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Boot Sale: Narnia Wardrobe

That Mitchell and Webb Look 2008 Season 2 Episode 5

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The setup

A couple at a car boot sale discover that the antique wardrobe on one stall really is a gateway to Narnia, and the stallholder can't see why that's a big deal.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

At a car boot sale, a man asks about a large antique wardrobe and the offhand stallholder runs through its selling points: French oak, made in the 1890s, fine marquetry on the doors and a working entrance to Narnia, all for two hundred and fifty pounds. The man and his wife can hardly believe what they have heard, but the stallholder treats it as unremarkable, breaking off to quote prices for paperbacks and other bric-a-brac to passing shoppers. He politely corrects the man's guess about the creatures who live there, speaks warmly if vaguely of Aslan, and says the magical land is rather like the Cotswolds. Asked why anyone would sell such a thing, he explains that it was handy for outdoor space when he lived in a flat, but since moving he has a garden and fitted wardrobes, so he no longer needs it. He cheerfully invites the couple to try it out, and they step inside.

The funny people

Meet the cast. 3

Say it with us

Highly quotable.

French oak, 1890s, gateway to Narnia.

I think they prefer the term dwarves.

It's lovely. A bit like the Cotswolds.

Behind the scenes

The people who made it.

David Kerr
Director
Gareth Edwards
Producer

ScriptEnglish · 18 turns

Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.

00:01
Man
How much for the wardrobe?
00:04
Owner
That one, mate, £250.
00:06
Man
That's quite a lot, isn't it?
00:08
Owner
Not really. French oak, 1890s, gateway to Narnia. Lovely marquetry work on the doors, £250.
00:15
Woman
Sorry, did you just say gateway to Narnia?
00:16
Owner
That's right, love.
00:17
Man
What, the Narnia?
00:19
Owner
Yes, mate. Paperbacks are all 50p, mate.
00:21
Man
Sorry, what, witches, gnomes, all that?
00:24
Owner
I think they prefer the term dwarves, but, yeah.
00:26
Aslan?
00:27
Owner
Oh, yeah, yeah, he's lovely, yeah. Yeah, a bit mysterious, but then he is a lion, so hard to know what they're thinking.
00:33
Man
So, what, you've actually been to Narnia?
00:36
Owner
Oh, yeah, yeah, it's lovely. A bit like the Cotswolds.
00:38
Man
And you're selling it at a car boot sale because...?
00:42
Owner
Well, I don't really need it any more. I mean, you know, it was good when I had the flat. Handy to have a bit of outside space, but, you know, since we moved, we've got a garden and fitted wardrobes, so...
00:52
Can we have a go?
00:53
Owner
Oh, yeah, it all works, yeah. Knock yourself out. They're a pound, darling.