??Nikhil and Jay



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[Energetic music plays, door creaks, boing]



DESCRIPTION: In an animation, the front door of a townhouse opens, and Nikhil smiles. He has short brown hair and brown eyes and wears a red hooded sweater. Inside the house, his little brother, Jay, also has short brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a purple shirt with blue-green trim.



NIKHIL: Hi, I'm Nikhil.



JAY: And I'm Jay!



[Map rustles, boings, plane whooshes, Appa shouts, Amma laughs]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pulls down a map showing a small boat in the water off the coast of South India. Amma s face appears. She has chin-length brown hair with a yellow bow. A plane flies to England, and Appa s face appears. He has short brown hair and a beard. A heart-shaped outline surrounds them. Amma dances, and Appa holds a cat-shaped mug.



[Song] Here's a little story about where our family's from. It starts in South India with Amma, our mom. She caught a plane to England and met our dad, Appa. She loves to dance, and he makes the best cuppa. Oh. And then we came along. Oh. And this is our song.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents.



[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.



JAY: Nikhil likes...



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers through binoculars.



NIKHIL: Missions! Jay likes...



[Boings, energetic music continues]



DESCRIPTION: Jay bounces with his arms in the air.



JAY: Being loud!



[Chimes, coins rattle, rocket ship whooshes]



DESCRIPTION: They high-five and daydream about riding coins on a carrom board. In outer space, they peer through the window of a rocket ship.



[Song] We both love to dream. We can shoot a carrom pocket. Yeah, or blast off in a rocket. We make the greatest team.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist-bump.



[Needle scratches a record, slide whistle]



NIKHIL: Wait.



JAY: What?



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hold a picture of their grandparents, Ammamma and Thatha. Ammamma has short black hair and wears a yellow shirt and a blue saree. Thatha has short white hair and wears a yellow jacket, a white shirt, and eyeglasses on a chain around his neck.



NIKHIL: There's Ammamma and Thatha.



[Jim and Nana exclaim]



DESCRIPTION: Jim and Nana stand behind Nikhil and Jay. Jim has short brown hair and holds a tray of food. He wears a green shirt and brown pants. Nana holds her lollipop traffic sign turned red.



JAY: And Jim and Nana.



NIKHIL: And don't forget Max the cat.



[Max meows, crash, slide whistles]



DESCRIPTION: Max, an orange tabby cat, licks her paw, then lunges forward. Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents, Nana, Jim, and Max.



[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.



[Door slams, Nikhil and Jay giggle]



[Title] Nikhil and Jay.



[Episode Title] Nikhil and Jay and the Wriggly Worries.



[Opening Credits] B.B.C. Based on the books by Chitra Soundar. Series Director, Jamie Teehan. Director, Nandita Jain. Written by Becky Overton.



DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Nikhil sits on the sofa beside his armadillo stuffy, Star.



NIKHIL: Uh... Huh?



[Disco music plays, Nikhil giggles]



DESCRIPTION: Appa sits on the other side of Star, and Max sits on the back of the sofa, behind Nikhil. Nana and Jim dance on the other side of the coffee table.



NANA: Whoo-hoo.



[Jim chuckles]



NANA: Ooh-ooh-whoo!



JIM: Oh, yeah. Yee-haw!



[Tires screech, crashing, the music stops, Max meows, Jim grunts]



DESCRIPTION: Jim slides across the room on his knees, and Nana stops dancing. Jim pokes his head through the doorway.



JIM: Ta-da!



[Triumphant music plays, Appa and Nikhil clap]



APPA CHEERS: Whoo-hoo.



APPA: Wow. Those disco dancing lessons have really paid off.



[Jumps boing]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil nods. Jay runs into the room from the dining room.



JAY: Everybody, people, come outside! Jaldi, jaldi!



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Appa shrug at each other.



NIKHIL AND APPA: Huh?



[Upbeat music plays, Max meows, jumps boing, Jay giggles]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil picks up Star and follows Appa outside. Max follows. In the backyard, Amma puts a carrom board on a table as Jay skips behind her.



