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[[Raoul]] is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, ''[[Glamorama]]'', while his [[Raoul's partner|partner]] helps out. | [[Raoul]] is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, ''[[Glamorama]]'', while his [[Raoul's partner|partner]] helps out. | ||
Raoul's partner waits at [[Cleopatra's Needle]], the meeting point for the audience members. A [[gold]]en [[double decker bus]] arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard. | Much later, Raoul's partner waits at [[Cleopatra's Needle]], the meeting point for the audience members. A [[gold]]en [[double decker bus]] arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard. | ||
The bus arrives in an [[industrial estate (Hospitality)|industrial estate]] in [[Mile End]], and Raoul's partner and the audience members make their was down to the studio. [[Ellen (Hospitality)|Ellen]] introduces herself to Raoul's partner, and she has lunch with the [[Lesbian Avengers]]. | The bus arrives in an [[industrial estate (Hospitality)|industrial estate]] in [[Mile End]], and Raoul's partner and the audience members make their was down to the studio. [[Ellen (Hospitality)|Ellen]] introduces herself to Raoul's partner, and she has lunch with the [[Lesbian Avengers]]. | ||
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Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for [[lunch]]. The guest star, a [[lesbian]] [[novelist]] called [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]], arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her. | Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for [[lunch]]. The guest star, a [[lesbian]] [[novelist]] called [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]], arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her. | ||
Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a [[taxi]] to Ellen's [[Sabrina's flat|flat]], singing on the way there. At Ellen's home, her flatmate [[Sabrina (Hospitality)|Sabrina]] returns home from a holiday with her | Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a [[taxi]] to Ellen's [[Sabrina's flat|flat]], singing on the way there. At Ellen's home, her flatmate [[Sabrina (Hospitality)|Sabrina]] returns home from a holiday with her [[Sabrina's friend (Hospitality)|best mate]], and Raoul's partner succumbs to the impulse to steal a souvenir. He then pretends to fall a[[sleep]] on a [[settee]]. | ||
Later, he finds a copy of ''[[The Nylon Jungle]]'' in the flat, which had been signed by Iris for Eliza, including Iris' [[phone number]]. Raoul's partner decides to dial the number, getting through to Iris. Raoul's partner tells Iris about his unhappy relationship with Raoul, and after Iris asks Raoul's partner if he likes Raoul as a ''[[friend]]'', not just a lover; Raoul's partner realises that Iris is right, that he doesn't consider Raoul as a friend. He says goodbye to Iris, and he proceeds to climb out of the [[window]], climbing down three [[Balcony|balconies]]. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Boy 2 (Hospitality)|Boy 2]] | * [[Boy 2 (Hospitality)|Boy 2]] | ||
* [[Girl (Hospitality)|Girl]] | * [[Girl (Hospitality)|Girl]] | ||
* [[Greek-looking bloke]] | * "[[Greek-looking bloke]]" | ||
* [[Sabrina (Hospitality)|Sabrina]] | * [[Sabrina (Hospitality)|Sabrina]] | ||
* [[Sabrina's friend (Hospitality)|Sabrina's friend]] | |||
* [[Tracey (Hospitality)|Tracey]] | * [[Tracey (Hospitality)|Tracey]] | ||
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* ''[[Morning Quickie]]'' is filmed in one of the studios in Mile End. | * ''[[Morning Quickie]]'' is filmed in one of the studios in Mile End. | ||
* Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner sing a song by [[Carly Simon]]. | * Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner sing a song by [[Carly Simon]]. | ||
* Iris is writing a [[novel (Hospitality)|novel]]. | * Iris is writing a [[novel (Hospitality)|novel]]. She also wrote a novel in the [[1960s]] called ''[[The Nylon Jungle]]''. | ||
* Raoul's partner imagines "[Iris] lying under a [[pink]] [[breadspread]], like [[Barbara Cartland]] in [[Camden Town]], a [[Poodle (species)|poodle]] either side and a [[typewriter]] on her lap". | |||
=== People === | === People === | ||
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* Ellen lives in [[Cricklewood]]. | * Ellen lives in [[Cricklewood]]. | ||
* Iris has a home in [[Camden]]. | * Iris has a home in [[Camden]]. | ||
* Sabrina just returned from her holiday in [[Ibiza]]. | |||
=== Food and drink === | === Food and drink === | ||
* Raoul's partner bought a mixed [[salad]] from a [[Greek deli (Hospitality)|Greek deli]] on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | * Raoul's partner bought a mixed [[salad]] from a [[Greek deli (Hospitality)|Greek deli]] on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | ||
