Phoenix Nights: Series 1 and 2 [DVD]

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Phoenix Nights won the People's Choice Award at the British Comedy Awards 2002, and was nominated for several others. Ant and Dec: Two illegal Chinese immigrants whom the club accidentally brought into the country. Employed by Brian Potter as chefs. The show was written by Peter Kay, Neil Fitzmaurice and Dave Spikey. All three writers star in the show, with Kay also directing in the second series. All the music was written by Toni Baker and Peter Kay. Additional material was provided by Paddy McGuinness. Brian and Jerry visit a fire safety day for club owners, which is being taken by convicted dog molester Keith Lard! Keith tries in vain to make everyone aware of the dangers but keeps getting dog jibes from the crowd, mostly due to Den Perry. Other cast members have disputed the claims over the years, meaning we still have no idea whether we'll ever see more Phoenix Nights on our screens any time soon. What is Phoenix Nights about?

In the book, Kay wrote: "I still write down ideas. I had an idea only today of Brian getting Young Kenny to paint an enormous letter 'H' on the roof of the club so he can advertise they've got a helicopter pad. The chance of a helicopter ever landing is, of course, zero.Whilst Phoenix Nights revolved around The Phoenix Club, that particular working men's club was fictional. The series was actually filmed at St. Gregory's Social Club, a working men's club found in Farnworth, just a couple of miles from Bolton. Phoenix Nights is rarely repeated on British television. During an interview with Danny Baker for Peter Kay In Conversation, Kay stated he resents allowing his shows, including Phoenix Nights, to be repeated as it "dilutes the quality" of the programme, citing Only Fools and Horses as an example of a highly regarded programme "ruined" by excessive repeat showings.

Jerry St.Clair: Compere, Cabaret singer and fall guy of the show. He later becomes licensee of the club. A complaint was filed about the show in 2001 by Keith Laird, a fire safety officer working for Bolton Council. He claimed that the character Keith Lard in series 1 episode 3 was based on him. Channel 4 issued an apology for any confusion and Kay maintained that Lard was fictional:

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Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice (as Sian Foulkes) Phoenix nights' is destined to become a classic of British comedy, in the same league as 'Fawlty Towers' and 'I'm Alan Partidge'. It really is that good. Despite its cult status, the series wasn't actually on our screens for that long. Phoenix Nights ran for just two seasons, and each series was only six episodes long. National Comedy Awards, The 2023 Outstanding Comedy Actress (Longlisted) I Talk Telly Awards 2023 Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee) I Talk Telly Awards 2022 Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee) I Talk Telly Awards 2021 Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee) I Talk Telly Awards 2020 Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee) BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2019 Writer: Comedy (Nominee) BAFTA Cymru Awards 2019 Best Actress (Nominee) RTS Awards 2019 Comedy Performance (Female) (Nominee) I Talk Telly Awards 2019 Best Comedy Partnership ( Winner) BAFTA Television Awards 2018 Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Nominee) BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2018 Writer: Comedy (Nominee) I Talk Telly Awards 2018 Best Comedy Partnership (Nominee) RTS North West Awards 2018 Best Performance in a Comedy ( Winner) I Talk Telly Awards 2017 Best Comedy Partnership ( Winner) RTS North West Awards 2017 Best Script Writer (Nominee)

Paddy McGuinness played the other member of the Phoenix's Club's door staff, Paddy O'Shea, and the pair went on to star in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere after Phoenix Nights' second series. When did Phoenix Nights start?Phoenix Nights, also known as Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series That Peter Kay Thing, and in turn was followed by the spin-off Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. It was produced by Goodnight Vienna Productions and Ovation Entertainments, and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK.