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Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere

2004 · 1 season

A daft, warm buddy comedy on the road, full of banter and mishaps that's easy to dip into.

Created by
Peter Kay
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Paddy McGuinness, Peter Kay, Brendan O'Carroll
Overview
Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". Written by and starring Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness, this six-part comedy/drama series is the story of clueless Phoenix Club bouncers Max (Kay) and Paddy (McGuinness), as they escape clubland in their prized motor-home and take to the open highway.

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Created by
Peter Kay
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Paddy McGuinness, Peter Kay, Brendan O'Carroll
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • class
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Peter Kay
Written by
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Starring
Paddy McGuinness, Peter Kay, Brendan O'Carroll, Noddy Holder, Craig Cheetham, Everal Walsh, Lisa Hammond, Graham Walker
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Channel 4
Languages
English

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