John Fisher
Colin's Big Win
COMING SOON
Women never gave Colin a second look until he won three million pounds but by then it was too late for him to understand anything!
Colin's Big Win
When unemployed twenty nine year old Colin Baylis won the lottery his innumeracy was a problem, added to the fact that he had little concept of value. As a consequence he was easy prey to fraudsters especially pretty educated Penny Giles who whisked him off to Spain in a blitz of sex drugs and alcohol and persuaded him that he had bought a luxury villa.
When unemployed twenty nine year old Colin Baylis won the lottery his innumeracy was a problem, added to the fact that he had little concept of value. As a consequence he was easy prey to fraudsters especially pretty educated Penny Giles who whisked him off to Spain in a blitz of sex drugs and alcohol and persuaded him that he had bought a luxury villa.
When a formerly rich family now fallen on hard times rented the Spanish house that Colin believed he owned their visit coincided with one by Colin’s mother, the ensuing confusion laid bare the insecurities of both women. Working class Kerry and middle class Maureen came into conflict but after discovering that their roles were reversed they found that they were far more alike than either could possibly have imagined.
Back home with a quarter of his winnings still intact Colin’s father came out of prison with a promise to manage the rest of Colin’s money, but his ideas of investment seem to carry an unreasonably high risk.
Back home with a quarter of his winnings still intact Colin’s father came out of prison with a promise to manage the rest of Colin’s money, but his ideas of investment seem to carry an unreasonably high risk.
There was nothing Jason would not do to get his hands on Colin's every last penny. For all his apparent misfortune Colin's real win is what he is left with.
Characters
KERRY BAYLIS
Colin's mother is the only person in the house that works, she has promiscuity issues and low self esteem but she has strength of character which holds her otherwise disfunctional family together.
She is determined that Colin should not miss this, his only chance to make something of his life.
Colin's mother is the only person in the house that works, she has promiscuity issues and low self esteem but she has strength of character which holds her otherwise disfunctional family together.
She is determined that Colin should not miss this, his only chance to make something of his life.
MAUREEN BUCHANAN
Maureen has enjoyed a life of privelege until the time that her husbands hedge fund crashed leaving the family minus millionaires.
An unexpected confrontation with Kerry and Colin exposes Maureen's insecurities and leads to a most unlikely reconciliation.
COLIN
Colin was never going to make much of his life while he lived at home, but having never worked there was no chance that things would ever change. For all his disadvantages and lack of education Colin can see that much that is regarded as important really doesn't matter at all, a perspective which really comes into its own when he loses all his money.
COLIN
Colin was never going to make much of his life while he lived at home, but having never worked there was no chance that things would ever change. For all his disadvantages and lack of education Colin can see that much that is regarded as important really doesn't matter at all, a perspective which really comes into its own when he loses all his money.