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Tonight, Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station.

Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station.  But which one of them is Jean-Claude Van Damme?

Strange things happen when you shake your hard-boiled egg in a packet of crushed up Monster Munch. Final episode of this 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 by her collection of 'How to...' tapes. 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, Alex, Ella and Keith must overcome an evil plot to take over the petrol station, and this time the 'How to' tapes might just come in handy. But which one of them is Jean-Claude Van Damme?  And will Mr Ricky save his cat?

Cast:

Alex...Will Merrick
Ella ...Patricia Allison
Keith and the ‘How To..’ Tapes...Kenneth Collard
Brubaker Levine...John MacKay
Bonkers...Joe Sims

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

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

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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