William offers Anna various drinks and snacks after she comes to his apartment. They say goodbye awkwardly but Anna returns, kissing William before leaving again. William apologizes for a comment he made, and they are interrupted by William's flatmate Spike arriving home.

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NOTTING HILL
1 William is tidying up frantically. Then he hears Anna's feet on the stairs. She walks down,
2 wearing a short, sparkling black top beneath her leather jacket. With her trainers still on. He
3 is dazzled by the sight of her.
4 William ____________________ you like (= Offering) a cup of tea before you go?
5 Anna …………………………………………. (= Refusing offer)
6 William Coffee?
7 Anna No.
8 William Orange juice -- probably not.
9 He moves to his very empty fridge -- and offers its only contents.
10 ____________________. else cold (= Offering again) -- coke, water, some disgusting sugary
11 drink pretending to have something to do with fruits of the forest?
12 Anna Really, no.
13 William ………………………………………….. like something to nibble (=Offering again)--
14 apricots, soaked in honey -- quite why, no one knows -- because it stops them tasting of
15 apricots, and makes them taste like honey, and if you wanted honey, you'd just buy honey,
16 instead of apricots, but nevertheless -- there we go -- yours if you want them.
17 Anna No.
18 William Do you always say 'no' to everything?
19 Pause. She looks at him deep.
20 Anna No. (Pause) I better be going. ____________________ for your help. (=Thanking)
21 William You're ____________________ (Response after thanking) and, may I also say... heavenly.
22 It has taken a lot to get this out loud. He is not a smooth-talking man.
23 Take my one chance to say it. After you've read that terrible book, you're certainly not going
24 to be coming back to the shop.
25 She smiles. She’s cool.
26 Thank you.
27 Anna Yes. Well. My ____________________. (Response after thanking)
28 William He guides her towards the door.
29 Nice to meet you. Surreal but nice.
30 In a slightly awkward moment, he shows her out the door. He closes the door and shakes his
31 head in wonder. Then...
32 'Surreal but nice.' What was I thinking?
33 ... He shakes his head again in horror and wanders back along the corridor in silence.
34 There's a knock on the door. He moves back, casually...
35 Coming.
36 He opens the door. It's her.
37 Oh hi. Forget something?
38 I forgot my bag.
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39 Anna Oh right.
40 William He shoots into the kitchen and picks up the forgotten shopping bag. Then returns and hands it
41 to her.
42 Here we ____________________. (= Giving sth to sb)
43 ____________________. (= Thanking) Well...
44 Anna They stand in that corridor -- in that small space. Second time saying goodbye. A strange
45 feeling of intimacy. She leans forward and she kisses him. Total silence. A real sense of the
46 strangeness of those lips, those famous lips on his. They part.
47 I ____________________ for the 'surreal but nice' comment. (= Saying sorry) Disaster...
48 William Don't ____________________ about it. (= Reassuring) I thought the apricot and honey
49 business was the real lowpoint.
50 Anna Suddenly there is a clicking of a key in the lock.
51 Oh my God. My flatmate. I'm sorry -- there's no e____________________ for him.
52 (=Apologising)
53 William Spike walks in.
54 Hi.
55 Hi.
56 Spike Hi.
57 Anna Spike walks past unsuspiciously and heads into the kitchen.
58 William I'm just going to go into the kitchen to get some food -- and then I'm going to tell you a story
59 that will make your balls shrink to the size of raisins.
60 Spike And leaves them in the corridor.
61 Probably best not tell anyone about this.
62 Right. No one. I mean, I'll tell myself sometimes but... don't ____________________ (=
63 Anna Reassuring) -- I won't believe it.
64 William Bye.
65 And she leaves, with just a touch of William's hand. Spike comes out of the kitchen, eating
66 Anna something white out of a styrofoam container with a spoon.
67 There's something wrong with this yogurt.
68 It's not yogurt -- it's mayonnaise.
69 Spike Well, there you go. (takes another big spoonful)
70 William On for a video fest tonight? I've got some absolute classics.
71 Spike
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SCRIPT FROM : http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/nothill.txt
Every man's dream comes true for William Thacker, a successless Notting
Hill bookstore owner, when Anna Scott, the world's most beautiful woman
and best-liked actress, enters his shop. A little later, he still can't believe it
himself, William runs into her again - this time spilling orange juice over her.
Anna accepts his offer to change in his nearby apartment, and thanks him
with a kiss, which seems to surprise her even more than him. Eventually,
Anna and William get to know each other better over the months, but being
together with the world's most wanted woman is not easy - neither around
your closest friends, nor in front of the all-devouring press.
SUMMARY PLOT FROM : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/plotsummary
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APOLOGIES, EXCUSES AND THANKS
KEY
1 William is tidying up frantically. Then he hears Anna's feet on the stairs. She walks
2 down, wearing a short, sparkling black top beneath her leather jacket. With her trainers
3 still on. He is dazzled by the sight of her.
4 William Would you like a cup of tea before you go?
5 Anna No thanks.
6 William Coffee?
7 Anna No.
8 William Orange juice -- probably not.
9 He moves to his very empty fridge -- and offers its only contents.
10 Something else cold -- coke, water, some disgusting sugary drink pretending to have
11 something to do with fruits of the forest?
12 Anna Really, no.
13 William Would you like something to nibble --apricots, soaked in honey -- quite why, no one
14 knows -- because it stops them tasting of apricots, and makes them taste like honey, and
15 if you wanted honey, you'd just buy honey, instead of apricots, but nevertheless
16 -- there we go -- yours if you want them.
17 Anna No.
18 William Do you always say 'no' to everything?
19 Pause. She looks at him deep.
20 Anna No. (Pause) I better be going. Thanks for your help.
21 William You're welcome and, may I also say... heavenly.
22 It has taken a lot to get this out loud. He is not a smooth-talking man.
23 Take my one chance to say it. After you've read that terrible book, you're certainly not
24 going to be coming back to the shop.
25 She smiles. She’s cool.
26 Anna Thank you.
27 William Yes. Well. My pleasure.
28 He guides her towards the door.
29 Nice to meet you. Surreal but nice.
30 In a slightly awkward moment, he shows her out the door. He closes the door and shakes
31 his head in wonder. Then...
32 'Surreal but nice.' What was I thinking?
33 ... He shakes his head again in horror and wanders back along the corridor in silence.
34 There's a knock on the door. He moves back, casually...
35 Coming.
36 He opens the door. It's her.
37 Oh hi. Forget something?
38 Anna I forgot my bag.
39 William Oh right.
40 He shoots into the kitchen and picks up the forgotten shopping bag. Then returns and
41 hands it to her.
42 Here we go.
43 Anna Thanks. Well...
44 They stand in that corridor -- in that small space. Second time saying goodbye. A
45 strange feeling of intimacy. She leans forward and she kisses him. Total silence. A real
46 sense of the strangeness of those lips, those famous lips on his. They part.
47 William I apologize for the 'surreal but nice' comment. Disaster...
48 Anna Don't worry about it. I thought the apricot and honey business was the real lowpoint.
49 Suddenly there is a clicking of a key in the lock.
50 William Oh my God. My flatmate. I'm sorry -- there's no excuse for him.
51 Spike walks in.
52 Spike Hi.
53 Anna Hi.
54 William Hi.
55 Spike walks past unsuspiciously and heads into the kitchen.
56 Spike I'm just going to go into the kitchen to get some food -- and then I'm going to tell you a
57 story that will make your balls shrink to the size of raisins.
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58 And leaves them in the corridor.
59 Anna Probably best not tell anyone about this.
60 William Right. No one. I mean, I'll tell myself sometimes but... don't worry-- I won't believe it.
61 Anna Bye.
62 And she leaves, with just a touch of William's hand. Spike comes out of the kitchen,
63 eating something white out of a styrofoam container with a spoon.
64 Spike There's something wrong with this yogurt.
65 William It's not yogurt -- it's mayonnaise.
66 Spike Well, there you go. (takes another big spoonful)
67 On for a video fest tonight? I've got some absolute classics.
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