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Phoenix Nights :: Series 1 – Episode 1 (01x01)
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| Title: | Series 1 – Episode 1 |
| Episode #: | 01x01 |
| Original Airdate: | Sunday January 14th, 2001 |
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The Phoenix Club in Bolton is rising from the ashes, but only just. Preparations are fevered as they put the finishing touches on the club in time for the grand opening (15 pounds a ticket, including dinner and Bingo) that will feature not only the folk band 'Half a Shilling', but also TV's own Roy Walker. But will this momentous occasion go off without a hitch?
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They originally toyed with the idea of having Brian Potter able to walk, which is why he changes wheelchairs so quickly upon arrival.
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| Artist | Song Title | Played When | | •Aled Jones (Single - 1985) | Walking in the Air | | | •David Bowie (Space Oddity - 1972) | Space Oddity | | | •Paul Hardcastle (Paul Hardcastle - 1985) | 19 | |
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Roy Walker is famous for hosting the game show Catchphrase from 1986-1999. Peter makes two references to that show: Walker's own catchphrase, 'Say what you see'; and the animated mascot, Mr. Chips. An example of a Catchphrase clue, and an image of Mr. Chips, can be seen here. Solution: A chip off the old block.
| Cat Stevens is famous his conversion to Islam, at which time he gave up his flourishing pop career.
| The 'Colon Care' pamphlet has been endorsed by Bob Carolgees, a former comedian.
| The Who were renowned for their particularly active and vivid performances.
| When the fruit machine arrives, Brian talks about three films: The Last of the Mohicans by Michael Mann; The Matrix by Andy & Larry Wachowski; and lastly Das Boot by veteran epic film-maker Wolfgang Petersen.
| Brian refers to feng shui (风 [wind, pronounced in English script: fung] 水 [water, pronounced like shway]), which is an ancient Chinese system of balance and harmony among not only the placement of objects within a room, but also the architecture and the structure itself.
| When the workers are coming back, Brian calls them the 'Village People'. This music group was famous for its outlandish representation of various vocations, including a construction worker, as seen here.
| Ranitidine, or more commonly known as Zantac, is a medicine used for alleviating acid in the stomach; used by people with ulcers (PUD: peptic ulcer disease) and acid reflux disease (GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease).
| "Stranraer!? Stranraer! In Scotland?" Yes, this city is located in south-west Scotland.
| "Two words: Falklands." Max is either simply referring to the British controlled islands off the coast of Argentina, or the two-month war that broke out in April, 1982 between those two nations.
| The Lighthouse Family are a soul duo from the U.K.
| Angina, or angina pectoris, is, in layman's terms, chest pains resulting from lack of oxygen to the heart.
| Brian's name on Alan's cell phone is Ironside, which is the name of a character – and show – who is a detective confined to a wheelchair.
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