Catch-Up With the Ex

NSFW: Explicit Language!

Comedy Short for BBC Studios

iPlayer/BBC Scotland

Catch-Up With the Ex is one of three short sketches that I wrote and directed for BBC Scotland in spring of 2023. It also represents my proper acting debut. It’s not one for the whole family, I would suggest - but it’s the sketch that I think most completely represents my sensibilities in comedy. Produced by We Can Rebuild Him, specialists in video production in Glasgow.

EXT. SUBURBAN STREET - DAY.

GARY (mid-thirties, rocking an obvious combover that’s intended to hide fairly significant balding) is in the driver’s seat of a blue Toyota Yaris, parked with his window down on a leafy suburban street. He’s spying in the mirror.

POV: KERRY (mid-twenties) is approaching, partially obscured by the edge of the mirror. Gary, now pretending to look at his phone, feigns surprise as she gets closer to his car:

GARY:
Oh! Kerry!

Credits

Writer/Director

David McGinty

DOP

Stu Gray

Production Design

Gail Kelly

Catering

Linda McGinty
Shannon McGinty

Sound Design

David McKeitch

Music

David McGinty

Starring

Kerry McCusker
David McGinty
Carol Scougall
Alice Sutherland

Sound Recordist

David McKeitch

Best Boy

Paul Hamilton

Editor

David McGinty

Graphic Design

Gavin McGregor