Series synopsis
Grease Monkeys is a British comedy drama television series that premiered on BBC Three on April 15, 2003. It ended on October 17, 2004. It was created by Harwant Bains. It stars Archie Panjabi, Ace Bhatti, Goran Kostić and Marc Zuber.
Grease Monkeys is a BBC comedy-drama created by Harwant Bains, broadcast for two 10-episode series from 2003 to 2004.
Grand Trunk Garage is owned by patriarch Mo, who spends most of his time worrying about daughter Rita, an ace mechanic more obsessed with auto than fashion, makeup or finding a nice boy to settle down with. Mo's son Dave—a sexually irrepressible, irresponsible minor criminal—runs the sales side of the business... mostly into the ground. Mo also has to contend with the ghost of h ...
Premise
Grease Monkeys is a BBC comedy-drama created by Harwant Bains, broadcast for two 10-episode series from 2003 to 2004.
Grand Trunk Garage is owned by patriarch Mo, who spends most of his time worrying about daughter Rita, an ace mechanic more obsessed with auto than fashion, makeup or finding a nice boy to settle down with. Mo's son Dave—a sexually irrepressible, irresponsible minor criminal—runs the sales side of the business... mostly into the ground. Mo also has to contend with the ghost of his dead wife and a talking dog. And this is only the family — wait til you meet the friends!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Archie Panjabi as Rita Dhillon
- Ace Bhatti as Dave Dhillon
- Goran Kostić as Ezekiel
- Marc Zuber as Mo Dhillon
- Jake Wood as Happy
- Nigel Betts as George
- Indira Joshi as Jasbir Dhillon
Guest cast
- Ken Sharrock as Big Ted
- Nicky Ladanowski as Mand
- Darcy Birkett as Edwin
- Taryn Birkett as Edwin
- Lee Oakes as Marley Bob
- Karl Collins as Trevor Baptiste
- Vanessa Hehir as Nicola Jay
- Pooja Ghai as Jasbir Dhillon
- Madhav Sharma as Mo Dhillon
- Natasha Williams as Ada Baptiste
- Jeffery Kissoon as Bertrand Baptiste
- Niall Buggy as Father Brennan
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 15, 2003 | June 17, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 19, 2004 | October 17, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Double Vision A complaining customer has to be dealt with, Dave and Happy style (blood will flow). |
April 15, 2003 |
| 2 |
Last Man Standing Rita has an admirer. Dave is displeased whilst Mand has to return to work as a lapdancer and Happy is cheesed off. |
April 22, 2003 |
| 3 |
Different Strokes When Rita catches Dave in a comprising position, Dave has to keep her quiet at any cost. |
April 29, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jail Bait Dave collects his old friend Trevor Baptiste from jail, where Trevor has spent the last three years for insurance fraud. |
September 19, 2004 |
| 2 |
Delhi Belly Mo attempts to exorcise the ghost of his dead wife Jasbir on the 15th anniversary of her death. |
September 19, 2004 |
| 3 |
Little Star Dave and Trevor help out discount mortician DIY Derek to transport corpses, which DIY Derek drains and embalms from his back kitchen. |
September 26, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Three |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 15, 2003 |
| Last aired | October 17, 2004 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |