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ABC announces new drama Diary of an Uber Driver

Half hour drama will centre around a driver trying to figure life out while helping others to get where they’re going.

ABC has begun filming a new 6×30 min. drama Diary of an Uber Driver in Sydney, as the first scripted drama from RevLover Films.

Written by Thomas Ward (Please Like Me) and based on the blog and e-book by Ben Phillips, the show is described as a series of love letters to the hearts and minds of those who make a city pulse.

The series follows Uber driver Ben (Sam Cotton) as tries to figure out what he should be doing while helping others get where they’re going. Against the ticking clock of impending fatherhood Ben must decipher what being ‘relevant’ looks like in a relationship that seems to think he’s surplus to requirements. Zahra Newman plays Beck, the mother of his unborn child.

Directed by Matthew Moore, guest stars including John Bell, Caroline Brazier, Ed Oxenbould, Julian Maroun and Emily Barclay.

It will be shot by Fast and the Furious franchise DOP Stephen F. Windon and produced by Martha Coleman and Lauren Edwards for RevLover Films.

ABC’s Head of Drama, Comedy and Indigenous, Sally Riley, says, “We’re delighted to commission such a distinctive and inclusive half hour drama series from breakout producer RevLover. Where else but on the ABC can audiences find such a loving portrait of urban Australia that is both deeply funny and full of heart?”

“We started RevLover to make the kinds of shows we want to watch, and we’re thrilled that Diary of an Uber Driver is our first production” said producer and partner at RevLover Films, Martha Coleman. “Audiences will fall in love with the honest, funny, nuanced writing of Tom Ward, inspired by the warm, observational blog by Ben Phillips and brought to life by a sensational cast and crew helmed by Matthew Moore. Thanks to all3media international, ABC and Create NSW who have been fantastically supportive in bringing this special show to life.”

Filming will take place in and around Sydney over the next five weeks and the series will screen on ABC in 2019.

Production Credits: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation presents, in association with all3media international Limited and Create NSW, A RevLover Films production. Produced by Martha Coleman and Lauren Edwards. Executive Producers Michael Ritchie, Steve Rogers, Will Vicars, Nina Stevenson and Greg Sitch. Directed by Matthew Moore. Written by Thomas Ward. ABC Executive Producer Que Minh Luu, ABC Head of Drama, Comedy and Indigenous Sally Riley.

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