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A hilarious, unorthodox love story set on the night shift at a petrol station.

A hilarious, unorthodox love story set on the night shift at a petrol station. Alex and Keith build a customer out of the recycling during a storm. What could possibly go wrong?

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?
 
Cast:
 
Alex (and Second Creation)……..…………………………….…….Will Merrick
Ella (and Female Creation)……….…………………………..………Patricia Allison
Keith and the ‘How To..’ Tapes......................................Kenneth Collard
 
 
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).

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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.

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