Roger Roger - BBC1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Roger Roger. Image shows from L to R: Andre (Terence Maynard), Reen (Pippa Guard), Cambridge (Chris Larkin), Marlon (Ricci Harnett), Tina (Barbara Durkin), Baz (David Ross), Sam (Robert Daws), Barry (Jonathan Moore), Henry (Jude Akuwudike), Rajiv (Paul Sharma), Phil (Philip Glenister), Chrissie (Helen Grace). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

1996 - 2003

Channel

BBC One

Episodes

17 (1 pilot + 3 series)

Stars

Pippa Guard, Robert Daws, David Ross, Ricci Harnett, John Thomson, Paul Sharma, Terence Maynard, Chris Larkin and more

Writer

John Sullivan

Directors

Tony Dow and Roger Bamford

Producers

Gareth Gwenlan, John Sullivan, Sue Longstaff and Judith Bantock

Company

Sam, a widower, is co-proprietor of Cresta Cabs, a London-based minicab company. His partner, Dexter, is unreliable to say the least and proves it by throwing jimself into the Thames and bequeathing a host of debts to the beleaguered business.

His bimbo widow, Tina, fails to see the difficulty in this situation and, with as incompetent a crew of drivers as it is possible to hire, Sam is left to tear out his hair.

Among the cabbies is Phil, a frustrated rock musician whose relationship with waitress Chrissie (children Cher and Madonna) is on the rocks.

Ever-optimistic part-timer Baz also works as a postman and spends his social hours taking his latest dating-agency acquaintance to his favourite Chinese restaurant. The presence of his step-son, Marlon, only makes his life more difficult.

Of the other characters, Andre is the stud, with children all over the place; Rajiv, the intelligent one who helps with the firm's books; Cambridge, the easily duped graduate; Barry, the loudmouth; Henry, the African who can never find his way; and Reen, the unhappily married radio operator who still has feelings for old flame Sam.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast

Monday 26th August 1996 at 9pm on BBC One