Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights: The Complete Series 2 [2001]

Product Description

Brian Potter and his hapless band of staff and regulars of the Phoenix Club return for a second hilarious series. Life is not grand for Brian, he has lost everything – his licence, his friends and his beloved club in a mysterious fire. But as Brian says “there’s only one way to go when you’re on the bones of your arse and that’s up”. It’s time to get the old gang back together and raise the Phoenix from the ashes once more! Contains all six episodes of the second series of the BAFTA nominated Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights.

Cast:

• Brian Potter/Max – Peter Kay
  
• Jerry St.Clair – Dave Spikey
  
• Ray Von – Neil Fitzmaurice
  
• Paddy – Patrick McGuinness
  
• Les – Toby Foster
  
• Alan – Steve Edge
  
• Kenny Senior – Archie Kelly
  
• Young Kenny – Justin Moorhouse
  
• Holy Mary – Janice Connolly
  
• Den Perry – Ted Robbins

From Amazon.co.uk

The beginning of the second series of Phoenix Nights 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.

This second instalment of Peter Kay’s cult sit-com is more upbeat than the first, with some genuine success coming to the characters and club, but it still has its hilariously subversive undertones: a botched hit job; an inflatable castle with an extra appendage; and Brian stuck on his stair lift for a day after a power cut, to take just three examples. The script remains brilliantly surreal and incredibly funny. All the favourite characters remain, with club bouncers Paddy and Max featuring in a couple of the meatier storylines (perhaps setting them up for their own spin-off series?) and Jerry continuing to wow the crowds with his original vocal stylings, the highlight being the grand Stars in Their Eyes final in which he offers his own unique clubland take on Eminem. It’s brilliantly original stuff: roll on Series 3. —Kristen Bowditch