Designing dialogue for 1970's british police game

[arknor]

If you happen to have great ideas and a few minutes to spare we would really appreciate your help.

We are a small indie studio based in Finland and currently developing PC game called "Yob on the run" (feel free to give critique on the name as well) set in the 1970s idyllic English countryside. It's a slow paced high stakes shooter / stealth tactics game, where criminal needs to eliminate set of targets while police is chasing with cars, helicopters etc.

We are looking for lines people could actually say in the 1970's, slang words etc.

Here's some topics

1. Police is notified of a murder via radio
2. Police arriving to a crime scene
3. Police random chatter in radio
4. Criminal sighted
5. Dialogue for police chatting with civilians
6. Dialogue for civilians talking to each other

Also if you happen to know any other sub-forums or sites to ask around that would be helpful too!

Thank you.

ya'll need to get the BBC series "life on mars"

 

[Bubo]

"Look aahht! He's got a shootah!"
"Is this your car?"
"What's your name? Stirling Moss?"
"Yes Guv"
"What's all this then?"
"Perrrrrkele!!"
"Evenin' All"
"That's right Guv, the witness says he saw Paddy McPadsworth leaving that pub. What time would you like him to say he left at?"

 

[arknor]

"That's right Guv, the witness says he saw Paddy McPadsworth leaving that pub. What time would you like him to say he left at?"

get down the bloody boozer and stop being such a barstool about it

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Definitely the Sweeney.

 

[AndyT]

Is it set in northern England or southern England countryside?

There's a big difference between the two in terms of getting an authentic result, and even quite large differences between regions within the north and south.

For example, The Sweeney is set in London and Heartbeat is set in the north Yorkshire countryside. I think the difference is big enough that a non-native English speaker might be able to notice a difference.

Not only accents change, but also words and phrases used

 

[McBain]

Watch the film Scum, plenty of cockney one liners in that

Just make sure you fast forward the potting shed scene.

 

[arknor]

Watch the film Scum, plenty of cockney one liners in that

Just make sure you fast forward the potting shed scene.

maybe he likes gardening though

 

[TheVoice]

A number of police services in the UK have historical societies/associations and there are some police museums too, could be worth contacting some of them about policing and radio terminology, callsigns, equipment etc.

 

[Ree]

Watch the film Scum, plenty of cockney one liners in that

Just make sure you fast forward the potting shed scene.

Why? What happens in the potting shed? Please include as much details as possible

 

[Bubo]

I can't wait for the Masons initiation level.

 

[arknor]

Why? What happens in the potting shed? Please include as much details as possible

the worst scene is when a vegan/vegetarian whatever gets forced to eat a sausage, it's probably much worse than having your bun ambushed

 

[Bubo]

Why? What happens in the potting shed? Please include as much details as possible

A chap says "Where's your tool?", and then immediately regrets his query.