{"product_id":"book-jax8","title":"The Attendant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant and bonkers comedy about finding love at the petrol pumps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex 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.\u003cbr\u003eElla is a cycling-mad woman of action, prepared for anything and curious about everything. One stormy night, by chance, their lives intersect. These two lonely souls are made for each other, even if they don't know it.\u003cbr\u003eListen and fall in love with the pair as their story unfolds. A wonderful, heart-warming and unconventional love story with a touch of the absurd and plenty of laughs. Influenced heavily by the best movie genres film-nerd Alex can think of, his nights take some usual twists and turns. Episodes range from Westerns where the stake are high and loners drift like tumbleweed, to Zombie Horror with infected hordes and red rain, Sci-Fi evil twins and ray guys and all out Action when the petrol station is taken over and the duo must decide who is the most 'Van Damme' -making this a hilarious, compelling and uplifting listen.\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eWill Merrick\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSkins)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePatricia Allison\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSex Education\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003cb\u003eKenneth Collard\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eCuckoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZapped\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eThe Cullen Brothers (Oliver and Jake) are award winning directors, writers and producers from Bristol. The pair blend their love of cinema with their distinctive, absurd and irreverent comedic style. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e radio series is based on their internationally acclaimed short film of the same name starring Robert James-Collier (\u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e) and Isy Suttie (\u003ci\u003ePeep Show\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by The Cullen Brothers\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Alison Crawford\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Abigail Youngman\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Alison Crawford and Mary Ward-Lowery\u003cbr\u003eSound Designer Ilse Lademann\u003cbr\u003eIncludes original music by Tom Constantine\u003cbr\u003eAlex\/Second Creation\/Evil Alex - \u003cb\u003eWill Merrick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElla\/Female Creation\/Evil Ella - \u003cb\u003ePatricia Allison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith\/Evil Keith\/'How To…' Tapes - \u003cb\u003eKenneth Collard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Drifter - \u003cb\u003eZara Ramm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSlops McCreedy - \u003cb\u003eJake Cullen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonny Tenaka - \u003cb\u003eTim Downie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Oatcakes - \u003cb\u003eJoseph Tweedale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDenise \/ Evil Denise - \u003cb\u003eIngrid Oliver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrubaker Levine -\u003cb\u003e John MacKay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonkers - \u003cb\u003eJoe Sims\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 October - 4 November 2021\u003cbr\u003e©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49277660004656,"sku":"BDjax8","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jax8-cover.jpg?v=1763786308","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jax8","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}