Voice Over: and caption: 'THERE NOW FOLLOWS AN APPEAL ON
BEHALF OF EXTREMELY RICH PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM'
Sir Pratt: (at a large leather-topped desk with an elaborate table
lamp) Hello. I'd like to talk to you tonight about a minority group
of people who have no mental or physical handicaps and, who,
through no fault of their own, have never been deprived, and
consequently are forced to live in conditions of extreme luxury.
This often ignored minority, is very rarely brought to the attention
of the general public. The average man in the street scarcely gives
a second thought to these extremely well-off people. He, quite
simply, fails to appreciate the pressures vast quantities of money
just do not bring. Have you at home, ever had to cope with this
problem... (cut to a rich young yachting type surrounded by girls in
bikinis) or this... (cut to a rich woman loading her chauffeur with all
kinds of expensive parcels) or even this... (cut to a still of Centre
Point) I know it's only human to say, 'Oh this will never happen to
me', and of course, it won't I'm asking you, please, please, send no
contributions, however large, to me.
(We see the last bit on a TV in Mrs What-a-long-name-this-is-hardly-
worth-typing-but-never-mind-it-doesn 't-come-up-again 's-living-room.
Ding-dong of doorbell. A cupboard door opens, and the middle-aged man
we saw in first scene comes out. He has no iguana on his shoulder.)
(Continued...)
Series 4 Scripts