That Peter Kay Thing

Name: That Peter Kay Thing
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2000-01-12
Rating: 6.342
Cast: Neil Fitzmaurice, Paddy McGuinness, Toby Foster, Mark Jackson, Jo Enright

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Comedy

Creator:Peter Kay

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 12, 2000

Last AiredFebruary 16, 2000

Episode Runtime30dk

Seasons1

Episodes6

TypeScripted

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

reality spoof mockumentary fly-on-the-wall amused

Production Companies

Open Mike Productions

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E6 • 2/16/2000

Lonely at the Top

A documentary following the rise and fall of Marc Park, 12 months after he won "Talent Trek" in the first episode, "In the Club." After rising to fame as part of pop group Park Avenue in the first documentary, Park ditched partner Cheryl Avenue when she became pregnant. After two or three hits, he found he was being portrayed as a villain in another documentary focusing on Cheryl's struggles as an unemployed single mother. Eventually he returns to his job as a greengrocer whilst Cheryl becomes a star, much to the chargin of Marc.