JAY: Look, look, I made a new friend!



[The music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Jim, Nana, Max, Nikhil, Appa, and Amma look around the backyard.



NIKHIL, APPA, AMMA: Huh?



NIKHIL: But there's nobody here.



[Pop, Jay giggles]



JAY: Meet Mr. Wigglebottom!



[Upbeat music plays, boings, slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: A worm wiggles on the grass, bouncing. The worm stops and looks up as everyone gathers in a circle around them.



NANA: Oh, isn't he a cutie?



[Nikhil gasps]



JIM: Not very talkative, is he, hey?



[Jim chuckles, Nikhil groans nervously, worm boings, Nikhil shrieks, wobbling]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil backs away. He clenches his teeth and hugs Star. The worm moves, and he hides behind Star.



NIKHIL: Oo-ee.



[Jim gasps]



JAY: You should get a wormy friend too, Nikhil! You could play together!



NIKHIL: Hm.



[Upbeat music plays, paintbrush rustles, boing]



DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, in a field, Nikhil paints a picture of a worm on canvas on an easel. A large pink worm pokes its head around the canvas and smiles.



NIKHIL: Ahh!



[Worm sighs, giggles, paint splats rustling, slide whistle, thump]



DESCRIPTION: The pink worm smiles and puts its cheek against the painted worm and rubs it. The easel, paint can, paintbrush, and canvas fall on the grass.



NIKHIL: Ew-ee!



[Pink worm grumbles, bike bell rings, splat, worm sighs happily]



DESCRIPTION: At night, Nikhil rides his bike, and the pink worm falls into the basket. The worm turns and looks at Nikhil, who pulls his hands away from the handlebars. The bike falls.



NIKHIL: Eww-ee! Whaaa!



[Crashing, worm coos, boing, coin rustles, clatters, Nikhil gasps, board clatters, wobbling]



DESCRIPTION: Indoors, Nikhil plays carrom. A tally on a chalkboard shows a score of Nikhil one and the worm three. Nikhil flicks a coin, then the worm pushes one with its head, leaving a slime trail. The worm knocks over the board, and the daydream ends. In the backyard, Nikhil holds Star. He shudders.



NIKHIL: Ew-ee. Actually, I don't think I need a wormy friend. Ew-ee.



[Everyone else giggles]



DESCRIPTION: On the grass, everyone else kneels around Mr. Wigglebottom.



JIM: Wow!



[Boings, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Mr. Wigglebottom bounces on the grass. Nana nudges Appa with her left elbow.



NANA: Oh! This is reminding me how much your dad used to love worms.



APPA: Yeah, I was a champion worm charmer.



[Chiming, excited music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: Jay looks at Appa with huge, shiny eyes.



JAY: A what?!



[Upbeat music plays]



NIKHIL: A... what?



APPA: A champion worm charmer.



[Jay giggles]



APPA: Oh, I know. Wait right here.



[Whoosh]



DESCRIPTION: Appa backs towards the house.



JAY: Ooh.



NIKHIL AND JAY: Huh?



[The music stops]



AMMA: A champion worm charmer? That's news to me.



NANA: Oh, yes! When it came to the worm-charming championships, he were the happiest lad in town. The aim was to be the first to make a worm wiggle up out of the ground.



[Slide whistle, Amma chuckles]



DESCRIPTION: Nana imitates a wiggling worm rising.



NANA: Gently mind.



[Appa imitates a trumpet, Nana exclaims, upbeat music plays, Jay gasps, giggles, jumps boing]



DESCRIPTION: Appa returns with a cardboard box. Beside Nikhil, Jay jumps excitedly.



APPA: Ladies and gentlemen, Nikhils and Jays and wriggly worms, please be upstanding. Or... up-wriggling. For the under-seven worm-charming champion.



[The music stops]



NANA: Who's that then?



APPA: That's me, Mum!



[Upbeat music plays, hearts pop]



DESCRIPTION: Pink and purple hearts appear around Jay, and blue raindrops appear around Nikhil.



