![The Attendant. Image shows from L to R: Ella (Patricia Allison), Alex (Will Merrick), Keith and the 'How To' Tapes (Kenneth Collard) The Attendant. Image shows from L to R: Ella (Patricia Allison), Alex (Will Merrick), Keith and the 'How To' Tapes (Kenneth Collard)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/a/attendant_the.jpg)
The Attendant
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2021
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Romantic comedy set during the night shift at a petrol station. Stars Will Merrick, Patricia Allison and Kenneth Collard.
![The Attendant. Image shows from L to R: Ella (Patricia Allison), Alex (Will Merrick), Keith and the 'How To' Tapes (Kenneth Collard) The Attendant. Image shows from L to R: Ella (Patricia Allison), Alex (Will Merrick), Keith and the 'How To' Tapes (Kenneth Collard)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450/a/attendant_the.jpg)
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2021
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 5 (1 series)
- Creator
- The Cullen Brothers
- Stars
- Will Merrick, Patricia Allison and Kenneth Collard
- Writer
- The Cullen Brothers
- Director
- Alison Crawford
- Producers
- Alison Crawford and Mary Ward-Lowery
- Company
Strange things happen when you shake your hard-boiled egg in a packet of crushed up Monster Munch. A hilarious, unorthodox love story set on the night shift at a petrol station.
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. This is their story.
Tonight, Keith (a raconteur of relationships with a variety of household appliances) suggests that they build a customer out of the recycling for Alex to practice his conversation skills on. A storm is raging outside. Strange electrical pulses keep blowing the station's fuse-box. What could possibly go wrong?
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Music composed by Tom Constantine.