MARION WATSON - The family enter a historic vehicle run, from John O'Groats to Land's End.

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THE CARLISLE ROADBLOCK RUMBLE

EXT. M74 MOTORWAY – SCOTTISH BORDERS – DAY
A grey ribbon of tarmac winds through mist‑soaked hills.
MISS OCEAN, a two‑tone blue VW camper, hums along with improbable serenity.

Inside, the air is a cocktail of salt spray, peppermint tea, and quiet computational power.

INT. MISS OCEAN – CONTINUOUS
TIM WATSON (ex‑RAF energy) grips the wheel like he’s flying a fighter jet.

MARION (navigator extraordinaire) juggles maps, monitors, and a sixth sense for trouble.

JIMMY (genius tinkerer) sits cross‑legged in the back, sculpting a 3D border map on his tablet.

Between them all, integrated into the van like a biomechanical guardian angel, is ANTONY —
a gleaming, six‑legged DINOBOT with twitching bulldog‑ant mandibles.

His metallic limbs pulse in rhythm with the engine.

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INT. SCOTLAND YARD – INSPECTOR RATHBONE’S OFFICE – DAY
A wood‑panelled room straight out of a Victorian detective novel.

INSPECTOR BASIL RATHBONE (moustache of moral conflict) studies a photo of Miss Ocean.

He adjusts his bifocals, sighs with the weight of duty.

A PHONE on his desk crackles with a scrambled, aristocratic voice.

PALACE VOICE (V.O.) 
(terrifyingly polite)
Official Secrets, Inspector. The Watsons are… high‑value eggs. Ensure they don’t crack.

Rathbone winces. He loves a good road race. He hates “The Firm” not explaining things.

He picks up the receiver.

RATHBONE 
Get me Gretna border patrol. We’re setting up a net.

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EXT. GRETNA BORDER – DAY
A tense atmosphere. Police cars. Cones. Officers with clipboards and existential dread.

The CB RADIO in Miss Ocean crackles with trucker chatter — the Highland Relay.

TRUCKER (V.O.) 
Breaker, breaker! Blue‑Bottles at the Gretna gate! They’re hunting “vintage spice,” over!

EXT. BORDER APPROACH – CONTINUOUS
Chaos erupts among the Cannonballers.

NIKOLAI NOVAK
in a Jaguar E‑Type, swerves off‑road into a sheep pasture, spraying mud and baa‑ing indignation.

WINSTON WHALBERG
in a Bentley Blower, ploughs through a hedge like a gentleman possessed.

THE GLITTER TWINS
RUBY REDLIPS and POPPY POWERS skid their cherry‑red Mini sideways into the cordon.

They step out in neon‑pink, sequinned jumpsuits, unzipping just enough to weaponise charm.

RUBY 
Is there a problem, officers?

The officers melt. Ruby unzips more. Ticket books drop. One forgets how to breathe.

OFFICER 
(stunned)
Er… no, miss. Just… drive slowly. Very slowly. Please. For your own safety.

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EXT. ROADBLOCK – MOMENTS LATER
Miss Ocean glides forward like a surfer queen approaching a suspicious wave.

Inside—

TIM 
Keep it cool, everyone.

But Antony has other ideas.

INT. MISS OCEAN – CONTINUOUS
A soft shimmer‑click.

Antony activates PRIMAL CAMOUFLAGE.

The back of the van now appears to contain nothing but surfboards.

In reality, a four‑foot robotic ant slips silently out the side door.

EXT. ROADBLOCK – CONTINUOUS
Antony scuttles across the asphalt with eerie precision.

He reaches the main patrol car, antennae angled toward the open window.

Inside, the police radio hisses with Rathbone’s orders.

RATHBONE (V.O.) 
Priority check on the Watson vehicle. Report any modifications.
Especially the boy’s “project.” Over.

Antony’s eyes narrow.
Target: Jimmy.
Threat level: Unacceptable.

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INT. MISS OCEAN – SAME TIME
Tim plays innocent holidaymaker.

TIM 
Just a routine check, officer? Heading for Birmingham. Is there a cow loose?

OFFICER 
The VW is in remarkable shape, Mr. Watson. Almost… suspiciously clean.

MARION 
She’s family.

The officer, disarmed by sincerity, waves them through.

EXT. ROADBLOCK – CONTINUOUS
Antony — still invisible — sprints alongside the van, then leaps inside with balletic precision.

The camouflage fades. His eyes glow a fierce, warning red.

INT. MISS OCEAN – CONTINUOUS
Antony’s AI voice resonates through the speakers like a digital cello.

ANTONY 
Mr. Watson. The roadblock was no routine check.
Inspector Basil Rathbone is tracking us.
We are “High Value Subjects.”
The Firm is watching.

Tim’s knuckles whiten.

TIM 
Scotland Yard? The blighters! They think they can spoil our run.

Jimmy looks up, determined.

JIMMY 
Antony, can you scramble their signals?

Antony’s mandibles click a confident rhythm.

ANTONY 
I have already mapped their frequencies.
From here to Cornwall, they will think they are tracking us…
but we are tracking them.