JAY: Yeah!



NIKHIL: Uh...



[Everyone but Nikhil cheers]



APPA: And here's the winning cup.



[Awed music plays, chiming, Appa chuckles]



DESCRIPTION: Appa holds up a gleaming silver trophy.



NIKHIL: Eh?



[Squeaking, trombone wah wah wahs]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil wipes dust off the side of the trophy, revealing the number 11 and engravings of 2 worms.



NIKHIL: Eleventh place?



[Thunk, thump]



DESCRIPTION: Appa puts the trophy and the box on the table.



APPA: I know! Out of 12. And I couldn't have done it without this.



[Upbeat music plays]



NIKHIL: A cardboard box?



[Rustling, slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: Appa takes a plastic tube with a flower-shaped end that has small holes.



APPA: My prize-winning worm-charming contraption. Ah, those were the days.



[Chiming]



DESCRIPTION: Jay stares at Appa with shining eyes.



APPA: The cheers, the tears, the worms.



[Jay giggles, energetic music plays, jumps boing]



DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Jay imagines playing a horn and jumping, as he leads worms across scribbled balls. He bounces off flowers, and the worms follow him.



JAY: Whee! Yeah! Whee! Whoo!



[Whooshing, slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: Jay and the worms swing on vines and slide down a looping slide.



JAY: Whoo-hoo! Whoo! Whoo-hoo!



[Jay giggles]



JAY: Yeah!



[Jay giggles, boings, the music stops]



DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In the backyard, Jay runs with his arms spread.



[Whooshing, upbeat music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil watches Jay run around the yard.



JAY: Worms are the best thing ever, ever, ever!



NIKHIL: Huh?



JAY: Hm, maybe Nikhil needs a wormy friend, too.



[Nikhil grumbles]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shakes his head.



[Jay gasps, boing]



DESCRIPTION: Jay puts Mr. Wigglebottom on the grass.



JAY: Ooh, I know! We should have our own championship.



[Light music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: Mr. Wigglebottom nods.



JAY: Right here, right now.



[Upbeat music plays]



APPA: Yes! I mean, uh, yeah. Great idea.



[Appa chuckles, Nikhil groans softly, whooshing]



DESCRIPTION: Later, colourful bunting hangs above the yard and on the fence. Pictures of worms cover a water barrel and a compost bin. Jay puts a bowl of snacks on the patio.



APPA: Wow. I don't remember worm-charming championships being like this.



[Rustling]



DESCRIPTION: Amma wipes her left shoulder.



AMMA: That's because they didn't have me.



[The music stops]



NIKHIL: Bad news, I'm afraid, we're going to have to cancel the championship.



[Jay gasps]



APPA: Hey? Why?



NIKHIL: Uh, I... saw a dark cloud.



[Ominous music sting plays, thunder booms]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil points at a grey cloud.



NIKHIL: Which, you know, means it's going to rain.



[Slide whistle, ding]



DESCRIPTION: Amma and Appa look up at the tiny, distant grey cloud.



AMMA: Oh.



APPA: Hm?



[Sad music plays]



JAY: What? No worm-charming championship?



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shakes his head.



NIKHIL: Unh-unh.



[Jay groans, the music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Appa puts his arms around Jay and Nikhil.



APPA: Aw, don't you worry, lads. Worms love the rain.



JAY: Yay!



[Nana imitates a trumpet flourish, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nana stands on the patio, holding her lollipop sign with the red side showing.



NANA: Attention, everybody! The championship is about to begin!



[Jim laughs]



DESCRIPTION: Jay pushes the adults and Nikhil into a row.



JAY: Quick! Everybody, people, line up!



APPA: He-hey!



AMMA: Whoo!



[Click, Amma growls]



DESCRIPTION: Appa holds his contraption, and Amma leans forward.



NANA: On your marks&



DESCRIPTION: Jim glances at Nikhil.



JIM: Uh...



[Jumps boing]



DESCRIPTION: Jay jumps excitedly.



NANA: Get ready to charm those worms...



