Don't Forget the Driver

Don't Forget the Driver is a 2019 BBC Two comedy series, co-created and co-written by Tim Crouch and Toby Jones, in which Jones also stars. A second series will be broadcast in 2020.[1][2] The show is produced by Sister Pictures and distributed by BBC Studios.[3]

Not to be confused with Don't Forget the Diver.

Don't Forget the Driver
Genre	Comedy-drama
Directed by	Tim Kirkby
Starring	Toby Jones Erin Kellyman Jo Eaton-Kent Luwam Teklizgi Danny Kirrane Dino Kelly Marcia Warren Claire Rushbrook Jo Hartley
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Production company(s)	Sister Pictures
Distributor	BBC Studios
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) – present
External links
Website
Production website

Plot

Set in Bognor Regis, Jones plays Pete Green, a depressed single father who works as a coach driver and discovers an asylum seeker after taking a coach party across the channel.[4]

Cast

• Toby Jones as Pete Green
• Erin Kellyman as Kayla Green
• Luwam Teklizgi as Rita
• Danny Kirrane as Squeaky Dave
• Jo Eaton-Kent as Bradley
• Dino Kelly as Lech
• Marcia Warren as Joy
• Claire Rushbrook as Fran
• Jo Hartley as Mel
• Bharti Patel as Manju

Episodes

No.	Title [5]	Directed by [5]	Written by [5]	Original air date [5]	UK viewers (millions) [6][lower-alpha 1]
1	"Episode 1"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch	9 April 2019 (2019-04-09)	2.66
2	"Episode 2"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch & Toby Jones	16 April 2019 (2019-04-16)	1.68
3	"Episode 3"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch & Toby Jones	23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)	1.48
4	"Episode 4"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch & Toby Jones	30 April 2019 (2019-04-30)	1.66
5	"Episode 5"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch & Toby Jones	7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)	1.47
6	"Episode 6"	Tim Kirkby	Tim Crouch & Toby Jones	14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)	1.42

Production

For the role, Jones took Coach Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) lessons and failed his test twice, once for driving too fast and once for going too slowly.[4] In January 2020, Don't Forget the Driver was renewed for a second series of six episodes.[7]

Broadcast

The six-part series began airing in the UK on BBC Two at 10pm on 9 April 2019 and will continue weekly.[8] The series was made available in its entirety on iPlayer on 9 April.[9]

Reception

The show won the 2019 Venice TV Award for Best Comedy[10]

Notes

1. Viewers across the first 28 days of broadcast on TV, PC/laptop, tablet or smartphone are counted. Pre-transmission figures are included.

References

1. Bennett, Steve. "Don't Forget The Driver to make a return trip : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
2. Dickson, Andrew (January 21, 2020). "Toby Jones: 'Actors talking about acting? It makes you scream!'" – via www.theguardian.com.
3. "Don't Forget the Driver". Sister Pictures. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
4. Lawson, Mark (4 April 2019). "Don't Forget the Driver: the show to help you come to terms with Brexit" – via www.theguardian.com.
5. "BBC Two - Don't Forget the Driver - Episode guide". BBC. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
6. "Four-screen dashboard BARB". www.barb.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
7. "Don't Forget The Driver to make a return trip". Chortle. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
8. "When is Toby Jones comedy Don't Forget The Driver on TV?". Radio Times.
9. "Don't Forget the Driver - Series 1: Episode 1" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
10. "Winners 2019".

External links

• Don't Forget the Driver at BBC Programmes
• Don't Forget the Driver at British Comedy Guide
• Don't Forget the Driver on IMDb