Newcastle United Ransom Film

We open some stuffed birds, sat on a table. We then see the Newcastle United Football Club mascot, Monty the Magpie, tied to a chair. We see a man measuring Monty’s hand span with some kind of tool. Monty is trying to resist.

The camera then moves round to reveal an old TV. We focus on the TV, watching the video that is playing. There is a man on the TV screen, sitting in a board room, with a Special Olympics Great Britain logo behind him. He says:

We are Special Olympics Athletes. Our organisation provides year-round sports training and competition for more than 8,000 people with learning disabilities. But we need the cash to do it. So get your hands in your pockets or it’s the mantle piece for Monty.

The camera moves back from the TV screen, onto the mascot and the man next to him. The man is holding an instrument and is applying some gel to it. He bends down behind Monty with it.

We then see a button on the screen that says 'Donate Now'.