[Chiming]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil backs away.



NIKHIL: Uh...



[Whistle blares]



DESCRIPTION: Nana turns her lollipop sign to green.



NANA: Go!



[Everyone but Nikhil cheers, tires screech]



DESCRIPTION: Everyone but Nikhil runs forward. Jay stops and looks back, and Amma and Jim stop beside him.



[The music stops]



JAY: Nikhil?



AMMA: Huh?



JAY: The worms are down here, not in there.



[Upbeat music plays]



NIKHIL: I'm just, uh, getting a glass of water. Worm charming is thirsty work, you know.



JAY: Okay.



[Jay giggles, soft music plays]



AMMA: Hm. Something's up with Nikhil.



JIM: Oh, it's just a spot of wriggly worries.



[Wobbling]



DESCRIPTION: Jim wiggles.



JIM: You leave it with me.



[Knocking]



DESCRIPTION: In his bedroom, Nikhil sits on his top bunk and looks at his notebook. Jim stands in the open doorway and waves.



JIM: Nikhil?



NIKHIL: Hi.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil puts down his notebooks and picks up Star. Jim walks to the bunkbed and smiles.



JIM: Oh, I know that face. It's a classic "I don't want to join in" face.



[Jim chuckles]



NIKHIL: I wish I could. But worms make me feel all ew-ee.



[Wobbling]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shudders.



JIM: Yeah, I know what you mean. But, um, you want to know something?



[Upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil leans toward Jim.



JIM: Just because something isn't your favourite thing doesn't mean you won't enjoy it.



NIKHIL: Uh...



JIM: It might surprise you to hear, but I'm not a fan of disco dancing. But when Nana wanted to learn I could either join in or miss out enjoying the fun with her.



[Disco music plays, Jim sings]



DESCRIPTION: Jim dances.



JIM: Yeah, ooh, yeah!



[Jim laughs]



JIM: Whoo!



[Nikhil giggles, claps]



NIKHIL: You always look like you're having fun when you're dancing.



[Upbeat music plays]



JIM: Actually, it's still not my favourite thing, but I love how much Nana enjoys it. And that makes it fun.



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil looks out the window where Nana, Amma, Jay, Appa, and Max search in the grass.



JAY: Wormy, wormy, wormy!



[Slide whistle]



DESCRIPTION: Appa blows on his contraption, and it falls apart.



APPA: Huh? I'm sure I could do this before.



[Hands slap, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil puts both hands on the window and watches.



NANA: Come along on now, wormies, we haven't got all day.



[Max meows]



DESCRIPTION: Jay walks to Amma and puts his hands on her knee.



JAY: Amma, when's Nikhil coming back?



DESCRIPTION: Amma puts her right hand on Jay s left shoulder, and he smiles.



AMMA: Oh, chellam, I'm sure he'll be back soon.



[Whoosh, the music stops]



DESCRIPTION: In the bedroom, Nikhil turns to Jim.



NIKHIL: You're right, Jim. I should join in for Jay.



[Disco music plays, Jim laughs]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jim dance.



APPA: Oh, oh, oh!



[The music plays]



JIM AND NIKHIL: Huh?



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jim look out the window.



APPA: Oh.



[Appa chuckles]



APPA: I found a massive worm.



[Appa laughs, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Nearby, Max waves her tail.



APPA: Wait. Oh, it's Max's tail.



[Max meows]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil turns away from the window. Jim closes his eyes and smiles.



JIM: Wow, if you're anything like your father you won't even see one.



[Jim chuckles, the music stops]



DESCRIPTION: Jim looks for Nikhil.



JIM: Huh? Hm.



DESCRIPTION: Jim smiles and looks through the window. Outside, Jay searches the grass as Nikhil steps onto the patio.



NIKHIL: Jay!



[Chiming, upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Jay looks at Nikhil with big, shiny eyes.



JAY: Nikhil, you're back!



[Squeak, Jay giggles]



DESCRIPTION: Jay runs to Nikhil and hugs him.



JAY: First to charm a worm! Race you!



