Leading actor Max Beesley is enjoying the New Year in the fast lane after treating himself to an exclusive Alfa Spider sports car from the country’s largest authorised Alfa Romeo dealership Mangoletsi.

Actor Max Beesley is enjoying the New Year in the fast lane after treating himself to an exclusive Alfa Spider sports car from the country’s largest Alfa Romeo dealership, Mangoletsi.

Star of BBC TV hit series Hotel Babylon and a regular face in leading television dramas; Max is now driving in the luxury of an Alfa Romeo Spider convertible supplied by Knutsford-based authorised Alfa Romeo dealership Mangoletsi.

Max, who has also enjoyed a highly successful musical career as well as appearing in Hollywood films, including a leading role opposite Maria Carey in Glitter (2001), is no stranger to the North West of England having grown up in Manchester; and he often returns to the area as he is an avid Manchester United fan.

Max is following in the footsteps of many other leading celebrities, including Hollywood film star Dustin Hoffman who was famously seduced by the beauty of Alfa Romeo, one of the world’s most romantic brands.

Other celebrity Alfa Romeo drivers' include Max’s Hotel Babylon co-stars Tamzin Outhwaite and Dexter Fletcher, British music sensation Katie Melua, comedian Rory Bremner, celebrity chefs James Martin and Aldo Zilli, as well as former Eastenders actor Nigel Harman.

Managing Director of Mangoletsi, Fraser Hudson, said: "We are delighted to supply an Alfa Spider to Max, he and a large number of celebrities, TV star’s and sports people are really enjoying driving an Alfa Romeo supplied by Mangoletsi.”

Mangoletsi (Holdings) Ltd is the UK’s largest and longest established authorised Alfa Romeo and Fiat dealership. During 2007, it celebrated its 40th anniversary. During the four decades Mangoletsi, which is located near Knutsford, in Cheshire, has built up an enviable reputation across the UK for its unrivalled customer service and an embedded passion for the Alfa Romeo and Fiat brands.

Visit Mangoletsi’s showroom, London Road, Allostock, Cheshire (on the A50 between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel). Telephone: 01565 722899. Sat Nav reference: WA16 9NS. Visit the website at www.mangoletsi.com for latest news and offers.