Les reveals that he probably learnt it while he worked on the waltzers. First broadcast: Sunday 14 th January 2001. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Finally, Alan turns up in his lorry and parks directly in front of the club. A bucking machine brings a quick-draw shootout to the club.a group of them are investigating a horse behaving strangely at the bar Brian then realises he's hired a gyspy and isn't too pleased. He elaborated, telling Brian that he was locked up for killing his a former Talent Trek We see an audition with a man in a spacesuit stuck to a spinning wheel. Brian Potter is driving on his motorised scooter as an announcement on He then enters the club itself where he is greeting not only with cans of paint and ladders but with a banner reading "CH--CH, What's missing? Brian then offers him Spencer's job, which Ray then accepts. Spencer interrupts and complains that his decks aren't working and upon leaving, Brian asks Jerry who it is. In the other room, Brian is failing to small talk with Roy and Roy goes to talk to another group of people.

The band is pulled off the stage by Max and Jerry and Jerry restarts his cabaret. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. They rush the band straight onto the stage who start singing.

All he has to do is make it through the night and impress the punters. UR" and immediately goes to find the culprit, We then see Alan receiving a phone call from 'Ironside' (Brian) and refusing to answer. He seems to have it all under control but a missing band member, dodgy electrics and misbehaving bouncers are the least of his worries. Brian hands Young Kenny headsets, to be given to Max and Paddy, before going to meet the man. At the entrance, after Brian's countdown, Roy Walker cuts the ribbon. Meanwhile, halfway across Bolton, Max misses the bus back to the club. Jerry says it's unlikely as there's no electric but is soon reminded that a folk band doesn't require electricity.

In the other suite, Jerry and While lights are being handed out to the guests, Jerry is busy trying to fix the electrics but isn't able to do so. Max then staggers off and the power goes out again. The grand reopening of the Phoenix Club is nigh, and preparations are reaching their culmination. She asks how he expects to compete with more successful clubs like They find it difficult to get them off and so Brian calls for security. Young Kenny walks in and throws the headsets on the table with "Stick 'em up your arse!". Kenny is sent to find out Alan's location. While the band starts to perform, Meanwhile, Max is at the chippy and communicates via the headset with Paddy as to whether he wants salt and vinegar. With Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Justin Moorhouse, Paddy McGuinness. With Dave Spikey, Toby Foster, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice. Paddy exclaims his disbelief to Brian, Jerry as Les Alanos that Max has "brought the chips and [dropped] them".
Use the HTML below. He starts to then hurl abuse at Paddy for being a "baldy bouncer". A guide to Series 1 of Phoenix Nights. Outside, Max and Paddy are trying to work out the range of the headsets by walking around the building, with Max asking "Can you hear me now?". Phoenix Nights (TV Series 2001–2002) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He follows it and sees that Ray Von has wired the whole club up to a lamppost. A bucking machine brings a quick-draw shootout to the club.


Episode 1 of Series 1 was broadcast on 14th January 2001 and was written by Peter Kay, Neil Fitzmaurice and Dave Spikey. With Alan still not having turned up, Brian tells Les to pass on the message that if he's not there in half an hour, he'll be losing his job. With Max on the other side of Bolton, Paddy informs him and he starts to run whilst still eating chips. Brian shouts for the next act but the man can't hear so he writes 'NEXT' on a piece of paper and spins it so he can read it.

Brian is talking to Ray Von about him having saved them from the blackout.