Roger Roger

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 1998–2003. Cast and characters Main characters Robert Daws 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 Guard as Reen: The office manager and dispatcher at Cresta Cabs. She is married to an alcoholic but is in love with Sam. David Ross 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 Glenister as Phil (played by Neil Morrissey 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 Grace as Chrissie (played by Lesley Vickerage 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 Durkin 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 Sharma as Rajiv: A mini-cab driver and accountant who later becomes Sam's business partner. Jude Akuwudike as Henry: A mini-cab driver notorious for getting lost. Ricci Harnett as Marlon: Baz's developmentally disabled stepson. Chris Larkin 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