IN LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH - PART ONE — THE MAN - Script Treatment
IN LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH Script Treatment Genre: Drama / Romance / Bereavement Tone: Quiet, emotional, reflective Setting: Contemporary Britain Principal Characters: Simon Atkinson, Lucy Atkinson, Louise, Jane, Dr Harris, the Vicar PART ONE — THE MAN OPENING FADE IN: INT. ATKINSON AND CARMICHAEL — SIMON'S OFFICE — FRIDAY AFTERNOON Late September. A traditional solicitor's office. Quiet, ordered and professional. Everything has its place. Legal books line the shelves. Case files are arranged neatly across a large desk. Certificates and professional qualifications hang on the wall. Behind the desk sits SIMON ATKINSON, 47 . Tall, well built and immaculately dressed, Simon wears a dark tailored suit, crisp white shirt and understated tie. His dark brown hair is beginning to grey at the temples. He has the appearance of a man completely in control of his life. Simon reads through a legal document, making occasional notes in the margin. Outside his closed office door, the working...