Neil
All right, Jay’s mum! Where’s Jay?
JS Jay’s Mum
Oh, hello, Neil. He’s at home, updating his CV. (Her phone rings) Hello? Ohh…
Neil
It’s a bit over, is that okay?
C Customer
Excuse me! My prawns?
Neil
Sorry, mate, I finish at six.
Neil
Cheers for that.
N Nicole
You don’t have to thank me every time.
Neil
Oh, right. Cool. You’re so fit.
Will
(voiceover)
I was learning a lot about holidays. And not just what they did to Mrs Cooper’s front bottom. I was also learning that on a lads’ holiday, it’s compulsory to wear “hilarious” matching T-shirts.
Neil
Here y’are.
Jay
Nice!
Neil
Right, you owe me 12 quid each. Except for you, Will, you owe me 20.
Will
What?! Why?
Neil
Cos I had to bung the bloke a few extra quid for him to make it.
Will
Right, so I've got to pay more money for a T-shirt I didn’t ask for and I’m not going to wear, cos it carries a nickname I didn’t know I had?
Simon
Yes.
Will
Great(!)
Neil
Oi, Jay, Jay… Tidy minge, ten o’clock. Jay? Jay! Didn’t you see them girls? Why don’t you chirps ‘em?
Jay
Yeah, I can’t handle that many at once, Neil.
Neil
Really? What about that netball team?
Jay
Yeah, that was all right, cos that was a luxury caravan. But this coach is way too small for my moves.
Neil
Ah, course.
Will
Right, so, the plan is get to the apartment, unpack, get some sleep then head out fresh tomorrow. First up, the Minoan Palace at Knossos.
Jay
Have you come on a lads’ holiday by mistake?! We haven’t come halfway round the world to look at some boring **** Greek ruins.
Neil
Yeah, you can see that shit anywhere.
Jay
Look, we get there, drop the bags off, then go straight out and get spasticated. Simples.
Will
But I’ve not slept for 37 hours.
Simon
So shut up and try and get some sleep on here, then.
Will
Fine, good idea.
BL Burnley Lads
(singing)
Oh, Burn-a-ley is wonderful!
Will
(voiceover)
It was a tense moment. Someone was obviously staying here.
HR Holiday Rep
Right then, McKenzie party. This is you.
BL Burnley Lad
Good one, fellas! Don’t worry, it’ll look nice when it’s finished.
BL Burnley Lad
(singing)
Oh, Burnley!
BL Burnley Lads
(singing)
Oh, Burnley!
BL Burnley Lad
(singing)
Is wonderful…
Neil
This don’t look like the pictures
Will
(voiceover)
I still don’t know how the dog died. I can only presume it threw itself in the well, rather than stay here.
Will
Yes.
GM Greek Man
Your key. You have fun. But not too much fun. You shit on floor - 50 euro fine. Each time!
HS Hard Steve
All right, lads! Are you stopping here?
Will
Uh. Yes. We are.
HS Hard Steve
Bad luck. I’ve just come back from Afghanistan, and conditions there are better than this shithole. I can’t wait to get back to lying in a dusty dench, being shot at by some raghead. Are you married?
Simon
No.
HS Hard Steve
Don’t get married. The wife bought this, but somehow, it’s my **** fault. Anyway, pop down for a beer if you fancy. I’ll see youse later.
GM Greek Man
Steve! You owe me 50 euros!
Will
(voiceover)
As we entered our new home, wondering if our human rights had been breached, I couldn’t help thinking a shit on the floor might have cheered the place up a bit.
JA Jay and Neil
Shotgun this room!
Simon
Shotgun the sofa bed!
Will
Well, where am I gonna sleep, then?!
Simon
Not really my problem.
Neil
What’s that? Is that the bath?
Jay
Course it’s not the bath, you **** idiot. There’s the bath there! That’s the…kids’ toilet.
Neil
Is it?
Jay
Yes!
Neil
Why’s it got a plughole and a tap, then?
Jay
Cos it’s for checking your kid’s shit before you flush it.
Neil
Ugh, that’s grim!
Jay
Yeah, I know. That’s the Continentals, innit? They’re dirty.
Simon
See? (pointing at the bathtub) That looks nice!
Will
I’m not sleeping in a **** bathtub for two weeks, Simon! We’ll have to share the sofa bed.
Jay
(High-pitched)
Ooh, ‘ello! (Normal voice) Right, well, while you two decide who gets first go on each other’s ****, I’m getting ready and getting out there. The gash isn’t gonna **** itself, you know.
Will
Charming(!)
Will
(voiceover)
While Simon was seeing Carli everywhere, Jay was seeing some very lucky ladies.
Jay
She’d get it.
Neil
Most definitely!
Jay
Oh, and that one. She’d get it! And that one! And that one.
Neil
And that one. She’d get it.
Jay
Right in the bumholey.
Neil
I can’t believe I’ve already got a bird. Gutted.
