Episode 1 - Revised

So this is the start of a long process...

In the next series of posts I am going to be uploading updated and shrunken down synopsises. I'm taking the main points from the episode and constructing them into a more rounded synopsis.

Ernie's First Day


Main Points

- Camera crew meet Maj
- Glimpse of other employees during the walk through
- Ernie starts and makes a mess
- Ernie gets sent to the car park and interviewed
- We learn more about Heema and Harold

NEW:

Maj welcomes the camera crew to the diner and shows them the ins and outs of the place. Whilst getting a glimpse of some of the employees who work there. Setting up in Maj's office, Maj is interviewed and we learn a little about her and her past. Whilst she mentions how today is a great day to start filming as there is a new starter.

Ernie starts his first day at The Quick Stop, he gets to meet a couple of the employees; Heema and Harold. However it doesn't quite go as smoothly as he'd have liked...he nearly blinds a child, spills drinks over a customer and sets fire to a colleague. Maj hasn't fired anyone yet and she has faith that she can find Ernie's role within the hierarchy of the diner. For no Ernie is banished to car park duty. Here, the camera crew interviews Ernie, who has time to reflect on the days events and tell us more about himself.

In the mean time Heema, is interviewed by the camera crew, between juggling Ernie and unhappy customers complaining about uncooked chips. After having been informed, Maj goes straight to the source and finds out Harold has been using the fryer today without the proper training.

OLD:

Entering the diner; Maj, the Manager of the Quick Stop, greets the camera crew. She takes some time to explain the ins and outs of the diner, showing where the orders come in and where the food is prepared. We also get a quick glimpse of some of the employees there as the camera crew passes through. They set up in Maj’s office and she tells about her career so far, from her days as a teaching secretary and her ultimate aim of applying to be Quick Stop Regional Manager. Maj also explains how today is a great day to start filming as there is a new employee starting. His name is Ernie and it is his first ever job.
Ernie starts his first day at The Quick Stop, but unfortunately it doesn’t go quite to plan. He spends some time in almost every department of the restaurant, getting to know Harold and Heema in particular. Throughout the day, Ernie nearly blinds a child with cleaner fluid by spraying it into their eyes when cleaning the table. He spills a drink over a customer at the order point when working on the tills. Then somehow manages to set fire to a colleague whilst helping cleaning dishes in the kitchen. During which time he meets Harold, who keeps himself to himself, Ernie finds it difficult enough as it is to speak to new people so the two don’t have much to talk about. Even when interviewed by the camera crew Harold is very shy and doesn’t give anything away. Each time Ernie screws up Maj has to stop the interview and intervene; she eventually relegates Ernie to cleaning the car park, away from any direct contact with customers. Maj hasn’t fired anyone yet and she still has faith that she can find Ernie’s role within the restaurant’s hierarchy. Meanwhile Heema, the head checkout operator, tells us about her university course and plans for the future, whilst she has been given the task of training Ernie and juggling unhappy customers due to an unusually common complaint with uncooked chips. After having been informed, Maj goes straight to the source and finds out that Harold has been using the fryer today.
In the car park, the camera crew has the chance to interview Ernie and he has time to reflect on what has happened throughout the day, whilst talking about his life at home and how his mum encouraged him to get this job.