No titles. Man-made island of Sealand.
North Sea.
General view of the sun on the horizon in the North Sea. In the distance we see the Sealand Fort - formerly a wartime gun fortress.
Inside the Sealand Fort we see middle-aged man Roy Bates and his wife asleep in bed. Roy picks up a telephone and dials through to the kitchen where his 16-year-old son, Michael, picks up the phone. Michael makes tea or coffee for his mum and dad and takes it in to their bedroom.
Exterior shots of three young men painting a white girder on the outside of the fortress. Roy hoists a flag. General view of the family waving to a passing ship. M/S of Mrs Bates hanging washing on line. M/S of Mrs Bates' teenage daughter, Penny, fishing.
Inside the fort we see C/U of dartboard. Several shots of Michael playing darts. C/U dartboard as dart hits board. General view of the lounge with the family sitting down and relaxing - one young man plays the guitar. C/U of daughter Penny. C/U of Mrs Bates, pan to Mr Bates. Commentator explains that amongst their plans for the fort are a radio and tv station, a homeland for stateless persons, tax-dodging company registration and other profitable schemes.
General view exterior of the Sealand Fort.
Note: colour mute version of this story exists - see 69/9 A (Selected Originals),
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