THE bright pink taxi familiar to millions of fans of BBC comedy The League of Gentlemen has gone on show in Beaulieu’s On Screen Cars display of TV and film favourites.
One of the most distinctive people-movers ever to motor onto the small screen, the 2005 Citroen Dispatch taxi is the transportation choice of cab driver Barbara Tattsyrup in the award-winning comedy.
In the initial three series of The League of Gentlemen, which aired between 1999 and 2002, Barbara’s taxi of choice was a bright pink Mazda minicab. However, by the time the show was resurrected for three special episodes in 2017 to celebrate 20 years since The League of Gentlemen first aired on BBC radio, Barbara had upgraded to a purpose-built Citroen Dispatch taxi complete with wheelchair access and painted in the same shocking shade as the original car.
The taxi joins the remarkable line-up of motoring stars in On Screen Cars at Beaulieu.
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