Roger Roger
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Roger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama
written by John Sullivan
. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.
Recurring and Other Characters
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
written by John Sullivan
John Sullivan (writer)
John Richard Thomas Sullivan OBE was an English television scriptwriter responsible for several popular British sitcoms, including Only Fools and Horses, Citizen Smith and Just Good Friends....
. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.
Pilot: 1996
The pilot was a 60-minute episode that aired 26 August 1996 on BBC1.| # | Title | Directed by |
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Series 1: 1998
The first series had six 50-minute episodes, airing from 8 January to 12 February 1998 on BBC1. The storyline involves the apparent suicide of Sam's business partner Dexter and Sam's discovery that Dexter embezzled from the company.| # | Title | Directed by |
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Series 2: 1999
The second series had seven 50-minute episodes that aired from 25 September to 6 November 1999 on BBC1. In this series, Sam attempts to recover from the financial problems caused by Dexter and to ward off the advances of Dexter's wife Tina. A secondary storyline involves Phil becoming a driver for a businessman who turns out to be a criminal.| # | Title | Directed by |
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Series 3: 2003
The third series had three 60 minute episodes that aired from 27 July to 10 August 2003 on BBC1. The story deals with Dexter's return from abroad after faking his death in series 1.| # | Title | Directed by |
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Cast & Characters
Main Characters- Robert DawsRobert DawsRobert Daws is an English actor. He is most notable for a variety of roles he has played in television dramas.-Career:Daws played Tuppy Glossop in the early 1990s version of Jeeves and Wooster...
as Sam: The owner of Cresta Cabs. He struggles to keep the company operational despite financial problems. His wife is in a nursing home with early-onset Alzheimer's and later dies. He had a brief affair with his married colleague Reen and still has feelings for her. - Keith Allen as Dexter: Sam's business partner. He has a young wife Tina and a lavish lifestyle, which he supports by embezzling company funds. He apparently commits suicide in series 1, leaving Sam in financial trouble, but reappears in series 3, having faked his death.
- Pippa GuardPippa GuardPhilippa Ann Guard is a British actress.Guard was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and belongs to a well-known theatrical family, whose members include her uncle Philip Guard, cousins Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard, and younger brother Alex Guard. Her father was an engineer who moved the family to...
as Reen: The office manager and dispatcher at Cresta Cabs. She is married to an alcoholic but is in love with Sam. - David RossDavid Ross (actor)David Ross is an English actor who has worked in theatre, cinema, and television.His best-known roles include playing the first appearance of Kryten and the voice of the Talkie Toaster on the science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf, Elgin on the BBC sitcom The Green Green Grass, and as Mr...
as Baz: A postman who drives mini-cabs part-time. Baz goes on a series of unsuccessful first dates through a dating agency. He has a developmentally disabled stepson Marlon. - Philip GlenisterPhilip GlenisterPhilip Haywood Glenister is an English actor, known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in British television series Life On Mars and its sequel Ashes To Ashes.-Television and films:...
as Phil (played by Neil MorrisseyNeil MorrisseyNeil Anthony Morrissey is an English actor, media personality and businessman. He is best known for his role as Tony in Men Behaving Badly....
in the pilot): A mini-cab driver and aspiring rock star with a girlfriend Chrissie and two children, Madonna and Cher. In the second series, he is hired as a personal driver by a businessman who turns out to be a criminal. He does not appear in series 3. - Helen GraceHelen GraceHelen Grace is an English actress who trained at the Drama Centre London, now part of the University of the Arts, London. She grew up as an only child in Northwood, attended St...
as Chrissie (played by Lesley VickerageLesley VickerageLesley Vickerage is an English actress best known for her roles as WPC Jenny Dean in the British television series Between the Lines and as Helen Lynley in the British television series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries....
in the pilot): Phil's girlfriend who wants him to settle down and be realistic about his chances of becoming a rock star. She does not appear in series 3. - Barbara DurkinBarbara DurkinBarbara Durkin is an English actress and trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre along with Steve Coogan.Though she made her debut in the 1987 British movie Wish You Were Here, she is better known for her television appearances. Her major credits include appearances in Mr. Bean,...
as Tina: Dexter's flighty wife who makes advances on Sam after Dexter's death. - Terence Maynard as Andre: A mini-cab driver and ladies' man who has several children with different women. He does not appear in series 3.
- Paul SharmaPaul SharmaPaul Sharma is an actor and dancer, born in Newport, South Wales, and educated at Bassaleg Comprehensive and Pontypool College.-Television work:Sharma played Vinnay Ramdas in Casualty and then Damon Lynch in 2011, Rajiv in comedy-dramaRoger Roger...
as Rajiv: A mini-cab driver who later becomes Sam's business partner. - Jude Akuwidike as Henry: A mini-cab driver notorious for getting lost.
- Ricci HarnettRicci HarnettRicci Harnett is an English actor, best known for his role as Carlton Leach in the film Rise of the Footsoldier. He debuted in 1991 in The Object of Beauty alongside John Malkovich. He has also appeared in the film 28 Days Later as Corporal Mitchell...
as Marlon: Baz's developmentally disabled stepson. - Chris LarkinChris LarkinChris Larkin is an English actor.He was born Christopher Stephens in the Middlesex Hospital in London and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He is the elder son of Dame Maggie Smith, and the late Sir Robert Stephens...
as Cambridge: A mini-cab driver who went to university. He does not appear in series 3. - John Thomson (series 1) and Jonathan Moore (series 2–3) as Barry: A mini-cab driver.
Recurring and Other Characters
- Barry FosterBarry Foster (actor)Barry Foster was a British actor who appeared in numerous film roles and is known for his leading role as a Dutch detective in the ITV drama series, Van der Valk, which spanned five series over 20 years from 1972....
as Pieter Eugene: A shady businessman who employs Phil in series 2. - Kirstie Kober as Madonna: Daughter of Phil and Chrissie.
- Lauren Ashby as Cher: Daughter of Phil and Chrissie.
- Joan Hodges as Marilyn: The night-shift dispatcher at Cresta Cabs.
- Robert GlenisterRobert GlenisterRobert Lewis Glenister is a British actor known for his roles as con man Ash "Three Socks" Morgan in the British TV series Hustle, and Nicholas Blake in the BBC spy drama Spooks.-Career:...
as Dr. Geoff: Sam's therapist in series 3. - Beth Goddard as Melanie: One of Baz's dates who turns out to have a child with Andre. (Series 1, Episode 5)
- Sam SpiegelSam Spiegel (actor)Sam H. Spiegel is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English language films, television series and plays. Also a voice over artist and a writer of novels and children's books, Spiegel lives between Paris and London.- Biography :...
as Monsieur Pierre - Anthony HeadAnthony HeadAnthony Stewart Head , usually credited as Anthony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend , and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in...
as Jimmy Price: A rock star whose wife makes advances on Phil. (Pilot) - Sally DexterSally DexterSally Julia Dexter , is an English actress of stage and screen.She was educated at Chiltern Edge School, King James's College at Henley-on-Thames, now The Henley College...
as Maddie Price: The wife of rock star Jimmy Price. (Pilot)