wakes up!
Where are we even going? We
need to get to the festival.
They said they're going
to burn my sister!
We need to get her out, and then
we get the fuck out of here!
Con, wait!
BILLY PANTS
You know I'm sorry
..about all that
all that stuff I said?
I'm glad you came.
Come on, we have to go.
Ah!
Burn the nasties!
CHANTING: Burn the nasties!
Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
Burn the nasties!
Burn the nasties!
Justice for Kate!
Burn the nasties!
Burn the nasties!
Justice for Kate!
Justice for Kate!
We've had a pattern of reports
from Ashdale over the years.
People moving to London under
suspicious circumstances.
Then we get complaints
from friends and family
of never hearing
from them again.
Technically, not
a disappearance.
No body
..there's no case.
Yeah, but who were they?
One of the reports was
about the man of the house,
and I'm guessing
..that was him.
The rest I don't know.
The killer's decided to
make some noise this time.
He didn't hide that poor
Bannon girl down here.
They wanted her to be found.
Stay back!
I want to help.
I'll tell you everything.
But they need to
be stopped first.
Shit!
That's it.
Where is she?
Hello, lads.
These are the
killers of that girl.
Can't let you get
away with that.
Stay back! All right? I mean it!
Put it down, son.
There's no way out.
CHANTING: Justice for Kate!
Burn the nasties!
Burn the nasties!
Justice for Kate!
Billy?
We're going to
need bigger sticks.
Justice for Kate!
I feel like this is about
to go full Wicker Man.
We have them! We
have the killers!
There they are!
There's the evil
right in front of us!
Evil!
Get them! We need our
town to be cleansed!
Give me that!
OK, everyone, calm down!
Let the police handle this.
I need everyone to stay back.
No! Let everyone
I don't want to get
strung up on that thing.
Run now? Run!
Get them!
CROWD CLAMOURS
Stand back!
Don't let them
pass through here.
All right?
Don't let them get away!
We don't want to let them
loose on our children!
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Now, there, young
man, let me past.
Don't worry, I'll talk them
down. They'll listen to me.
Where are you, lads?
We're going to find you
and burn the both of you!
It's been on the radio.
The boys are in there.
Stay here and don't
move. I'll handle this.
You, stay!
How did you get here so fast?
I thought I was coming
here to make an arrest.
I didn't realise I was
interrupting a lynch mob.
It's a bloody
labyrinth back there.
But don't worry, we're
going to get those psychos.
They're innocent. What?
We are going in, yes?
Abso-fucking-lutely.
Where do you think
you're going? Stay there.
How do we get through this lot?
Just watch me.
I've just come from a
basement full of bodies.
They've been murdering
people for years.
The eldest son is dead.
We need to find the rest.
They're out for blood.
They think these kids
killed that girl. Christ!
Call for backup. Right.
Stand that mob down
at the front. Right.
WHISPERING: Right, go on, go on.
DOOR CREAKS OPEN
We're going to have
to face these down.
Hello, lads.
You're going to burn
for what you did.
Oi! Dick nose!
Urgh!
BILLY GRUNTS DISTANTLY
CON GRUNTS
Glad you're here.
Are you OK? Yeah.
MUFFLED GRUNTING
Billy! Billy!
Billy, leave him!
Billy! Leave him!
Billy, hey, hey, look
at me. BILLY PANTS
We're going to be OK.
Mum and Dad are here.
We have a detective, she
knows we didn't do it.
We're going to be OK.
Come on, there's a gate
at the back. Let's go.
Check that side.
Con? Con?
Con! Con!
Con?
Anything, Maureen?
No, nothing
Who are you?
Frank Stay where you are!
Frank! Give me that.
FRANK SCREAMS Jesus!
Frank!
THEY SCREAM
Maureen, go!
Go, Maureen!
Oh!
Run, Maureen!
BLADE PLUNGES
HE PANTS
In here!
