Peter Kay
Director
That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
Specials
That Peter Kay Thing is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 1999. Set in and around Bolton, these follows the lives of different characters and stars Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes display Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and unsympathetic lead characters. The series was narrated by Andrew Sachs. Many of the plot lines were based around actual events from Kay's life. At least six of the characters appear in the spin-off series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights.
Released Jan. 12, 2000
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.reality-spoof, tmdb.mockumentary, tmdb.fly-on-the-wall, imdb.sitcom-comedy, imdb.sitcom, imdb.actor-playing-multiple-roles, imdb.character-name-in-title, tmdb.amused
Production Companies: Open Mike Productions, Channel 4 Television
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - Pilot - The Services
Set in a service station just outside Bolton, made for Channel Four's Comedy Lab. The episode charts a day in the life of troublesome manager Pearl Hardman, miserable teenage employee Matthew Kelly, and the other employees, and the panic that ensues when they discover that Bob Carolgees may be stopping at the station. The episode was filmed on location at Bolton West Services northbound.
Nov. 9, 1998, midnight
S0E2 - Live at Top of the Tower
S0E3 - Live at the Bolton Albert Halls
S0E4 - Live at the Manchester Arena
S0E5 - Peter Kay's Special Kay
S0E6 - Peter Kay's Top 43 Greatest Comedy Moments
Peter Kay returns with three hours of programming dedicated to the man who brought us hit comedy shows like That Peter Kay Thing, Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. He's created a brand new character to oversee proceedings and the night kicks off with Peter Kay's Top 43 Greatest Comedy Moments. This collection of comedy highlights features classic clips, unseen out-takes and rare archive footage. There's also a look back on Peter's work with Comic Relief, including hit number 1 singles Amarillo and The Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be, plus a very special duet with Susan Boyle.
Dec. 2, 2011, midnight
S0E7 - Peter Kay Night
A Night Of Out-takes, Documentaries and other material from the Bolton Funny Man.
April 17, 2006, midnight
S0E8 - Deleted Scenes
DVD special feature showing all of the deleted scenes from the series.
S0E9 - Trailers
DVD Special feature, trailers from the series
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: Jan. 12, 2000
Last Air Date: Feb. 16, 2000, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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