The Attendant
A Full-Cast BBC Radio Comedy
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The Attendant
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Narrated by:
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Will Merrick
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Kenneth Collard
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Patricia Allison
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Full Cast
About this listen
A brilliant and bonkers comedy about finding love at the petrol pumps
Alex is desperate to find someone to share his life with, but too scared to do anything about it. A film obsessive, he works the night shift at an isolated petrol station on the outskirts of a two-bit town. Awkward, and with no real friends to speak of, he confides in his only ‘colleague’ - a smiley-faced vacuum cleaner named Keith, whose voice only Alex can hear.
Ella is a cycling-mad woman of action, prepared for anything and curious about everything. One stormy night, by chance, their lives intersect. These two lonely souls are made for each other, even if they don't know it.
Listen and fall in love with the pair as their story unfolds. A wonderful, heart-warming and unconventional love story with a touch of the absurd and plenty of laughs. Influenced heavily by the best movie genres film-nerd Alex can think of, his nights take some usual twists and turns. Episodes range from Westerns where the stake are high and loners drift like tumbleweed, to Zombie Horror with infected hordes and red rain, Sci-Fi evil twins and ray guys and all out Action when the petrol station is taken over and the duo must decide who is the most ‘Van Damme’ –making this a hilarious, compelling and uplifting listen.
Starring Will Merrick (Skins), Patricia Allison (Sex Education) and Kenneth Collard (Cuckoo, Zapped).
The Cullen Brothers (Oliver and Jake) are award winning directors, writers and producers from Bristol. The pair blend their love of cinema with their distinctive, absurd and irreverent comedic style. The Attendant radio series is based on their internationally acclaimed short film of the same name starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Isy Suttie (Peep Show).
Cast and credits
Written by The Cullen Brothers
Directed by Alison Crawford
Edited by Abigail Youngman
Produced by Alison Crawford and Mary Ward-Lowery
Sound Designer Ilse Lademann
Includes original music by Tom Constantine
Alex/Second Creation/Evil Alex - Will Merrick
Ella/Female Creation/Evil Ella - Patricia Allison
Keith/Evil Keith/‘How To…’ Tapes - Kenneth Collard
The Drifter - Zara Ramm
Slops McCreedy - Jake Cullen
Jonny Tenaka - Tim Downie
Barry Oatcakes - Joseph Tweedale
Denise / Evil Denise - Ingrid Oliver
Brubaker Levine - John MacKay
Bonkers - Joe Sims
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 October - 4 November 2021
©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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In my opinion, Audible’s description of The Attendant doesn’t really do it justice, as it plays up the romance element (which is very sweet), while not adequately conveying just how downright funny this show is. It features memorable guest performances, great running jokes and some handy tips on how to “pimp” your snacks by combining them in new and imaginative ways. All this, combined with storylines which poke lovingly fun at movie genre clichés, result in an unusual and highly entertaining sitcom.
What’s more, The Attendant creates an amazing soundscape, enabling you to really immerse yourself in the weird and wonderful world being built here. I have to give a special shout out to the theme tune, which now gives me a Pavlovian response. But instead of making me drool, it makes me relax and feel joy at the prospect of spending time with Alex, Ella and Keith, the sarky vacuum cleaner and Jean Claude Van Damme superfan.
I wish there were more episodes, but I take comfort in the fact that the 5 we get are a complete delight. This show will definitely be among the comedies I listen to at regular intervals, not least because I seem to notice some new detail with every listen.
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