Series synopsis
Don't Forget the Driver is a British comedy crime television series that premiered on BBC Two on April 9, 2019. It ended on May 14, 2019. It stars Toby Jones, Claire Rushbrook, Marcia Warren and Danny Kirrane.
Coach driver and single dad Peter Green leads a life of ordinary routine until the discovery of a dead body on the docile Bognor shoreline and an unsettling meeting with a new arrival in town throws his life into chaos.
Premise
Coach driver and single dad Peter Green leads a life of ordinary routine until the discovery of a dead body on the docile Bognor shoreline and an unsettling meeting with a new arrival in town throws his life into chaos.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toby Jones as Peter Green / Barry Green
- Claire Rushbrook as Fran
- Marcia Warren as Joy
- Danny Kirrane as Squeaky Dave
- Erin Kellyman as Kayla
- Luwam Teklizgi as Rita
- Joni Ayton-Kent as Brad
- Bharti Patel as Manju
Guest cast
- Tsuwayuki Saotome as Mr. Takahashi
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | April 9, 2019 | May 14, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dunkirk Beleaguered coach driver Peter Green takes a group of pensioners to visit War Graves in Dunkirk, but his life is thrown into chaos when he makes an unsettling discovery. |
April 9, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Donkey Sanctuary Green drives a group of churchgoers to visit a donkey sanctuary, and makes a rash decision when he sees the young stowaway again. Kayla has her first shift at the Snack Shack. |
April 16, 2019 |
| 3 |
Hydrotherapy Left alone with their guest, Kayla and Brad start to make a new friend. Shocked by the decision he’s made, Green still has to take passengers on a daytrip to a Hydrotherapy Pool. |
April 23, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 14, 2019 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |