The 'Row Row Row Your Boat' sequence on the bus is borrowed from Dirty Harry, and in the scene where The Wolfster writes his telephone number on a beermat and hands it to Max, it is clearly a Peter Kay beermat, tying in with Kay's TV adverts for John Smith's Brewery bitter. He was tunnelling towards the next cell.]]. Paddy is steaming drunk and has very loud sex in his bedroom while Max tries to have a drink and a chat with the other girl in the living room. ]], * [[spoiler: JailBake: Averted. The pair arrive in London, and immediately have an altercation with the traffic police. * GreenEyedMonster: Billy the Butcher is murderously jealous of Paddy for replacing him as Max's bouncing partner. Elsewhere, ** Max and Paddy not paying the (admittedly extortionate) repair bill for their motorhome and instead [[spoiler: stealing it back (see MacGyvering), and taking all of the keys to cars the mechanics were working on and tossing them out of the motorhome one by one while driving off]] seems like this until the reveal that [[spoiler: the mechanics didnt do any work on the motorhome yet still tried to charge them 500. * TheRealSpoofbusters: Parodied with Mick Bustin', a Brummie car repairman with a Ghostbusters-themed garage shop, played by Noddie Holder of Music/Slade. I know. ** Also, the farmer who sells Max and Paddy his pig. The theme song was written by Toni Baker and Peter Kay, and borrowed heavily from the theme to the 1970s American series B. J. and the Bear. After an altercation with a camp inmate called Pepe, Max and Paddy are soon confronted by the main man of their wing, Raymond The Bastard (played by Everal Walsh), who is also Pepe's boyfriend. The police are quickly on to the gang, with only Shannon aware of any crime. * SchmuckBait: Raymond the Bastard telling Paddy to [[PrisonRape bend over and pick the soap up]]. As he's about to shoot Max, Paddy has a second wind, and whacks Shannon around the head with a traffic cone, using Peter Kay's TV catchphrase of "'Ave It!" They soon realise that they have been conned. * NoisySexNextDoor: In the first episode, Max and Paddy pull two girls at a nightclub and bring them back to the motorhome. ]], * DisproportionateRetribution: Max and Paddy not paying the (admittedly extortionate) repair bill for their motorhome and instead [[spoiler: stealing it back (see MacGyvering), and taking all of the keys to cars the mechanics were working on and tossing them out of the motorhome one by one while driving off]] seems like this until the reveal that [[spoiler: the mechanics didnt do any work on the motorhome yet still tried to charge them 500. [[spoiler: Max decides not to tell his long lost son Daniel that he is his real father; allowing Daniel, Tina, and Kevin. Max has "How dare you" (delivered in a haughty tone) and "You only get a bucket and a half" (relating to the amount of semen a man can produce), and Paddy has "Paddy has needs" (relating to his sex drive). You should wear a mask and a striped jumper! ]], * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: An example that is both romantic and non-romantic at the same time. Its [[RealityEnsues real life]], not the frigging [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption Shawshank Redemption]]. ]], * JailBake: [[spoiler: Averted. * [[spoiler: ConvenientlyCellmates: Averted in the case of Max and Paddy along with some LampshadeHanging from a guard. * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Raymond, the main antagonist of Episode 4 clearly loves his boyfriend Pepe, and vice-versa. The farmer sells them a breeding pig for 100, which he claims they can sell on for 300. * BritishBrevity: Only six episodes were made. The motor home originally purchased by Max in Phoenix Nights was a Ford; however, the motor home they use in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere is a Fiat. * YouCanKeepYourHatOn: Non-sexy variant, when the Phoenix Club. Doesn't take long before they try selling it. Tina finally gets the duo out, but now before a payback for Potter Is due. Soon, their old Phoenix Club boss Brian Potter (played by Kay) unexpectedly comes to visit, along with a cake, announcing that he's organising several events to help speed up their release. ]]\, '''Brian:''' [[spoiler: Sponge and a bit of jam. The pair hand it over to a local garage run by Mick Bustin, played by Noddy Holder. * ShoutOut: The climax of Episode Two is a homage to ''Series/TheATeam'' complete with the theme tune playing in the background. We don't have any reviews for Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. -->'''Max''': Me and him, when we're living together, we're kings of the road.\, '''Bobster''': Don't you mean ''queens''?!