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White Van Man is a British sitcom that was created and was written by Adrian Poynton and first broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD in 2011. It began screening in March 2011, becoming the highest-rated launch ever for a sitcom on BBC Three. Will Mellor plays Ollie, a man who has to put his business dreams on hold while he takes over the family handyman business from his father, Tony, played by Clive Mantle. The series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, including the Best Bet betting shop in Cheadle and Hollins DIY Store in Marple. A second series ran from 23 February to 29 March 2012.

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  • White Van Man (nl)
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  • White Van Man is een Britse sitcom van de British Broadcasting Corporation. De Britse komiek bedacht de serie en schreef het filmscript. De eerste en tweede aflevering werden op 22 maart 2011 uitgezonden op BBC Three. Het eerste seizoen bestaat uit zes afleveringen en in 2012 werd een tweede en laatste seizoen van wederom zes afleveringen uitgezonden. Naar het eerste seizoen keken gemiddeld 800.000 kijkers, naar het tweede ongeveer de helft. Een Amerikaanse remake onder de titel is in ontwikkeling bij ABC. (nl)
  • White Van Man is a British sitcom that was created and was written by Adrian Poynton and first broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD in 2011. It began screening in March 2011, becoming the highest-rated launch ever for a sitcom on BBC Three. Will Mellor plays Ollie, a man who has to put his business dreams on hold while he takes over the family handyman business from his father, Tony, played by Clive Mantle. The series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, including the Best Bet betting shop in Cheadle and Hollins DIY Store in Marple. A second series ran from 23 February to 29 March 2012. (en)
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  • Ollie suspects Darren of moonlighting with a rival firm and hires a new assistant. Darren soon finds himself in way over his head. Meanwhile, Emma quickly wangles herself a promotion at work. Ollie then catches Darren "cheating" on him with another firm. Ollie gets tired of Darren's excuses and decides to hire Liz as his new assistant. Will Ollie continue working without Darren or will the pressure of working without him soon weigh him down? (en)
  • While Darren struggles to come to terms with fatherhood, Ollie swaps the job book for a fancy new phone app, which soon lands him in hot water. Tensions between Emma and Liz rise when Emma is appointed as the new co-manager at the Coffee shop, and when Emma introduces a new staff tip system, competitions begin to arise for the two. (en)
  • When Jeremy, a client, refuses to pay the full amount for a bathroom fitting, Ollie blocks his driveway with the van, refusing to move unless Jeremy coughs up. This act of rebellion starts to get the attention of the local community, many of whom dislike Jeremy for multiple reasons. Darren breaks his friend Irene out of an old people's home and promptly loses her. (en)
  • Giving up dreams of running his own restaurant, Ollie has taken over the handyman business from his ailing dad, Tony. On his first day, Ollie quickly finds himself out of his depth, driven up the wall by his incorrigible assistant Darren and alienating every client he works for, even getting embroiled in a paternity case. In the midst of it all he runs into an old crush, Emma, and manages to make an utter fool of himself in front of her. (en)
  • Darren betrays Ollie with the most severe consequences when Darren gets forced into marrying the mother of his child, Joanne – but can he actually go through with it or will someone stop the wedding for him? Meanwhile, Ollie must also contend with the possibility that Emma may not be the perfect girlfriend he thought she was when he finds some incriminating evidence. (en)
  • Ollie's dropped from his five-a-side football team in favour of a younger player, and takes the situation particularly badly. Meanwhile, Liz has a new boyfriend which lands her in some very hot water when she ends up getting arrested for stealing a car. (en)
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