Jay
So **** what?! All birds know - what goes on tour stays on tour.
Neil
No, I couldn’t do that to Nicole. I think I love her. And I never loved anything before apart from a car or a sandwich.
Will
Ah, interesting.
Neil
Well, it must get going a bit later. She did say it was amazing.
Will
And why would she lie?!
Jay
All right, mate. Four pints, four Jägermeisters and a fishbowl, please.
Neil
(To the Barman very slowly in shouted English)
Hello. When it good here?
Neil
Er, when here party good?
B Barman
(in English)
In normally about an hour or two.
Simon
Oh. Well, as we’ve paid, maybe we should hang on, then?
B Barman
But this year…never.
Neil
(Shouted still)
Thanking you, very much.
Simon
Okay, let’s go.
Jay
**** off! My bird’ll be down in a minute.
Will
Do you mean the woman who’s clearly on commission to trick people into this empty bar?
Jay
No, I mean the little hottie outside I was flirting with.
Will
I’ll take that as a yes, then.
Jay
I’m going nowhere till she’s sucked me off!
Simon
So you’re going nowhere.
Will
Jay, we’re on holiday! I meant to be out there, trying to hit girls I think are beneath me but who, for their part, won’t give me the time of day! So, let’s go!
Neil
Ooh! Hello, hello! It’s those little lovelies from the coach!
Jay
(indicating the larger girl)
That one’s not so little.
Simon
I think they’re looking at us.
Will
And not in a weird, terrified, “leave us alone” way. Amazing!
Simon
Jay, you’re drunkest. Go over and talk to them.
Jay
Nah. Not me, mate. None of them are as fit as my one outside. Why go for hamburgers when you’ve got steak at home?
Will
If, like you, you have neither anywhere. It’s up to you, then, Si.
Simon
Oh, shit, really? I don’t know if I’m over Carli.
Simon
Ow! ****! Can you stop that?!
Jay
Yes, I can. When you stop being such a pussy about your ex. It’s time to get back on the horse now, Si. And those little ponies need feeding. Feed the pony.
Simon
Yeah, okay, I’ll introduce us, but we’ve all got to go over there.
Will
Great.
Jay
You **** sad cases. You don’t just walk up to a girl in a club and introduce yourself! That’s creepy. Clubs have different rules, you dick. Look, you dance over near them, make the eyes, then get ‘em to dance with you.
Simon
Really?!
Will
Annoyingly, that does sound right.
Jay
Thank you! And then, after a bit, you stand up to them, pretend to slap ‘em and **** ‘em up the arse.
Will
That might be a bit much.
Simon
Yeah, I dunno.
Neil
Oh, **** hell, I’ll do it.
Will
What about Nicole?
Neil
It’s only dancing, she likes my dancing. Stick with me, you’ll be fine.
Will
Right, then, Si. Looks like the holiday starts here.
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(whooping)
Will
(voiceover)
The next morning, I was woken up by what sounded like Bigfoot having an asthma attack.
Will
Simon… Simon!
Simon
Christ, it’s like a sauna in here. Have you got any water?
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(still whooping)
Simon
What the **** is that noise?
Will
I think it’s Neil.
Simon
Oh, no, not the dinner lady from last night!
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(Off-screen)
Smooth me lover.
Neil
(Off-screen)
I cannot understand a thing you say.
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(Off-screen)
Spunk all over me bastard tits.
Neil
(Off-screen)
Oh, right.
Will
Well, it’s her or Johnny Vegas.
Neil
(Off-screen)
Ooowww!
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(Off-screen)
**** smack it! Smack it, you little prick! (slaps) Is that all you’ve got?
Neil
(Off-screen)
Shall I bite it?
Will
Interesting question.
Simon
This is beyond creepy.
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(Off-screen)
Bite it. Spit on it! Twist it right **** off!
Will
Okay, I’m getting out of here!
NS Neil’s Northern Bird
(Off-screen)
Harder!
Will
(voiceover)
Unsurprisingly, the girls’ hotel was nicer than our hotel. There are North Korean prison camps which are nicer than our hotel. But, like a North Korean prison camp, it was overcrowded, so we had nowhere to sit.
Neil
What about there?
Will
They’ve got towels on them, Neil.
Neil
So?
Will
That means people have bagsied them. We can’t take those.
Neil
**** that!
Will
No, Jay, we can’t!
Jay
Watch me! It’s probably just a load of Kratus that got down early in the morning to reserve ‘em.
Simon
That towel’s got Finding Nemo on it.
Jay
Oh. What, so Nazis can’t like Disney too?
Will
Jay!
Jay
Besides, I really need a lie down. My head’s more **** than Neil's dad’s arsehole.
Will
Jay, please!
Will
(voiceover)
Jay and Neil were off to, as they put it, “check out the chicas”. But I had a serious problem. In the absence of my mother, or a teacher, I needed help with my sunblock.