Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
Acting
Nigel Hawthorne's Mr. Burgess: the examiner you'll love to hate.
Writing
Jack Rosenthal's script—crackling with authentic cabbie slang.
Production
Pre-GPS London, every street learned by bloody repetition.
Director
Bob Brooks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Knowledge examiners played themselves; the film was shot at the actual Knowledge Point in Islington.
This was ITV's first feature-length TV movie, greenlit because London cabbies were beloved British icons—now rapidly vanishing to Uber.
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