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"Pemberton's beautifully told story is a rags to riches
journey-beginning in a place and with a jarring set of experiences
that could have destroyed his life. But Steve's refusal to give in
to those forces, and his resolve to create a better life, shows a
courage and resilience that is an example for many of us to
follow." -Stedman Graham, author, educator Home is the place where
our life stories begin. A Chance in the World is the astonishing
true story of a boy destined to become a man of resilience
determination and vision. Down in the dank basement, amidst my
moldy, hoarded food and beloved worm-eaten books, I dreamed that my
real home, the place where my story had begun, was out there
somewhere, and one day I was going to find it. Taken from his
mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives a terrifying existence.
Caught in the clutches of a cruel foster family and subjected to
constant abuse, Steve finds his only refuge in a box of books given
to him by a kind stranger. In these books, he discovers new worlds
he can only imagine and begins to hope that one day he might have a
different life, that one day he will find his true home. A
fair-complexioned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish
last name, he is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins
and find his birth family. Armed with just a single clue, Steve
embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find
that nothing is as it appears. Through it all, Steve's story
teaches us that no matter how broken our past, no matter how great
our misfortunes, we have it in us to create a new beginning and to
build a place where love awaits.
'The joy of these scripts is in being able to appreciate the craft
and ambition involved in the sharpness of the dialogue, the cunning
of the plotting, and the desire never to repeat themselves, as
Pemberton and Shearsmith build each episode into a miniaturist
treasure. A must for anyone who wants to write for television, or
who just wants to see how the magic is done.' - NEIL GAIMAN Take a
further peek behind the door marked 'number 9' as the scripts from
series 1-3 are collected here for the first time. An anthology of
darkly comic twisted tales by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith,
read how each 30-minute self-contained story with new characters
and new settings, sprang to life from the page. Each series is
prefaced by a foreword from the show creators, giving readers and
fans behind-the-scenes insight to this creative phenomenon. It is a
beautifully written series, some stories comic, some tragic, all
highly original and inventive. As well as Steve and Reece, it has
featured guest appearances from a plethora well-known actors
including Jack Whitehall, Peter Kay, Sheridan Smith, Gemma
Arterton, Keeley Hawes, Alison Steadman, Conleth Hill, and David
Morrissey. Relive the show's every enjoyable moment down to the
stage directions with Inside No. 9: The Scripts: Series 1-3.
'The finest writing in the land. Limitless, joyous and terrifying'
- RUSSELL T. DAVIES Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's darkly
comedic creations are an endlessly dazzling masterclass in
storytelling. Inside No. 9: The Scripts features every episode from
Series 4-6 of the award-winning BBC2 anthology, including the live
Halloween special and an original foreword for each series from the
show's creators. 'One of the best pieces of British television in
years' - INDEPENDENT
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