Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19022 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-10
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 365 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Created by and starring Bolton-born comic Peter Kay, Phoenix Nights is one of those rare gems that few saw on first showing but that everyone was soon talking about. The first series introduces wheelchair-bound Brian Potter (Kay), who runs the titular Phoenix, a shabby social club populated by an assortment of wonderfully observed characters. It's grim up North and despite the best efforts of the staff to inject life into the proceedings--be it an alternative comedy night, a version of Robot Wars in Potter's beloved Pennine Suite or a Wild West extravaganza--each evening's entertainment always ends badly. Undaunted, the Phoenix denizens continue to strive for their dream: a world in which "clubland never dies".

The beginning of the second series sees Brian Potter's beloved Phoenix Club lying in ashes and the staff scattered to the four winds. Even club compere Jerry St Clair is reduced to singing "Come get your black bin bags" to the tune of Men in Black in the local supermarket. But not even being barred from having a licence for the rest of his natural life can deter the northern Svengali from reopening the club and making it bigger and better than before--even if that means making Jerry the licensee and offering up-market Chinese nosh. --Kristen Bowditch

Special Features
Series 1:

• One Man And His Horse (documentary)
  
• Deleted scenes
  
• Out-takes
  
• Uncut Armchair Super Store
  
• Trailers
  
• Peter Kay commentary

Series 2:

• It'll Be Alright On The Phoenix Nights 2 featuring out-takes from the series
  
• Brian Potter on Comic Relief
  
• Deleted scenes
  
• Trailers
  
• Director and cast commentary and a few special treats

DVD Technical Information:

• Total Running Time: 290 minutes
  
• Region Code: 2
  
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
  
• Wide Screen
  
• Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired

Synopsis
Lancastrian comedy genius Peter Kay is the star of the irrepressible PHOENIX NIGHTS.
Series One:
The complete first series of this now-cult comedy series written by and starring the multi-faceted Peter Kay. He stars as a multitude of crazy characters, particularly wheelchair bound club owner Brian Potter. Potter and his employees have been rebuilding Bolton's Phoenix Club following a fairy-lights fire last Christmas. The series charts the comic attempts Potter makes at luring punters back from rival club The Banana Grove. He must combat racist folk groups, unseeing psychics and a drunken horse, cue "Talent Trek" Night--a sure-fire success!

Customer Reviews

HE'S GOT THE ALL CLEAR!
I love Phoenix Nights! It's brilliant stuff. Peter Kay is one of my favourite comedians. Follows on from his first series 'That Peter Kay Thing'. There are some brilliant characters, played really well by some great actors who obviously had a brilliant time filming it all.

One of my favourite episodes is episode 5 from series 1. It really shows how old comedy is the best. Jerry 'The Saint' has an argument with some fat, drunken yob in the audience who is insulting him and accusing him of being unfunny when he is on stage. Jerry replies to the guy's torrent of seriously unfunny, modern comedic lines with some absolutely hilarious examples of old, classic comedy.

A great line is when they present a 'Wild West Night' at the club, and they have gunslingers. Some short, Irish guy comes in to have a go at gunslinging and Jerry says 'What do you want to be when you grow up son...taller?!'

Brilliant stuff!

I agree, ignore the aussie below! genius!
Phoenix Nights has to rate as one of the funniest comedy series ever. Superbly written, brilliantly observed characters, everything you could want is here. Its just plain and simple, its wonderful. Jerry St Clair dressed as a giant berry, Brain Potter getting stuck in his stair lift, Talent Trek in Series 2 are just a few of the gems that will have you laughing until it hurts. Peter Kay, we love you!

Ignore the Aussie below. Black Books!!!?
I watched series 2 today for the first time in about three years-it's even better than I remember it. The humour is in the fact that the characters are very-well-observed charicatures of how people tend to be 'up North'. Go to Blackpool for the weekend and count how many Kenny Dalglish Snrs you see! In my opinion there have been three modern classic comedies from the past ten years- The Office, The League of Gentleman and Phoenix Nights and this edges it by a nose. Give it another ten years and it will take it's place among Only Fools and Horses, Red Dwarf and the others as an all-time British comedy classic. Well, it might get somewhere close to Only Fools...