´óÏó´«Ã½ Four finds itself in a Tight Spot
Lift – production notes
It's 8.30am. Christabel, Sunita, Rocco and Paul Sykes are stuck in a London Underground Station lift. We see a series of snapshots documenting the characters' gradual slide from irritation to panic, as they realise they're properly stuck.
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At first they just sigh and tut as the lift stands still. They look at each other – apart from Rocco who's oblivious listening to his iPod. No one says anything. Paul Sykes starts impatiently pressing the lift buttons in vain whilst muttering: "Unbelievable! What is this? A Third World country?" looking at his watch.
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Some minutes have passed and Paul Sykes is now pressing the buttons frantically. He has commitments; he's going to miss his career-defining presentation. Christabel is shouting "Hello? Is there anyone outside?" whilst Sunita is simply saying "We're stuck", over and over, with the calm, resigned confidence of a stuck-in-a-lift veteran.
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As the titles end, Christabel is trying to talk into the emergency intercom; Rocco is still slumped in the corner – no-one is yet aware that he suffers from multiple phobias – including claustrophobia; Paul Sykes is hammering on the doors in mounting panic; Sunita looks as if she's seen it all before and is already settling down for "a long one".
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