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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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Wild West Night
Further details
t's Wild West night at The Phoenix! But not through choice! The Phoenix's pool table isn't working so Brian takes it away to fix it and comes back with a Bucking Bronco!
After much haggling, Brian gets the Bucking Bronco on a one month free trial to see how it goes down with the Bolton locals. It goes down surprisingly well, so Brian, ever the entrepreneur, with the help of Jerry, decides to stage a night dedicated to the Good Ol' West!
After Ray Von's first DJ gig at The Phoenix, the smoke machine malfunctions and 'The Captain' is found dead due to smoke inhalation, which leads Potter to move 'The Captain' into the Pennine Suite as his death will be seen as 'natural causes' as opposed to murder.
Elsewhere in Jerry's Wild West night, Wild Bill & Trigger the Horse are in town to provide some quality western entertainment! Also line dancing and a staged gunfight are planned, which leads to a mass brawl in Bolton's number one nightspot!
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 21st January 2001
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Peter Kay | Brian Potter |
Dave Spikey | Jerry St. Clair |
Peter Kay | Max |
Paddy McGuinness (as Patrick McGuinness ) | Paddy |
Neil Fitzmaurice | Ray Von |
Justin Moorhouse | Young Kenny |
Archie Kelly | Kenny Senior |
Steve Edge | Alan Johnson |
Toby Foster | Les |
Janice Connolly | Holy Mary |
Beatrice Kelley | Marion |
Ced Beaumont | The Captain |
Ron Harrison | Elderly War Veteran |
Bernard Wrigley | Eric |
Rodney Litchfield | Wild Bill |
Peter Kay | Writer |
Neil Fitzmaurice | Writer |
Dave Spikey | Writer |
Jonny Campbell | Director |
Mark Herbert | Producer |
John Rushton | Producer |
Phil McIntyre | Executive Producer |
Lucy Ansbro | Associate Producer |
Peter Hallworth | Editor |
Jim Holloway | Production Designer |
Darren Finch | Costume Designer |
Andy Hibbert | Director of Photography |
Toni Baker | Composer |
Beverley Keogh | Casting Director |
Keith Duncan | 1st Assistant Director |
Sue Calverley | Production Manager |