Peter Kay wants to revive ‘Phoenix Nights’ for a film

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Peter Kay has expressed interest in bringing back Phoenix Nights for a feature film.The comedian co-created and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom about a working men’s club in Bolton, which ran for two seasons from 2001 to 2002.

It later spawned the 2004 spin-off Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere for six episodes.In his new book TV: Big Adventures On The Small Screen, Kay said he still writes down ideas for Phoenix Nights and suggested he’s considering bringing it back for a film.“I had an idea only today of Brian getting Young Kenny to paint an enormous letter ‘H’ on the roof of the club so he can advertise they’ve got a helicopter pad,” Kay wrote (via The Daily Mail). “The chance of a helicopter ever landing is, of course, zero.“As the years pass, I’m becoming more like Brian, but if Phoenix Nights rose again it’d have to be for something very special, maybe a film?

Perhaps Brian could get visited by three ghosts. Now, wouldn’t that be an idea?”Kay also shared his hopes of returning to spin-off Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere with co-star Paddy McGuinness for a Christmas special.

He said he’s written an episode where the duo work as bouncers in a grotto dressed as elves, where they are “overly aggressive” with the kids.The comedian previously confirmed in 2017 that a third series of Phoenix Nights had been written, but “things got in the way” of actually filming it.Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester at the time, Kay said: “I love Phoenix Nights and I would love to go back.