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Phoenix Nights

2001–2002 · 2 seasons

A gentle, character-driven sitcom that ambles through the daily chaos of a struggling social club, full of warm Northern humour and eccentric regulars.

Created by: Dave Spikey, Peter Kay
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Neil Fitzmaurice

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Dave Spikey, Peter Kay
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Neil Fitzmaurice

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
friendship
class
ambition
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
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Genres: comedy
Created by: Dave Spikey, Peter Kay
Written by: Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay
Starring: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Neil Fitzmaurice, Paddy McGuinness, Justin Moorhouse, Archie Kelly, Daniel Kitson, Janice Connolly
Length: 2 seasons, 12 episodes, 25 min each
Network: Channel 4
Languages: English

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