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.
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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