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The Johnny Cash Hi-Jack Roadshow
1st Broadcast 2000-2100 14th November 2008 on BBC Radio 4
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A Perfectly Normal production Ltd
Synopsis
When a couple of Sheffield lorry drivers steal a petrol tanker and aim is south at the House of Commons, they start to question their lives and past events set them against each other. As they speed south, pursued by the police, their increasingly desperate protest at fuel prices careers to a dangerous climax.
From Perfectly Normal Productions
Ray Fearon, Philip Jackson and Des O’Malley star in the compelling story of a hi-jacked petrol tanker, headed for the Houses of Parliament. As the fuel crisis bites, Sheffield-based Paul and Vic lose their driving jobs. When Paul steals a lorry full of petrol and turns up at Vic’s house in the small hours, with ideas of making a statement to the world, it’s the beginning of “the best day of our sorry lives”. Vic leaves his wife in bed, and they head down the M1 with thousands of gallons of highly flammable fuel on board. It’s “a hundred grand bomb”, says the increasingly disturbed and frightening Paul, played by Ray Fearon.
What Others Have said
Three self-styled Robin Hoods swipe a fully loaded petrol tanker, planning to take it from Sheffield to London as a protest profiteering oil compaines. In this drama starring Philip Jackson and Ray Fearon, the unstable Paul is the driving force behind the stunt. bring former lorry driver Vic and the impressionable young, Johnny Cash fan Dougie along for the ride. But soon after hitting the motorway, the trio's moods darken as they begin to realise the implications of their actions. The music of Johnny Cashicon of the misfit and the felon runs through the spine of the tale. We hear snippets of Man in Black, and I walk the Line, but it's tracks from the star's swan song covers album that take centre stage Personal Jesus and the harrowing ode to self-harm Hurt providing a sense of foreboding. It's dramatic ride, but you might wonder how they ever reached the M1 in such an unwieldy vehicle.
Gary Rose Radio Times
Cast
Paul Ray Fearon
Vic Philip Jackson
Susan Denica Fairman
Mandy Denica Fairman
Dougie Des O'Malley
Robert Rupert Degas
Andy Rupert Degas
Marie Rosalyn Wright
Iris Rosalyn Wright
Production Crew
Not known
Recorded at
The Soundhouse Ltd London England
Music composed & Arranged
Johnny Cash Tracks used include Man in Black and I walk the Line
Comment by Dirk Maggs
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Comment by David Williams
This radio show caused me to stay in the works car park for the last fifteen minutes to find out what happens, I must say it was time well spent as the last Johnny Cash track and what happens in the show worked well for me.
Running Time
1 episode 60 minutes long 60 minutes total
