"There are few British comedy shows that were as popular, yet now completely extinct, as Phoenix Nights. The sitcom which ran for just two series between 2001-2002 is set in a fictional working men's club in Bolton, and was a huge hit of the physical media era. Its second series was once the fastest ever selling UK TV show on DVD, shifting 160,000 copies in its first week of release."
"Distinctly northern and working class, it crucially uses neither as the butt of its jokes. In the same way that The Royle Family turned the everyday routine of watching TV, bickering, having a brew and asking each other what they had for tea into a relatably funny yet poignant shared living-room experience, Phoenix Nights invites people through its sparkling tinsel curtains into the familiar yet fading glory of clubland."
The sitcom ran for two series between 2001 and 2002 and is set in a fictional working men's club in Bolton. The second series sold 160,000 DVDs in its first week, once the fastest-selling UK TV show on DVD. The show is now largely unavailable on streaming services and survives through fan uploads and secondhand DVDs. The series originated as a spin-off from That Peter Kay Thing and was written by Peter Kay, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice. The lead character, Brian Potter, is a choleric, acerbic club owner whose thrift and eccentricities drive much of the comedy. The programme foregrounds northern, working-class life without ridiculing it, evoking the fading culture of clubland with vivid, character-driven humour.
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