Peter Kay returned to British television screens last month after taking a hiatus due to “unforeseen circumstances” related to his family in 2017. The comedian made a short appearance during the coronavirus lockdown on BBC fundraiser ‘The Big Night In’. His appearance was appreciated by countless viewers across the nation, who had bonded to the star through his hilarious skits and sketches over the years. They included the hit show ‘Phoenix Nights’, which he co-wrote with Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice. Despite his success with the show, he came under fire from one of his fellow stars for neglecting to acknowledge their efforts. Dave claimed he felt that the comedian had left him behind in his dust trails of his fame.
Peter Kay played the role of Brian Potter in the popular TV sitcom, about a working men’s club in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
The show, set in the star’s hometown, had two seasons that were broadcast on Channel 4 between 2001 and 2002.
Reports have since surfaced that a third season is in the making, along with a film spin-off, following the success of ‘The Inbetweeners Movie’ in 2011 and 2014.
Paddy McGuinness told the Mirror last December that ‘Phoenix Nights’ was “possibly” being filmed and that all the cast had agreed to make another series.
This came in contradiction to comments made by co-creator Dave Spikey who vented that the writing process had been plagued with arguments and that Peter was a control freak.
While on a promotional tour for his autobiography ‘Dave Spikey: Under the Microscope’ in 2010, the comedian slammed his counterpart.
He doubted whether Peter would consider collaborators because he liked being in control so much.
The performer admitted the group fell out after the show was nominated for a ‘Writers Guild of Great Britain Award’ in 2002.
Peter called the writers to inform them of the great news, but neglected one vital piece of information.
He told the Manchester Evening News: “We thought it was fantastic, only for it to go away and for us to discover that actually we hadn’t been nominated, it was only Peter.
“And you think, ‘Well, he’s probably not going to accept that because of all the work we did’.
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“There were three writers. If you’re talking about the person who sat down at the end and collated everything and wrote it, then that was Peter.
“If that’s how you qualify, by putting the words on the paper, then so be it.”
Dave claimed to have been heavily involved with the process, where he “submitted lots of dialogue”, contributed to “brain-storming sessions” and did “lots of research for it” on his own.
He added: “I think credit where credit’s due really. We were the writers of it.
“I chose not to comment at the time. But now (2010) I think that if it’s part of your life, you’ve got to comment on it.”
Tensions in their relationship only worsened when Peter tried to embarrass Dave while filming ‘Phoenix Nights’.
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The star had written in a scene where the actor would be hosed down naked by firefighters after a supposed anthrax scare at the pub.
Dave, who played ‘Jerry St Clair’, refused to perform the skit and was later snubbed again on another Peter Kay hit ‘Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere’.
There the actors showed a banner for ‘Jerry’s 60th Birthday’, when Dave was only 53 – which in his eyes was yet another blow.
Despite falling out on multiple occasions, Dave bizarrely claimed that he would consider doing future projects with Peter.
He said: “I’d love the three of us to work together [again], but Peter seems to want to organise and control his own projects at the moment, which is fair enough.”
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