Bob Servant Says Cheerio

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Dundee's Bob Servant (Brian Cox) looks back at his astonishing life. Guest starring Lulu.

After an astonishing career as Dundee's third most successful cheeseburger van owner, Bob Servant (Brian Cox) humbly announces his retirement from public life. Guest starring Lulu.

After an astonishing business career in Broughty Ferry, Bob Servant (Brian Cox) is proud and humbled to announce his retirement from public life. 

This event has rightfully been honoured with two special radio programmes as Bob looks back on his career - righting wrongs, bearing grudges and offering what he has learnt about life, romance, and running a relatively profitable burger van.

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Bob Servant Says Cheerio: 1. What a Life!

1. What a Life!

BBC Radio 4 - Bob Servant Says Cheerio, 1. What a Life!

After an astonishing business career in Broughty Ferry, Bob Servant (Brian Cox) is proud and humbled to announce his retirement from public life. 

This event has rightfully been honoured with two special radio programmes as Bob looks back on his career - righting wrongs, bearing grudges and offering what he has learnt about life, romance, and running a relatively profitable burger van. 

Bob is a largely respected expert on most topics, and his front-footed determination is unfailing - whether providing advice on the best way to approach a funeral or compliment a woman, negotiating a pardon from Tayside Police for a litany of minor criminal charges, urging his doctor to provide on-air confirmation of his physical attributes, or - most importantly – persevering in his attempts to re-establish contact with Lulu, who he met outside a petrol station in 1983 and with whom, in his words, he formed a ‘genuine lifelong connection’. 

The two episodes feature Jonathan Watson, Phyllis Logan, Greg McHugh and Rufus Jones, as well as the promise of a climactic reunion between Bob Servant and Lulu. 

In episode 1, Bob reflects on his childhood and his status as a largely respected writer of romantic fiction. We’ll hear extracts from his finest works – Lord Dundee’s Lover and Fifty Shades of Broughty Ferry. With the help of his lifelong pal Frank, Bob also recounts the momentous occasion when he first encountered Lulu. 

Alongside the archive of the Dundee Courier, where ‘30 years of slander’ can be found, Bob Servant's life has been detailed in Neil Forsyth's award-winning books and cult TV series (also starring Brian Cox). Neil Forsyth is the writer and creator of the BBC's multi award-winning Guilt, as well as the hit BBC1 series The Gold, inspired by the Brink's Mat robbery.

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