Pea Pushing (1969)

Pea pushing. Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. GV People lined up at Walton for pea pushing derby. CU. Hands full of peas. SV. Man dusting around his pea. GV Start of the pea race. Nearest camera is comedian Joe Baker. He pushes his pea down the mat and crawls along very fast to catch it. Then he carries on hitting it with his nose. Eventually he picks it up, throws it down mat and scampers after it. SV A contestant coming in to finish. Pan up as Joe Baker finishes. GV Start of another heat. Contestants push their peas along the mat. Pan down to show contestant in CU pushing his pea along mat. End of heat. CU The two finalists. GV Cameraman lying on floor taking pictures. LS Eventual winner banging pea with his nose in the final. SV The two finalists going down the mat. GV Crowd applauding. CU The winner, Tony Freeman, being congratulated. CU Tony Freeman, he turns his head in profile to show his big nose. He puts his hand up and rubs it. CU The trophy, which is a pea in a shell. Pan down to winner. GV
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