The Attendant | Short film about a man beating the system

Based on a true story from the carpark attendant at Bristol Zoo. He just disappeared one day and all was revealed - he was there for over 30 years I believe. Legend!

I love these shorts. I get more out of these flicks than an overrated Hollywood movie.

3 lives, in 11 minutes, with a beautiful ending.
My thanks to the author, cast, and crew, for bringing it to light .

Crying my eyeballs out. Sadly with awful inflation caused by government, this is the reality of many families. Wish there was more Frankies in this world. Gorgeous film. Well done everybody. Thank you! :)

Back over 25 years ago, a story went around that the car park attendant at Bristol zoo did just this. No-one ever questioned who he worked for; just gave him a few quid and went to look at the animals....it was actually a free zoo carpark!

11min with a plot, a beginning and an ending, way better than most 2hrs films. Excellent acting. Great filming. Thanks a million (from Paris, France) !

Made me smile to see genuine goodness in people at a time when there isn’t much to be found.

I loved the little chime & grin from husband in the last frame to bookend the movie. The acting was awesome; as was the scripting & plot.

Oh, the money that Cathy and her husband are about to make. And so the con continues... Well-written masterpiece.

There is ZERO fat on this little gem. Not one extra line or scene. It's tight, sweet, and it has warmth. I like it a lot. 🥰
*I know of an Army PFC during his second tour of Afghanistan who told the sergeant who asked him why he was standing outside the mess tent, that he'd been posted there in order to count the number of soldiers who ate at each meal.
He said this because he'd seen many of the others in his group get sent off to dig with engineering units, and he just sort of ''wandered off'' before they could assign him to a labor detail.
The sergeant got him a little counter-clicker, and told him to ''keep up the good work.'' It was a made-up job, and he did it for 15 months, AND he was told to ''train'' the next guy when his time was up.
He NEVER had to turn in the count, and had no supervisor: easiest time anyone ever did in that war. 😅

The end with Cathy's husband smiling and waving at his first customer 😂😊❤

So clever, makes me want to open my own "car park".

Just found this while browsing through YouTube, an absolute masterpiece. All the actors were superb and it made my day. Thanks.

I absolutely STILL love this short film...💙🌎

Watched it two times, easy and nice athmosphere. Thanks for the good mood❤

I think this is based on a report about e a car park attendant based at the little hut at the entrance of a car park for years and took entrance fee every day. Was very friendly and got to know the regular workers that used it. It turned out that he had set up himself unofficially and the car park was supposed to be free and unmanned. Genius! :-)

This happened on my own land. Parking was free, but out of sight from my business. I noticed a well-known local character talking to people in the car park. He used to tout for traders in the area. Well, I'd sern him do it outside the Post Office andvthe butcher's too, and outside all the pubs, so I had no objection, he was always cheerful and people need guidance. I kept seeing him in the car park, always talking to people, giving them directions, and helping them to find a parking space. He knew everyone locally and always had a cheery smile.

Then I realised what he was really up to... charging for parking wherever it was free. When I caught him with his ticket roll, he said he was selling the tickets for a raffle, but a customer said he was charging for parking. The wily old boy's reply was "I do it for all the businesses, organising their parking. I've always done it, and nobody's said anything about it before". True. He'd been doing it for years on busy days, working the first car park until it was full, then the next and the next, 50p a car, then back to the first as spaces emptied and new people drove in. Inside each car park, between the cars, keeping a watchful eye out for the owners, and never charging villagers, he'd squirrel away enough for a pub crawl every night.

We shared a good knowledge of Anglo-Saxon vernacular language, it turned out. We still said a cheery "Good morning" when we met in the Post Office though.

Wow, really cool story, well-executed in this film. "I don't need any help. This is MY car park!" Priceless.

The smile and wave at the end from a very relieved and happy man! Brought a tear to my eye. Cracking film!

This is still my favourite short of all the ones on the channel. Just a winner.