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Follow taxi drivers Bernie and Ben as we eavesdrop on their journeys around North West England.

Starring Peter Slater and Jo Enright.

In this opening episode, Bernie picks up Milton and they strike up a friendship. Ben picks up a healer who tries to help him against his will.

A semi-improvised comedy set and recorded on location in a car in Manchester.

Based on ideas by Jason Wingard and Carl Cooper.

Ben was the first driver to work at the firm and he鈥檚 seen it all. He likes 80s movies and arguing about nothing, but tries to help passengers out with their problems whenever he can.

Bernie has left her husband in Birmingham and escaped to Manchester to work as the only female driver at All Star Cars. She didn鈥檛 get out on her own much before she got this job, but she鈥檚 making up for it now.

Featuring local voices and character actors/comedians from the North.

Ben ..... Peter Slater
Bernie ..... Jo Enright
Milton ..... Christopher J Hall
The Healer ..... Lisa Moore
Saj ..... Abdullah Afzal
Controller ..... Jason Wingard
Controller ..... Abdullah Afzal

Additional voices and material by the cast and crew.

With additional material and production support by Hannah Stevenson.

Director: Jason Wingard

Producer: Carl Cooper

A 麻豆社 Studios Audio production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.

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