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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
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter (played by Peter Kay), who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the second (The Neptune) burned down. His ambition (with the help of Jerry St Clair) is to see The Phoenix Club become the most popular in Bolton and thus outdo his arch-nemesis, Den Perry (Ted Robbins). Perry is the owner of rival club The Banana Grove. ...Phoenix Nights - Series 2
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Series 2, funnier than ever. Peter Kay must be rated the as one of the funniest comics at present. The more times you watch these episodes the more you laugh.Favourite episode has to be the Ladies night featuring Mary having an orgasm behind the Bar, superb, and Paddy shooting Max's brother.
Superb cast, who deserve to be watched again and again.
Superb cast, who deserve to be watched again and again.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Phoenix nights is a classic piece of work from the man from the top of the tower himself Peter Kay. Like in the first he plays Mr Brian Potter & Max the bouncer. This second series continues on from the first with Brian having to rebuild the club 'Phoenix Nights'. If this DVD is anything like the first with special features such as deleted clips, and episode commentary, then it will be a sure hit. However if you have yet to purchase series 1 and want series 2 I would recommend waiting for the box set, which includes both, this will be released later in the year around November. Overall I give phoenix nights series 2 5/5, definitely worth a purchase.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How Peter Kay could ever follow up the brilliantly original, laugh-a-minute first series of Phoenix Nights is a bit of a mystery; but follow it up he has, and Series 2 is as sidesplittingly funny, as close to the edge of bad taste as you can possibly get, and as compulsive as its predecessor. There's a general feeling of a slightly bigger budget, and the shaky docu-soap-style camerawork of the original has given way to a more conventional style of cinematography and storytelling; but the jokes are as razor-sharp as ever, and in this series we begin to discover the depth of character in the wonderful supporting cast as well.
The story starts with the Phoenix Club in ashes, courtesy of arch-villain Den Perry, and Peter Kay's wheelchair-bound impresario Brian Potter vainly trying to reassemble the Phoenix Club crew to rebuild his dream. By way of a family fun day, a guest appearance on "Crimewatch", and conning the hapless Gerry St. Clair into being the new licensee, the Phoenix rises from the ashes once more, and the villainous Den Perry gets his come-uppance thanks to one of the oldest tricks in the book. Meanwhile bouncers Max and Paddy breathe new life into the theme from "Minder" and have an abortive shot at a career change into contract killing; the ubiquitous Bernard Wrigley offloads his most dodgy merchandise yet; and a host of jokes about elderly Asians, malfunctioning stairlifts, illegal immigrants, vibrators and the inevitable Chorley FM ("where the listener always comes first") continue the Phoenix Nights tradition of pulling off bad-taste humour without, miraculously, offending anybody.
There are so many highlights that it's hard to pick out the best moments. My personal favourites have to include Young Kenny's star turn as Meat Loaf (complete with motorbike) during "Stars in Their Eyes", Stuart Maconie's improbable cameo appearance presenting "Crimewatch", and the wonderful Max and Paddy rendition of "Is This the Way to Amarillo?" (trust me when I say that the moment they turn round to cue in the chorus will have you laughing for weeks...). The DVD out-takes show only too clearly how infectious the humour is; normally a sequence of corpsing actors doesn't make for my kind of television but Max and Paddy's attempts to describe the fate of the hapless Tommy Dick-Fingers are still hysterical on the thirtieth failed attempt.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Episodes 5 stars, extras 4 stars
This was just as good as series 1, although a bit broader, but all bar episode 5 (a glorified pilot for the lesser spin off Max and Paddy)being hillarious. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bluepencilreview
Disc badly scratched
For an item that was described as being in very good condition, the monster scratches on the disc say otherwise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by woodson
Priceless comedy for bargin cost
I was very pleased with the condition and time it took for the DVD to arrive. I had not seen this particular series for a long time and laughed as I did before when I watched it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Fashion Bug
Very Good
Item arrived quickly and was of a high quality as it was described to be. Extremely great full Thank you very much
Published 7 months ago by Weasterby
Not quite as good as the first series
One of my fellow reviewers says he never watches this DVD because of the sycophantic comments made by the fellow cast members whenever Peter Kay says anything. Read more
Published on 5 April 2004 by A. Broadhead
A disappointment
I just loved Phoenix Nights 1 and 2 on video and so bought the DVD as I was promised commentary on the series. Unfortunately it was an absolute disappointment. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2004
Phoenix Nights!!!
What more can i say other than that Phoenix Nights is a CLASSIC! The humour will never get old. It's a true masterpiece.
Published on 14 Nov 2003 by "becklou"
Risen From The Ashes
This second series, after a brief introduction picking up directly from where the last series left off, starts in classic "Dirty Dozen" style, re-acquainting us with the characters... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2003 by Richard Beenham
A comic genius
Not since Ronnie Barker (and I know he's not dead) have we seen a talent like Peter Kay.
Phoenix Nights is superb, I laugh like a drain at the first episode in Series2 where Max... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2003
So funny it hurts!
The first series of Phoenix Nights proved that the Brits could still turn out sit-coms to rival those flooding in from the States. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2003 by Jimmy
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