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The Attendant

Zombies

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

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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.

Petrol attendant 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. By chance, Alex and Ella's lives intersect. These two lonely souls are made for each other, even if they don’t know it.

This is their story.

Tonight a mysterious crimson cloud pours red rain over the town, turning those caught in the storm into smooching - crazed zombies. Ella, returning home from Plumbing Enthusiasts Club, seeks shelter at the petrol station. Alex and Ella - along with a sandwich-loving truck driver named Jonny Tenaka – subsequently find themselves trapped in the petrol station shop, defending themselves against the zombie horde. Will they too become ‘infected’?

Cast:

Alex……..…………………………….…………Will Merrick
Ella……….…………………………..………Patricia Allison
Keith and the ‘How To Tapes’....Kenneth Collard
Jonny Tenaka………………………………Tim Downie
Barry Oatcakes…………………………Joseph Tweedale


Written and created by The Cullen Brothers
Script Editor: Abigail Youngman
Producers: Alison Crawford and Mary Ward-Lowery
Sound Design: Ilse Lademann
Includes original music by Tom Constantine
Director: Alison Crawford

The Cullen Brothers (Oliver and Jake) are award winning writers, directors and producers from Bristol. The duo blend their love and knowledge of cinema with their distinctive, absurd and irreverent comedic style. They are currently developing other projects for radio, as well as TV and film. The Attendant series is based on their internationally acclaimed short film of the same title starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Isy Suttie (Peep Show). Show less

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