Tim grins, shifts into fourth.

EXT. M6 MOTORWAY – SUNSET
Miss Ocean surges forward, chasing the dying sun.

A road race becomes a spy‑game.
A family becomes a target.
A Dinobot becomes their secret weapon.

FADE OUT.

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The Plot Beats are ten landmark waypoints, cities and large towns that are on the route, including: 

JOHN O'GROATS - The John O'Groats line up. The Baron has tampered with the other cars the night before the race starts. Anthony has to go "Full Ghost-Mode" using robotic logic to fix the Watsons' engine while the starting flag is being waved. The AI robot turns out to be an incredible mechanic. They pull away last, heading onto the A9.

INVERNESS - The Highlands Showdown. As they negotiate the steep, winding roads of Scotland, the Baron uses a "GPS-Distorter" gadget to confuse everyone. Anthony has to perform a daring "Invisible-External-Repair" while the van is moving, clinging to the chassis to neutralize the Baron's device. M74, motorway driving.

PITLOCHRY - A9. Sheep on the main road, and fog, slow progress. Followed by torrential rain, and flooding.

GLASGOW - The Comedy: Constant "Blades of Glory" bickering between Tim and the Baron about the aerodynamic superiority of a VW versus a Rolls Royce Phantom. 

CARLISLE - M6. The first of many police roadblocks. The competitors have to go off-road, to evade the boys in blue. Poppy and Ruby are pulled over, when their Mini cannot take rough forest roads. They charm the male officers, displaying their goods.

MANCHESTER - The Scooby Mystery: Throughout the race, someone is stealing the competitors' spark plugs. Jimmy and Anthony must solve the "Case of the Disappearing Ignition" before the final leg. M6, motorway. The problem being that on older vehicles, there is little bonnet security.

BIRMINGHAM - A Midland Motorway Mayhem In a nod to The Love Bug, the VW "Miss Ocean" starts to show a mind of its own (with Anthony’s help). When a tire blows, Anthony uses one of his legs to keep the vehicle level while Tim drives at 70 mph, until they can pitstop for a tire change. Baffled spectators cannot figure out how Tim managed to keep control. The M5 motorway.

BRISTOL - The Bond Factor: Tim installs a "Dash-Cam" that is actually a 3D-hologram projector (designed by Jimmy and Anthony) to trick the police into thinking they are a harmless sheep-trailer. It sometimes flickers at the wrong moment, but is enough to make the motorcycle police, think they must be seeing things. M5, to Exeter.

TAUNTON - The M5 a mysterious "Fog Machine" (deployed by the Baron) causes the racers to get lost, coupled with changed road signs. Jimmy and Anthony use their "Thermal-Vision" to guide not just Tim, but the entire pack, through the mist, turning rivals into temporary allies. GPS and TomTom help overcome these diversionary tactics.

EXETER - A front wheel taper bearing goes. Tim watches his front wheel overtake their van, after a corner on a roundabout. Miraculously, Tim fits a new bearing by the roadside, before the RAC arrive. It takes him all of 18 minutes, including retrieving the wheel and finding the parts in their spares kit. But, they lose the lead. A30 to Launceston.

PENZANCE - The Land's End three-car sprint to the famous signpost, via the A30. The Watsons win not by being the fastest, but by being consistent, with their vehicle easy to service along the roadside. They even stop to help the Glitter Twins after they crash, proving that "nice guys" can finish first when they have a Dinobot on their side. A bevy of truckers are at the finish line, and delay the police, including Basil Rathbone, who turns up to be foiled again. And then laughs about it, turning out to be a good sport in the end. Jill Bird likens the event to the London to Brighton veteran run.

OUTLINE: BUCKLE UP FOR THE ULTIMATE CROSS-COUNTRY CAPER!

From the sun-drenched surf of Cornwall to the mist-shrouded peaks of the Scottish Highlands, the Watson family is back—and this time, they’ve traded their surfboards for a high-octane race against time, treachery, and the laws of physics.

THE GREAT BRITISH DASH: CANNONBALL KIN

THE CHALLENGE: 874 miles. Land’s End to John O'Groats. One vintage VW T2 nicknamed "Miss Ocean." And a pack of the most eccentric, underhanded, and ridiculously serious racers to ever hit the A-roads.

THE TEAM: * Tim Watson: The "Van-Whisperer" with a lead foot and a heart of gold.

- Marion "The Merciful" Watson: The surfing legend who discovers that navigating a rally is harder than a ten-foot swell.

- Jimmy Watson: The tech-whiz kid with a secret tucked in his backpack.

- Anthony (The Dinobot): An invisible, nano-tech guardian who thinks he’s in a Bond movie—and has the gadgets to prove it.

THE OPPOSITION: Enter The Baron and The Butler, driving a sinister 1930s Rolls Royce Phantom rigged with "Dick Dastardly" style traps. From oil-slick dispensers to magnetic pulses, they’ll do anything to stop the Watsons. But they didn't count on a VW that can "auto-correct" its own gravity!

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