At least they didn’t burn the F10
Anyone else notice at the end when he set fire to the supposedly Volvo F10… It was actually a Seddon Atkinson Strato on fire !!!
Anyone else notice the clever tv trickery in tonights 2nd episode ? The old volvo became a seddon atkinson when it was on fire ! Obviously didnt want to set the old classic on fire for real !
bugcos:
At least they didn’t burn the F10
I noticed it magically turned into a Sed Atki when it was on fire!:lol:
Must try the coat hanger as well
Paul:
Anyone else notice at the end when he set fire to the supposedly Volvo F10… It was actually a Seddon Atkinson Strato on fire !!!
Best thing for a sudden accident
Amazing, did they think people wouldn’t notice a Volvo turning into a Seddon?!!!
Well after last week what a great program
You mean you actually watched it again this week
That was a huge improvement over the first one, it’s almost as if they got the work experience lad to write episode one by comparison.
bugcos:
At least they didn’t burn the F10
No they did a good thing and burned a sed atki strato 
Yes, much better tonight, no 75 mph lorries skidding into town centres etc, more realistic impression of the troubles found within the transport industry.
postie1100:
Amazing, did they think people wouldn’t notice a Volvo turning into a Seddon?!!!
Id imagine unless you are a driver or in to trucks a lorry is a lorry and when i mentioned it to my girlfriend she looked at me like i was mad and said im sad.
kr79:
postie1100:
Amazing, did they think people wouldn’t notice a Volvo turning into a Seddon?!!!Id imagine unless you are a driver or in to trucks a lorry is a lorry and when i mentioned it to my girlfriend she looked at me like i was mad and said im sad.
I was told by my wife that ‘only you would notice something like that, ya sad ■■■■■■’
Also why did he need to take the F10 to pay his mechanic?
bugcos:
Also why did he need to take the F10 to pay his mechanic?
I’m just guessing but I think this weeks show was about ‘Martin’s’ coming of age emphasising the pressure on him to follow in his fathers footsteps. The use of the F10 not only endears him to his staff showing he can do the job but also introduces us to his need to be just like his Dad.
This illusion is soon shattered when he realises his father not only cooked the books and lead a double life with a secret girlfriend and daughter but also putting his drivers at risk by buying sub standard tyres and cutting corners.
As the episode develops we see how Martin struggles to cope with the pressure to live up to his fathers image whilst at the same time becoming aware of his fathers faults and deceptive practices.
Further pressures are applied by his girlfriends ambitions outweighing her respect for him and happily giving a ‘hand shandy’ to the photographic agent in order to further her career, regardless of any emotional connection.
Seeing a lack of respect and trust from his staff later on to add to his troubles causes Martin to snap and sack Malachi albeit temporarily and at the same point show he is not as green behind the ears as they think he is.
This triggers a chain of events that lead up to the casting off of his girlfriend and climactic burning of the Seddon Atkinson disguised just enough to fool everyone except the trucking community who can recognise the difference between the Seddi and a Volvo F10 (the different sleeper cab panel did it for me).
Its at this point we see the ‘coming of age’ that this episode is about and how Martin turns from a boy to a man ready for the trials and tribulations that will follow.
Some sub plots are also coming to light in how there could be a romantic relationship developing between Martin and his secretary ‘Michelle’ and how the female trucker ‘Wendy’ may not be the typical stereotype who drinks from the furry cup but also may like to play with the boys as well.
The show in its-self is more a caricature of the trucking industry playing to the typical stereotypes and general assumption of the mass population but also retains enough factual accuracies (as well as some inaccuracies for us to spot) to make it appeal to a large audience.
7/10- The show is getting better as we are introduced more and more to characters back stories.
Also loved the ping pong balls coming out the Vadge scene at the beginning.
Oh and don’t read this if you haven’t watched it yet…
Yeah was a way better episode for sure, like was written by a different person completely. Apart from the Atki disguised as the F10 (which they did do a decent job of actually - if it wasn’t for the odd shaped sleeper panel I might’ve fell for it, but once I spotted that I noticed the rest pretty quick), the bridge collision took some stretching of the imagination too… 
Otherwise a reasonably decent effort I reckon on the trucking side, and a way more solid storyline besides.
muckles:
Andydisco:
Endit:
Hell’s bells! I watched the first 15 minutes before getting annoyed by its stupidity and stereotypes. The original Truckers ( Pickard Freight Haul anyone?) was a bit of a parody in ways but it didn’t take the urine like this load of cobblers!I stopped watching after 10 minutes and watched the first episode of the proper 80’s series instead as i have them on dvd , far better and better wagons in it
I thought the wagons were the only believable characters in it.
I have been questioning Renault as a “believable character” for years before this programme was made!
nick2008:
Carl:
you lot need to lighten up its a comedy drama not a fxxxxxx documentry i bet ya dont watch emerdale cuz its not a true to life farming program ffs chilloutBenny Hill. Jasper Carrot. Steptoe and Son. Only Fools and Horses. Love thy Neighbour. On the Busses. That’s comedy
Now I used to be a bus driver and that ‘on the buses’ crap really gets up my nose!! the bit where Blakey doesn’t book reg for running early past the cemetery gates! oh and how EVERY route terminated at the cemetery gates come to think of it!
HAHA lighten up you lot! my uncle was a cop and used to have this attitude to ‘The Bill’ …yawn… Im sure teachers do the same to ‘Waterloo Road’ … we could go on and on… how about you all realise its television, lighten up and enjoy it. I know I did!
bugcos:
Also why did he need to take the F10 to pay his mechanic?
He said that he would take his Dad’s truck to do the run that the other’s couldn’t do cos they were drunk,he also said he would call in to the mechanics on the way back they just didn’t show him doing the run.
Mike-C:
Some top totty on it !!
Sian Breckin was in the Film ■■■■■■■■■■■■ and she looked a lot better in that I think the fact she had long hair helped,her being naked a lot of the time probably made a difference as well