[Nikhil groans quietly, whooshing, boings]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil grits his teeth and follows Jay. Jay runs around the yard and jumps.



JAY: Wormy, wormy, wormy!



NIKHIL: Uh...



[The music stops, Nikhil breathes deeply]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil bends down to the grass.



NIKHIL: Come out, wormies. I mean, you don't have to. You can stay in there if you want.



[Wind gusts]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil s bangs blow in the breeze.



NIKHIL: Wormy, wormy, wormies?



[Slide whistle, pop, Nikhil gasps, shrieks, slide whistle, boing, whoosh, Nikhil sighs]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil s eyes widen, and his mouth falls open as a worm rises from the ground. Nikhil recoils and covers his eyes with his hands. He moves his left hand and peeks at the worm, who retreats into its hole. Nikhil bends down to the grass.



NIKHIL: It's okay. I'm not scary.



[Slide whistle, pop, plop, light music notes play, jumps boing]



DESCRIPTION: The worm comes out of the hole and looks at Nikhil. Jay looks at the worm, then jumps excitedly.



JAY: Yay, look! Nikhil has found a wormy friend, too!



[Nana imitates a trumpet flourish]



NANA: We have a winner! Nikhil is the new worm-charming champion. Oh, well done, kiddo.



[Everyone cheers, Nikhil shushes, needle scratches a record]



DESCRIPTION: Nikhil s worm crawls back into its hole.



NIKHIL: He doesn't like loud noises. It's okay, you can come out now.



[Pop, plop, hearts pop, Nikhil giggles]



DESCRIPTION: The worm wiggles out of the hole and hearts appear above its head. The hearts surround Nikhil and the worm.



[Upbeat music plays]



DESCRIPTION: Later, Appa gives the trophy to Nikhil.



APPA: This cup belongs to you.



[Nikhil gasps, paper tears, chiming, Nikhil gasps, Appa sniffles]



DESCRIPTION: Appa tears the second one off the eleven on the side of the gleaming trophy. Appa wipes his eye.



APPA: Ah. I'm so proud of you, son.



NIKHIL SHOUTS: Yeah!



[Nikhil and Appa laugh, boing]



DESCRIPTION: Appa and Nikhil snuggle. Jay jumps to Nikhil and holds out the new worm.



JAY: What are you going to call your wormy friend, Nikhil?



[The music stops, Nikhil gasps, worm squelches, light music notes play]



DESCRIPTION: The worm wiggles and nods.



NIKHIL: Eww-ee.



[Upbeat music plays]



JAY: Eww-ee?



NIKHIL: Huh?



[Jay giggles]



DESCRIPTION: Jay picks up Mr. Wigglebottom in his other hand.



JAY: Hello, Eww-ee, meet Mr. Wigglebottom!



[Everyone laughs]



JIM: Anyone for a wormy dance?



[Rustling, click]



DESCRIPTION: Jim picks up a small portable radio.



NANA: Oh, yes.



[Disco music plays on the radio]



DESCRIPTION: Nana runs to Jim, they disco dance, and Jim dances backwards.



NANA: I thought you'd never ask. Ah-hey! Yay!



JIM SHOUTS: Yee-haw!



[Tires screech, crashing, carrom coins clatter]



DESCRIPTION: Jim slides on his knees across the lawn. Nana turns, and Jim lies on the grass with the carrom board on top of him. Carrom coins bounce on the grass around him.



JIM: Ta-da!



[Everyone laughs, disco music plays, worms sigh happily]



DESCRIPTION: The worms dance.



[Upbeat music plays]



[End Credits] Cast: Nikhil, Shiv Senthilkumar. Jay, Sai Ganesh Nadesan. Amma, Charithra Chandran. Appa, Ben Harris. Nana, Janine Duvitski. Jim, Mark Benton. Max, Harriet Carmichael. Executive Producer, Chitra Soundar. Produced with Funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Produced with Funding from Cake (trademarked). Copyright Paper Bananas Limited 2024. Copyright Nik and Jay Series One Limited 2024.



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