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Peter Kay reveals 'Phoenix Nights' movie plans

Published Friday, Sep 16 2011, 18:50 BST | By Paul Millar | 25 comments
Peter Kay

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Peter Kay has unveiled plans for a Phoenix Nights movie.

Speaking on Real Radio, the comedian said that he has already written the script for a film adaptation of the popular Channel 4 sitcom.

The 38-year-old also revealed that he has been approached by producers, apparently spurred on by the success of The Inbetweeners Movie.

"It's written, I've written it. It's done. They've even asked me, with this Inbetweeners film, if you want to make a film of it," he declared.

However, Kay conceded that assembling the cast for the project would be hard, saying: "The biggest problem is getting everyone together."

Regarding his script, the star insisted that it would live up to any potential hype, adding: "This is funny... the fact that we've got Brian Potter in a wheelchair, and he's in a garage and a truck pulls up and he accidently gets caught in the grill and he goes about 400 miles on the front of a truck up the motorway!"

Meanwhile, Kay also disclosed that scripts for two Christmas specials of Phoenix Nights spinoff Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere have been penned.

"The funny thing is we wrote two Max and Paddys; me and Paddy [McGuinness] wrote two Christmas Specials that could be full-length films but then we just started doing other things," Kay explained.

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Watch some classic moments from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights below:

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