That Peter Kay Thing

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2000-01-12

Last Air Date: 2000-02-16

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Peter Kay

Networks: Channel 4

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Top Cast

Neil Fitzmaurice as N/A
Paddy McGuinness as N/A
Toby Foster as N/A
Mark Jackson as N/A
Jo Enright as N/A
Andrew Sachs as N/A
Peter Kay as N/A
Steve Edge as N/A
Ted Robbins as N/A
Sian Gibson as Yvonne

Seasons

Specials (1998)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot - The Services (1998-11-09)

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.
Ep. 2: Live at Top of the Tower

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: Live at the Bolton Albert Halls

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 4: Live at the Manchester Arena

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 5: Peter Kay's Special Kay

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 6: Peter Kay's Top 43 Greatest Comedy Moments (2011-12-02)

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.
Ep. 7: Peter Kay Night (2006-04-17)

A Night Of Out-takes, Documentaries and other material from the Bolton Funny Man.
Ep. 8: Deleted Scenes

DVD special feature showing all of the deleted scenes from the series.
Ep. 9: Trailers

DVD Special feature, trailers from the series