The Bateman's Arrive In Summer Bay

[Sunny Girl]

It looks like it.

[Homeandawayfan.]

On 12/08/2016 at 6:36 PM, beau_t said:

Did you name them after Alan Bateman?

Yes.

[Homeandawayfan.]

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Some of the other surnames not heard of in the show come from childhood friends and neighbours. I heard that Bevan Lee named Ailsa after Ailsa Piper so that inspired me to name characters after people I knew and the late H&A creator Alan Bateman.

NOTE: More characters to be featured including a surprise return for an old face. Brody, Tori and Dr Nate also feature as well as Maddie. 

EXT, SUMMER BAY CARAVAN PARK.

Jimmy Bateman walks along and sees Maddie chatting with Hunter and Olivia.

MADDIE Get a room you two.

HUNTER Mind your own business Maddie.

MADDIE (to Jimmy) Hey.

JIMMY Sorry to interrupt but is Alf Stewart about? I am an old friend of his.

MADDIE Yes sir, he should be inside. He had a heart attack a few months ago so he may be a bit grumpy.

HUNTER Since when does Alf need an excuse to blow his stack?

JIMMY (Laughing) Sounds like the flaming galah I know, as he would say.

INT, SUMMER BAY HOUSE.

Alf is putting his fishing gear away and Jimmy knocks at the door.

JIMMY Alfred Stewart? My old pal?

ALF Who are you, err, hang on you do look familiar, is it Jimmy? Jimmy Bateman?

JIMMY Yes.

They shake hands then hug.

ALF How are you my old mate?

JIMMY Fine. Must be 47 or 48 years since we last saw each other?

ALF Yeah we left around the same time. When I got home I married Martha and Roo was born the following year.

JIMMY Was she your wife?

ALF Yeah, she died years ago. I remarried but she died as well.

JIMMY Sorry to hear that. I am staying in a hotel in Yabbie Creek. My PTSD is affecting me so my son stays with me to keep an eye on me.

ALF I know what you mean, I get flashbacks a lot. I was ill with PTSD for a while some time ago after Anzac Day.

JIMMY Yeah, only Vietnam vets know what it is like to have been there, obviously. Today's lot don't know the half of it.

ALF Well today's soldiers fight for our freedom don't forget.

 

To be continued..............

[Ludub]

Nice little scene between Alf and Jimmy, and I liked Jimmy using 'flaming galah' to talk about Alf, haha!

[beau_t]

4 hours ago, Homeandawayfan. said:

Yes.

Nice touch.

[Guest]

Great chapter 

liked the little scene with Jimmy and Alf.

Update again soon

 

[Inactive User]

Great chapter

Loved the scene between Alf and Jimmy

Update soon please xx

[Sunny Girl]

Really enjoying this, Home  & Away Fan. Thank you

[Homeandawayfan.]

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ALF Did you ever know 2 soldiers called Tom Fletcher and Danny King?

JIMMY Cannot say I do.

ALF Tom used to live here years ago and was in Nam as was his brother in law Danny. Danny was paralysed from the waist down.

JIMMY Yeah, saw many soldiers injured in Nam in my time.

ALF Come on, let me show you some sights of Summer Bay.

INT, DINER, SUMMER BAY.

BRODY Irene, how many more times? Stop chatting up the customers and do what I pay you for.

IRENE Sorry.

Brody exits to the kitchen.

MARILYN Much better when Kyle Braxton ran this place.

IRENE Brody would make Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler look soft.

MARILYN Lucky we just see him from time to time as he works behind the scenes a lot.

IRENE Bosses think they can treat their staff however they like.

Hunter comes in.

HUNTER Service please, once you two old women stop gossiping.

IRENE Oi watch it boyo. Just because your love life is in tatters again.

HUNTER Sorry, just stressed a bit. Latte please?

Brett Hubbard and his mate are now throwing a bread roll to one another.

IRENE Oi you two cut that out.

BRETT Yes Mummy.

IRENE I will have to ask you to leave.

BRETT'S MATE Come on Brett, lets go.

BRETT No, free country. Gonna chuck me out woman?

Jimmy Bateman is stood behind Brett. Alf stands back a bit.

JIMMY I will if you keep it up mate. I may be old but I was an ex Vietnam soldier.

BRETT Come on Jayden, lets get out of here.

They leave.

IRENE So you two are old friends?

JIMMY Army pals, yes.

To be continued......

 

[Ludub]

Liked Irene and Marilyn's little chat about Brody, and Jimmy standing up for Irene. Hunter needs to watch his manners a bit more!