Phoenix Nights: Where are they now?

More than a decade after the Phoenix Club shut its doors for good, the cast of Channel 4 sitcom Phoenix Nights recently reunited for a string of live performances. The sell-out shows proved just how well-loved the sitcom is: one of the most popular of the last 20 years.

We've taken a look into what the cast has been up to since the show ended.

Peter Kay - Brian Potter & Max Bygraves

Co-writing the show with Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay took on the roles of The Phoenix Club's owner and doorman, Brian Potter and Max Bygraves respectively, and enjoyed success with both characters after the series came to an end. Max starred alongside his security partner in Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere, whilst Potter went onto have enjoyed a number one hit with I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) alongside Andy Pipkin and The Proclaimers. That wasn't Kay's only musical success as he'd already made a hit of Tony Christie's Is This the Way to Amarillo, with the video famed for the inclusion of many famous faces from the British showbusiness world. His spoof reality show character Geraldine McQueen, from Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice, also hit the top spot with her novelty single in 2008.

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Neil Fitzmaurice - Ray Von

Phoenix Nights worked as great platform for Fitzmaurice to move forward with, both in his acting and writing. He joined the cast of that other hit Channel 4 sitcom, Peep Show, playing Mark's love rival Jeff, before taking on roles in the likes of Benidorm, Waterloo Road and Mount Pleasant. As a Liverpool supporter, Fitzmaurice was offered the chance to star in film 15 Minutes That Shook The World as then-manager Rafa Benitez and later reprised the role for the theatre. He also took writing credits for the 2011 film Charlie Noades R.I.P, but his pilot sitcom Glitter Balls - written alongside old friend Dave Spikey - didn't get picked up.

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Dave Spikey - Jerry "St Clair" Dignan

The former biomedical scientist has come a long since his days at Bolton General Hospital. Phoenix Nights' co-writer has gone on to become a well-established figure on the comedy scene, as both a writer and performer. After the show, he embarked on the cleverly named Overnight Success Tour in 2003, before becoming a team captain on the panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats. Spikey later took over the helm of the darts television show Bullseye, quite apt after former presenter Jim Bowen starred in Phoenix Nights and has long associations with Peter Kay. Despite moving away from the public eye in recent years, Spikey still stands a prolific writer with He Took My Kidney Then Broke My Heart and his autobiography Under the Microscope: My Life both becoming best-sellers. Returning from a six year absence, Spikey hits the road this Spring with his new tour Punchlines, beginning on 8th March at The Lowry.

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Paddy McGuinness - Paddy O'Shea

Famed for his role as the club doorman, McGuinness's career has gone from strength to strength since the show ended back in 2002. After the spin-off Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere, he went on to perform with Keith Lemon on Let's Dance for Comic Relief and film Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure before landing his current role as the host of ITV's Saturday night show Take Me Out in 2010. He has recently embarked on his latest comedy tour, Daddy McGuinness, and has become a popular figure on social media, being named the 6th Happiest Tweeting Celeb on a Gala Bingo list. In keeping with his new presenting role, McGuinness will also front the new Channel 4 game show Benchmark, which is set to hit our screens this spring, and he'll return to acting later in the year with a starring role in ITV sitcom The Delivery Man.

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Steve Edge - Alan

Perhaps best remembered for singing about black bin bags with Jerry St Clair in ASDA, Alan aka Steve Edge has carried on with an acting and writing career since 2002. As well as appearing in the likes of Star Stories, Mike Bassett: Manager and Peep Show, Edge has become a popular children's TV star on the CBBC comedy All At Sea. Working with Dave Spikey, Edge has written for 8 Out Of 10 Cats, before teaming up with Jason Manford for the BBC nature sketch show Walk On The Wild Side, writing scripts and doing voice overs for the animals. He also wrote and narrated the BBC Three show Almost Famous, broadcasting clips of celebrities before they had made it big.

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Toby Foster - Les Campbell

Referred to as "one-take Toby" by Kay for never getting his lines wrong, Foster hit the airwaves once Phoenix Nights ended, picking up an afternoon slot on BBC Radio Sheffield in 2002. Now hosting the morning show, his comedy company Don't Shoot Productions hosts events and nights across the north of England and Foster helps promote Sheffield's Last Laugh comedy club and annual festival. In 2008, he starred in British comedy filmed Snappers, however the end product was shelved because of legal reasons.

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Janice Connolly - Holy Mary

Connolly has gone on to become a popular figure on the British comedy circuit since 2002, playing her alter ego Mrs Barbra Nice. Acting as a patron for the Laughing for a Change project, last year she compered a comedy gala that toured nationally to raise awareness of mental illness. As well as reprising Holy Mary for Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere, Connolly kept her Phoenix connections by starring in Dave Spikey's Dead Man Weds and has also appeared in Coronation Street. She currently works with the Women and Theatre Company in Birmingham as the artistic director.

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Justin Moorhouse - Young Kenny

With appearances on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, headline slots at The Comedy Club and taking several tours on the road (the most recent being Destiny Calling, which began in September 2014), Justin Moorhouse has become a regular figure on the comedy scene. He has also taken on other acting roles, appearing in the film Looking For Eric, the Harold Brighouse play Zack, and was most recently seen as the grumpy rival pub landlord Dean Upton in Coronation Street.

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Ted Robbins - Den Perry

Robbins has continued in a range of television roles since the Phoenix Club closed its doors 13 years ago. Notably, he's starred in children's show The Slammer and has recently been playing Uncle Terry in Sky Living's Mount Pleasant. Away from the small screen, Robbins hosts his own Sunday morning how on BBC Radio Lancashire, as well as becoming a renowned pantomime star, most recently in Stockport Plaza's production of Cinderella during the Christmas period. However, during the first live Phoenix Nights show at the MEN Arena, Robbins suffered a heart attack on stage, forcing the show to be stopped and calls for a doctor from the audience. Fortunately, he is now on the road to recovery and later appeared in the show via video link from his hospital bed.