Overall Treatment
Title: Wayward Lane
Log line: Set in and around Enfield following the lives of various people – mainly younger people living in the area and how they deal with everything from day to day problems to major drama and tragic circumstances.
Scheduling: 6:30pm, repeat at 7:30, BBC one and BBC three/HD, three times a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Storyline for first episode/s: Nicholas and Lindsey’s relationship, Vincent’s abuse towards Lindsey, Laura’s feelings for Erica, Gemma being transgender, Luke and Michael working together with dodgy dealings, Michael’s discovery of Lindsey and Nicholas’ relationship and blackmail of Lindsey.
Themes: Domestic abuse, blackmail, homophobia, sexuality, romantic and sexual relationships, friendships, betrayal.
Possible storylines for future episodes: Vincent finds out about Lindsey and Nicholas’ relationship, Lindsey gets mixed up with some pretty nasty people while working for Michael, Luke trying to find his real father, Erica cheats on Luke, Laura contemplates suicide, Gemma begins to steal from his family and friends to pay for his boyish lifestyle and possible surgery, Nicholas and Vincent fight over Lindsey.
Characters:
Erica West: Horrible girl, spoilt, arrogant, homophobic, dating Luke and is best friends with Gemma but doesn’t know that he is transgender; mainly looks out for herself, bullies and puts down Laura.
Luke: Bad boy, rebel, aggressive when threatened but protective of those he cares for, friendly with Nicholas but not best friends with him, dating Erica and is indifferent of Gemma, works for Michael stealing cars and parts for his motor business, mainly looks out for himself but has a mysterious and troubled past.
Gemma Aziz: Transgender boy, binds his breasts to hide them and dresses in a boyish way, best friends with Erica but hides his gender identity from her, is saving for the surgery he wants to truly become a boy, is worried about what people would think of him if he told them, withdraws from Erika after she finds out she’s homophobic.
Laura Marshall: Lesbian, shy, loner, afraid, angry with the world, is bullied by her classmates and is afraid to tell anyone about her lesbianism. Erica is convinced is in love with Luke but after a confrontation between the two it turns out that she’s actually in love with Erica.
Lindsey Carly: Model, known for a prolific and fashionable lifestyle, loud mouth, vibrant, party girl, seems to be in control of her life but in actual fact is suppressed and abused by her fiancée Vincent who rules over her with an iron fist, she is also in a secret relationship with Nicholas.
Vincent Lorenzo: Doctor, seen as quite reserved (compared to Lindsey anyway), quite a private person, is Nicholas’ uncle, a very polite gentleman, an “ideal” man for any woman as perceived by many people, whereas in actual fact he is abusing Lindsey unbeknownst to anyone else.
Nicholas Spencer: Happy go lucky guy, Nandos enthusiast, master of banter and making jokes, best friends with Luke, not bothered about his future, relies heavily on his uncle Vincent for everything and lives with him, knows about Vincent’s mistreatment of Lindsey and hates it, is in love with Lindsey himself and even has a secret relationship with her.
Michael Pilkington: The area’s hard man, dodgy and ruthless man who is always on the look out for a quick buck, runs a garage and car sales business, Luke works for him due to the promise of cash and using his many connections to try and find Luke’s dad, knows about Lindsey and Nicholas’ relationship.
Gemma's treatment (Mine)
Gemma is an assigned female at birth (AFAB) closeted transgender man. He has not came out to anyone about his gender identity, although at first he was planing to tell his best friend Erica. He changes his mind after observing Erica's homophobic attitude towards Laura after finding out she has a crush on her. Gemma does want to express his gender identity though, and begins to gain confidence in doing so by wearing boyish clothes and starting to bind his chest. Future story lines include Gemma stealing from his relatives and friends to purchase menswear, which eventually leads to his coming out.
Note: This is only my treatment, for my part of the storyline. See the other blogs for their respective treatments which contribute the soap.
