Phoenix Nights
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2001 - 2002
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Bad-tempered, wheelchair-bound Brian Potter runs a struggling Bolton social club called The Phoenix. Stars Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Paddy McGuinness, Neil Fitzmaurice, Justin Moorhouse and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Brian Gets Everyone Back Together
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 8th August 2002
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 29 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peter Kay | Brian Potter |
| Dave Spikey | Jerry St. Clair |
| Peter Kay | Max |
| Paddy McGuinness (as Patrick McGuinness ) | Paddy |
| Neil Fitzmaurice | Ray Von |
| Justin Moorhouse | Young Kenny |
| Archie Kelly | Kenny Senior |
| Steve Edge | Alan Johnson |
| Toby Foster | Les |
| Janice Connolly | Holy Mary |
| Ted Robbins | Den Perry |
| Enid Dunn | Joyce |
| Jim Bowen | Frank Cartwright |
| David Prosho | Actor |
| Paul Crone | Self |
| James Duke | Actor |
| Peter Slater | Actor |
| Vincent Peters | Actor |
| Orla Cunningham | Actor |
| Peter Kay | Writer |
| Neil Fitzmaurice | Writer |
| Dave Spikey | Writer |
| Peter Kay | Director |
| Henry Klejdys | Producer |
| Phil McIntyre | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Associate Producer |
| Peter Hallworth | Editor |
| Jim Holloway | Production Designer |
| Michelle Smith | Casting Director |
| Andy Hibbert | Director of Photography |
| Robert Lever | Costume Designer |
| Toni Baker | Composer |
| Dean Byfield | 1st Assistant Director |
| Alison Steele | Production Manager |
Press
Throughout Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (Channel 4), I noticed a helpless whimpering and, investigating, found it was me. It happened whenever Peter Kay looked shifty. Kay has been described as "a brilliant stand up" and "head and shoulders above the rest". Which is true, but, as he plays the wheelchair-using Brian Potter, tactless.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 9th August 2002Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights has returned for a second series, so if like me you missed the first one, but heard lots of people banging on about how great it was, this is your chance to join in the fun. And here's the good news: they were right. It's fantastic.
Charlie Brooker, The Guardian, 3rd August 2002