LOCKED GATE BANGS
No No!
We can scale it. I have an idea.
Uh!
Bollocks.
The others can't be far.
Now might be a good
time to scream.
THEY YELL
CON YELLS
BLADE RINGS
BILLY GROANS
ZOE YELLS
CON GROANS
BILLY BREATHES UNEVENLY
Hey!
Bastard!
Pastor.
MUSIC: The Killing Moon
by Echo & The Bunnymen
Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms
Too late to beg you
Or cancel it Though
I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine
Fate
Up against your will
Through the
thick and thin ♪
Con! Zoe
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
BILLY: Stay
Of course I will.
In scarlet nights I saw you
So cruelly you kissed me
Your lips, a magic world
Your sky, all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon
Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
Under blue moon I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms ♪
If I best sum it up by quoting
you a very small news item
that I spotted in
the Daily Mirror.
It was nothing to do with
video nasties directly.
It was about a very nasty
attack on some ponies
in the south of England.
And at the end of
telling this story,
there was a quote from the Margate
police, in which they said that,
"The attacker must
have been influenced
"either by video
nasties or a new moon."
I think that, actually, that makes
it sound very like witchcraft.
And the way in which the whole
campaign has presented itself
has actually ascribed
quite magical powers
to flickering pictures on
screens, and how they hypnotise,
and then drug, and
then addict children.
Don't be pointing that thing
at me. Point it over there.
OK. Is anyone going
to say a few words?
What about Frank? He's late.
KNOCK ON WINDOW
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
I lost track of
time while packing.
You took too much with you,
Dad. The place is only small.
Sure I need my
comforts, Con. Comforts?
Didn't realise you were sleeping
on your record collection.
Mm. Very good.
Abe was about to say a
few words there, go on.
No, we can't do it
without Billy's date.
It's not a date.
We're just friends.
This better be.
You look great.
Oh, sorry.
Hi.
Oh, a vision.
Oh.
Make sure you get this.
I just wanted to
say congratulations.
And that I'm proud
of all of you.
It would have been
easy not to go tonight,
after everything
that's happened.
The media, the infamy.
You could have chosen to
stick your head in the sand
and pretend it wasn't happening.
It's easy to push things
away, not deal with them.
You know what takes real guts?
Admitting that you are scared
and still choosing
to face the monster.
And going to the depths
without a date. Hey!
LAUGHTER
Now, that's brave.
Oh, and thank you
to Maureen and Frank
for digging the boys out
and making tonight possible.
We're going to pay it back. Yeah,
well, you could do it tomorrow
if you got rid of
those awful videos.
They're awful. Maureen!
No, no way! We're
keeping them.
No, Mum. Leave them.
OK. Are we ready?
Slainte. Slainte.
ALL: Slainte
Come on, you three.
Let's get you in.
Big smiles. Three, two, one.
Cheese!
LOW RUMBLE
SCREAMS AND LAUGHTER
Shhhh! Shhhh! GIGGLING
Shhhh! Shhhhh!
Get in!
All right, show me one of
these shit films, then.
Sorry we don't have,
erm, Flashdance.
Ah-ha-ha! Funny.
We'll ease her in with
something mid-level.
Lads, it's just a movie.
Go on, what are the rules?
Oh, we don't do that any more.
Oh, come on!
If we're going to do this, I
want to do it right. Tell me.
All right. No screaming. OK.
And no looking away.
And I have a naggin
of whisky in my room.
So if you break the
rules, you do a shot.
Go on. Go get it, hurry up.
I tried to make it work
You in a cocktail
skirt and me in a suit
Well, it just wasn't me.
You're used to wearing less
And now your life's a mess
So insecure, you see
I put up with all the scenes
And this is one scene that's
going to be played my way
Take your hands off me
I don't belong to you
You see?
Take a look at my face
For the last time
I never knew you
You never knew me
Say hello, goodbye. ♪