Series synopsis
Phoenix Nights is a British comedy television series that premiered on Channel 4 on January 14, 2001. It ended on September 12, 2002. It was created by Peter Kay, Dave Spikey. It stars Dave Spikey, Paddy McGuinness, Archie Kelly and Daniel Kitson.
The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry, owner of rival club The Banana Grove.
Premise
The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry, owner of rival club The Banana Grove.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dave Spikey as Jerry St Clair
- Paddy McGuinness as Paddy
- Archie Kelly as Kenny Senior
- Daniel Kitson as Spencer
- Peter Slater as A.S.S Presenter
- Julian Sua as Ant
- Wai Kee Chan as Dec
- Sian Gibson as Young Mary
Supporting cast
- Beatrice Kelley as Marion
- Alex Lowe as Clinton Baptiste
Guest cast
- Peter Kay as Brian Potter/Max
- Justin Moorhouse as Young Kenny
- Neil Fitzmaurice as Ray Von
- Janice Connolly as Holy Mary
- Ted Robbins as Don Perry
- Steve Edge as Alan
- Toby Foster as Les
- Bernard Wrigley as Dodgy Eric
- John Axon
- Tim Healy as Mike Fiddler
- Rodney Litchfield
- David Prosho
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 16 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | January 14, 2001 | February 18, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 6 | August 8, 2002 | September 12, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One Man & His Horse (Documentary) Extras for Series One: One Man & His Horse (Documentary). |
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| 2 |
Deleted Scenes Extras for Season One: Deleted scenes from Season One of Phoenix Nights. |
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| 3 |
Outtakes (It'll Be Alright On The Phoenix Nights) Extras for Series One: Outtakes from Season One of Phoenix Nights. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Opening Night The Phoenix Club is re-opening tonight with the help of Roy “It's The Way I Tell 'Em” Walker and Brian and the crew have to make sure everything runs smoothly which isn't helped by a Nazi bandit, singing builders, short circuit a racist folk band and Max and Paddy. Opening Night is sure to be great. |
January 14, 2001 |
| 2 |
Wild West Night A drunken horse, a dead pensioner - and that's before they've had the wild west night. It's business as usual at the Phoenix Club. |
January 21, 2001 |
| 3 |
Disco Inferno Will fire and safety officer Keith Lard succeed in closing the Phoenix Club, or will Brian Potter keep it open in time for the sell-out psychic that is Clinton Baptiste? |
January 28, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brian Gets Everyone Back Together The club has burnt down (rival Den Perry did it) and Brian has been barred from holding a licence due to safety shortcuts and insurance fiddles. But, inspired by old mate Hoss Cartwright who runs Blackpool's La Ponderosa, Brian has plans for a revival. He needs the help of his former employees, especially Jerry St Clair, who has been reduced to the role of singing salesman at Asda. |
August 8, 2002 |
| 2 |
Family Fun Day Brian is in dire need of cash for his refurbishment so he decides to hold a family fun day in the club car park. They've got fairground rides and face-painting - what could possibly go wrong? |
August 15, 2002 |
| 3 |
Crimetime To get publicity, Brian arranges for the Phoenix Club to be featured on TV show Crimetime (presented by Stuart Maconie), recreating the night of the blaze. It turns into a blatant plug for the club – and features Jerry's performance of Reach For The Stars. Meanwhile, the Chinese cooks are stir frying everything and the seedy Spencer (Daniel Kitson) is hired as a barman. |
August 22, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 14, 2001 |
| Last aired | September 12, 2002 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |