The long lost scripts from two episodes of Friends have been sold at auction. They went for £22,000.

According to the auctioneers Hansons, bidders ‘went crazy’ 

The drafts for the two-episode The One With Ross's Wedding episodes were recovered in 1998 at Fountain Studios, Wembley, where the two episodes were filmed.

Scripts were supposed to have been destroyed so that the storyline would not be leaked.

They were expected to sell for between £600 and £800. However, that price was swiftly eclipsed multiple times thanks to 219 advance bids from all over the world including the UK, USA, Germany, Spain, Australia, Ukraine, Dubai and Switzerland. The hammer finally fell at £22,000.

The episodes, filmed in the UK, featured a number of familiar cameos including Jennifer Saunders, Hugh Laurie. The episodes include the famous wedding scence between Ross and Emily featuring actors David Schwimmer and Helen Baxendale.

Amanda Butler, head of operations at Hanson Ross said: “I just can’t believe the result and the impact this find has had. Bidders went crazy for these scripts. The global interest was phenomenal. I was inundated with interview requests and stories appeared on multiple news channels included CNN, Fox, BBC and ITV. We’ve all been flabbergasted – including the seller."