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Brothers-in-law, Syd, Tommy, and Ted, are gathered together in Ted’s house at Christmas, along with Ted’s son John. They have recently discovered that Syd's daughter Sandra is pregnant and planning to move in with her student boyfriend, Tim. Syd now drops the bombshell that Sandra and Tim aren’t planning on getting married, which goes against societal expectations of the time. The men rally together, promising to have it out with Tim. However, when Tim arrives, he reveals that it is Sandra who
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Start: Tommy: Well Syd, when’s it going to be?
Syd: (wearily) What, Tommy?
Tommy: The weddin’ – the weddin’.
Syd: Ah – Jesus! Don’t talk to me about it. There’s not goin’ to be a weddin’, is there?
Tommy: (sitting up) Y’what?
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END: Ted (shouting) Stop bein’ so bloody stupid! You didn’t do it. How could you do it? It was the seams, the seams that came apart. You didn’t do it! (He goes to the door shouting.) Reeny – Reeny, where’s his tablets? Reeny! (He turns back to John. Pointing.) It’s all the excitement that’s brought this on. I thought Christmas might be too much for him.
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Willy Russell,”Breezeblock Park” in Will Russell Plays: 1, Methuen Drama, 2002, pp.63-78.
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