About this season
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, 1999 and 2003.
Episodes (8)
0. Roger Roger
Aired 26 August 1996 • 60 min
1. Even Quasimodo Pulled
Aired 8 January 1998 • 60 min
A new communications system causes problems at Cresta Cabs when Sam and Reen accidentally broadcast a private conversation to all cabs. Sam's partner Dexter returns from abroad after a breakdown caused by his unfaithful wife Tina.
2. I Used To Be A Superb Rugby Player
Aired 15 January 1998 • 60 min
Cresta Cabs is short of drivers, but Dexter has not returned to work yet. He wrongly suspects Tina of being unfaithful again and gets Cambridge to destroy an expensive painting he bought her, not realising that Cambridge is in someone else's house.
3. Socks With Little Tennis Players On Them
Aired 22 January 1998 • 60 min
Dexter sees the insurance salesman Tina had an affair with at his house. He jumps into the Thames, and soon afterwards the insurance salesman's body is found in the boot of one of the minicabs.
4. There Are No Minicabs In Heaven
Aired 29 January 1998 • 60 min
Sam makes the arrangements for Dexter's funeral, but things do not go as planned. Henry drives a pregnant woman to the hospital and is mistaken for the baby's father.
5. Some Get The Magic, Some Get The Tragic
Aired 5 February 1998 • 60 min
Baz finally connects with one of his dates, but he learns that Andre is the father of her son. Rajiv is mugged in his minicab and is afraid to return to work. Sam asks for Rajiv's help with the company accounts and learns that Dexter embezzled large amounts of money.
6. The Day The Music Died
Aired 12 February 1998 • 60 min
Phil is promised a spot for his band in a talent show if he can acquire a boa constrictor for one of his agent's other clients. Marlon gets a job in a grocery store. Sam goes to visit his wife who is in a nursing home with early-onset Alzheimer's.
7. The Day The Music Died
Aired 12 February 1998 • 60 min