"Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere" (2004) TV series 2004-????

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 November 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Two outlaws create havoc and hilarity on a road trip that goes nowhere!

Plot:

Hopeless doormen Max and Paddy leave clubland and embark on a series of wild and exciting adventures in their prized motorhome, "Easy Rider" style.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Kay	...	Max Bygraves / ... (6 episodes, 2004)
Patrick McGuinness	...	Paddy O'Shea (6 episodes, 2004)
Lisa Hammond	...	Tina (3 episodes, 2004)

Series Directed by
Peter Kay		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Peter Kay		(6 episodes, 2004)
Patrick McGuinness		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Produced by
Lucy Ansbro	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Kathryn Lowrie	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Phil McIntyre	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Lesley McNeil	....	producer (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Cinematography by
Martin Hawkins		(6 episodes, 2004)
Andy Hibbert		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Film Editing by
Peter Hallworth		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Casting by
Michelle Smith		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Production Design by
Jim Holloway		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Direction by
Clare Boyle		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Costume Design by
Darren Finch		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Makeup Department
Lorraine Hackman	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2004)
Jill Sweeney	....	makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Production Management
Mark O'Hanlon	....	unit manager (6 episodes, 2004)
Joan Schneider	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ursula Haworth	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 2004)
Sam Morris	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2004)
Amanda Neal	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Art Department
Ted High	....	props buyer (6 episodes, 2004)
Tim Youngman	....	property master (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Sound Department
Mark Atkinson	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 2004)
Lee James	....	boom operator (6 episodes, 2004)
Catherine Le Coq	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Mike Stewart	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 2004)
John Wood	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Special Effects by
Mike H.G. Bates	....	special effects makeup (6 episodes, 2004)
Mike Stringer	....	special effects makeup (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Visual Effects by
Simon Blackledge	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Tanvir Hanif	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Matt Wood	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Roy Alon	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Jones	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 2004)
Trevor Speed	....	camera trainee (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Judith Wroe	....	wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Music Department
Toni Baker	....	music arranger (6 episodes, 2004)
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Other crew
Jo Bernstein	....	choreographer (6 episodes, 2004)
Mark Bingham	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004)
Paul Coleman	....	script editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Dan Connolly	....	location manager (6 episodes, 2004)
Gabby Le Rasle	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2004)
Kevin Proctor	....	production runner (6 episodes, 2004)
Rachel Stephenson	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Thanks
Pat Leonard	....	in memory of: 1939-2003 (1 episode, 2004)

Production Companies

• Phil McIntyre Television (co-production)
• Goodnight Vienna Productions (co-production)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2004) (UK) (TV)
• E4 (2004) (UK) (TV)

Special Effects

• Hybrid Enterprises

Other Companies

• Chorley FM  sponsoring
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting

Also Known As:

Max & Paddy (Australia)
Road to Nowhere (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

25 min (6 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

Phil McIntyre Television

Trivia:

Peter Kay changed the voice of his Character Max for this show. In "Phoenix Nights" (2001) the character spoke with a much deeper voice. Kay found trying to do this voice for an increased length of time required due to the greater amount of dialogue as the shows star put tremendous strain on his voice, which he then kept losing. He decided to make Max's voice higher than that in Phoenix Nights and decided not to alter his own Bolton accent to protect his voice. At times Max speaks in almost the exact tone of Peter Kay's normal voice, due to how close it now is to his natural voice.

Quotes:

Max: She was a kind of midget
Paddy: Isn't that a Queen song?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005) (TV)

Looks promising

We last saw Max and Paddy, the dimwitted bouncers from the Phoenix Club at the end of series 2 of Phoenix Nights. The two had been hired as hit men, but didn't do the job and instead paid off the person they were supposed to be killing. Max spent the money on a camper van and when the lady who hired them finds out they go on the run fearing for their lives.

Max, played by Peter Kay, is the quieter of the two, but probably the more intelligent. Paddy, played by Patrick McGuinness thinks of himself as God's gift to women - quite an opposite to Max.

The first episode, as written by Kay and McGuinness showed itself to be funny and refreshing. New jokes, new stories, and a new direction for Kay - this could be his first sitcom based outside of Bolton! Thats not to say basing a sitcom IN Bolton is a bad thing mind.

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere looks like it could be a good solid comedy and I look forward to seeing more.