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Pick Ups. Image shows from L to R: Dave (Phil Rowson), Lind (Sally Lindsay), Mike (John Thomson), Alan (Ash Tandon). Copyright: BBC
Pick Ups

Pick Ups

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2008 - 2009
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Radio sitcom set in the run down offices of Irwell Cars, a taxi firm on the outskirts of Manchester. Stars Sally Lindsay, Lesley Sharp, Phil Rowson, Ash Tandon, Parvez Qadir and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2008 - 2009
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
12 (2 series)
Stars
Sally Lindsay, Lesley Sharp, Phil Rowson, Ash Tandon, Parvez Qadir, John Thomson, Paul Loughran, Andrew Grose and Naomi Radcliffe
Writer
Ian Kershaw
Director
Paul Hardy
Producer
Paul Hardy
Company

Unrequited love, lost opportunities, just earning an honest wage (well, mostly honest wage) and trying to get through the hard shoulder of a thing called life - these are the central themes of Pick Ups.

Each episode reveals a self-contained tale or two from the backseat tippers and dippers of the after hours city, as well as unravelling a little more of the life stories of the bantering drivers and their long-suffering receptionist, Lind.

Additional details

Production
Studio

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 10th January 2008 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

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