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In this six-part series of spoof fly-on-the-wall docu-soaps, the hottest comic of the moment Peter Kay plays a total of 15 quirky characters, including Mr Softy Top, the unethical ice cream man; Leonard, the oldest paper boy in Britain; Marc Park, the egocentric pop star, and the Phoenix Club's wheelchair bound Brian Potter.

The first featured episode, In the Club' introduces us to perhaps Kay's most celebrated character, Club Social Secretary Brian Potter (‘Ironside), the slightly sadistic personality that we know of as owner of The Phoenix Club in Kay's Award Winning Phoenix Nights. ‘In the Club' depicts the trials of Cabaret show-band ‘Park Avenue' in the build up to the ‘TalentTrek' final at the Neptune Social Club.

The Apollo Bingo Hall is the setting for ‘Eyes Down', with staff problems and fire drills being part of daily operations. In episode three ‘The Ice Cream Man Cometh' we are exposed to the real dog-eat-dog nature of the Ice Cream business and the unconventional methods of ‘Mr Softy Top', as he gears up for the ultimate confrontation at the annual Bolton Show.

Aspiring drama student Matthew Kelly craves the opportunity to be closer to the world of showbiz. At the '70s night at ‘The Arena' in episode four, will he get the brush with fame he's hoping for? ‘The Arena' features Kay in character as the other half of the riotous ‘Live Sec' security guard service, and as the crazy coach tour guide for lucky visitors to The Manchester Arena.

In role as Leonard de Thompkinson, Britain's oldest serving paperboy, Kay plays out a side splitting sketch as the newspaper veteran gears up to receive the Bolton Community Award. Following Park Avenue's victory in the TalentTrek Final at the Neptune Social Club, Marc Park has decided to go it alone in the fickle world of pop music. Episode 6, ‘Lonely at the Top' follows Marc Park as he makes his first pop video and his discovery that fame is a fickle mistress.

The double disc set contains the entire series complete with a bonus disc containing over 45 minutes of mainly unseen footage including alternative extended and deleted scenes, trailers, the original pilot episode ‘The Services', and a commentary by Peter Kay, Patrick McGuinness and Craig Cash (The Royle Family, Mrs Merton & Malcolm and Early Doors).

In ‘The Services', the award winning pilot episode, we follow a day in the life of Pearl, manageress at Bolton's local motorway service station, as well as witnessing the attempts of Chorley FM's Paul Le Roy as he tries to drum up enthusiasm for the local radio station as it plans to bid for an FM license.

That Peter Kay Thing is a must have for true Peter Kay fans with classic characters and captivating comedy moments, many of which we have come to love in Phoenix Nights.