\. Season 1 of Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere premiered on November 12, 2004. He either thinks he actually is Music/CliffRichard or just has a disturbing love of him; looking like him, having a painting of him on the wall surrounded by candles, and singing Millennium Prayer to it all night. Also Mick Bustin', but he's a car repair man, not a salesman. No Context Max and Paddy. Paddy notes that they're likely to suffer the same fate when [[spoiler: their lies (pretending to be rich gangsters and promising Raymond 60% of their loot in exchange for an easy life) are uncovered.]]. * AcceptableTargets: In-universe, when Max and Paddy pull up to cut down a speed camera, passers-by salute and cheer them. * ShapedLikeItself: Raymond The Bastard is, as you'd expect, a bastard. * DepravedHomosexual: While Raymond The Bastard is more evil than. Their new moves lure two local girls, Tracey and Louise, back to the campervan, only for one of them to steal Paddy's wallet. * ContinuityNod: When Young Kenny appears in Episode Four, he still has the impossible to remove tiger facepaint that he got at. ]], ** A straighter example is the end of Episode Four. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. * GagPenis: [[Gayngster Raymond the Bastard]] says Paddy has one of these, "like a young Creator/BurtReynolds.". He just forces Max to shake his hand. Paddy is not happy. Max is the older and more level-headed of the two, roughly 40 years old, and usually pretending to have more life experience than he has actually had, including a stint in the army. * ThePigpen: Paddy considers Max to be this. After the previous episode the duo are now being held on remand in prison. He [[LampshadeHanging points out]] how stupid it is to expect this. We're Max and Paddy (Paddy and Max! Actor 1 episode, 2004 Beric George 1 episode, 2004 Stuart Wolfenden . Or as Paddy calls them, "Big Bob's [[PrecisionFStrike Bastard]] Beans". ]], * [[spoiler: PrisonEpisode: Episode Four after being set up at the end of Episode Three. Phoenix Nights Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Christine, 33, and Paddy have three children. [[spoiler: Max and Paddy get stuck with the job of shovelling coal into a furnace while in prison, and Max says that there'll be two kitchen jobs available once Raymond The Bastard arranges for two inmates to get locked in the freezer.]] * NotMyDriver: Max and Paddy try to hijack [[spoiler:the school bus that Max's son goes on]] like this, [[spoiler:only to find themselves on the wrong bus]]. * SchmuckBait: Raymond the Bastard telling Paddy to [[PrisonRape bend over and pick the soap up]]. He points the gun at Max who tells him he needs help. ]], -->'''Max (Excited):''' [[spoiler: And what's in this cake? Billy is also appears in said flashback before he returns as the main supporting character in Episode Six. Get all the latest news and information in your inbox, with our range of email newsletters to meet all interests. * ADateWithRosiePalms: Paddy tries to have one at the end of the first episode but the volume of the TV wakes up Max who is less than pleased. -->And we dont take shit from anyone, the only thing we wanna do is have some fun. * HeroicSacrifice: Tina is determined to keep the secret that [[spoiler: Max is Daniel's father]] because it will destroy her family, despite that it means [[spoiler: Max and Paddy being in prison because her going to the police and corroborating their story will reveal everything. [[GassHole A lot.]] * LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Episode Three contains a montage of [[spoiler:Max following his long lost son to school and trying to deal with the news that he's a father]] set to the Boyzone cover of "Father & Son". Joe tells them that they've had a "run in" with the Belgrano Sisters, who are well known to do this sort of thing. But by sheer confidence and the perceived urgency of the situation, they manage to pull it off. Eventually, she goes to the Police and gets Max and Paddy released at the cost of keeping her secret, as well as finally letting Max meet Daniel after his release.]] * ParallelPornTitles: Paddy owns a DVD of ''[[Series/CharliesAngels Charlie's Anals]]'' and later appears in a film called ''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wanker and the Chocolate Factory]]''. ''Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere'' is Creator/Channel4 BritCom spun-off from the popular comedy ''Series/PhoenixNights'' that sees former Phoenix Club doormen Max (Creator/PeterKay) and Paddy (Paddy [=McGuinness=]) aimlessly travelling around Britain in a motorhome that they bought with the proceeds from faking an assassination and pocketing the cash during the final episodes of ''Phoenix Nights''. ** A variant of this happens at the end of the same episode after Max and Paddy finally get some speakers for their TV and Paddy puts on his [[ParallelPornTitles. But Max and Paddy's masquerade falls apart when Phoenix Club owner Brian Potter uses their plight as a publicity stunt for his club. * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: An example that is both romantic and non-romantic at the same time. ** A few. Apart from being a bastard, he runs this wing. Max agrees just to get Raymond off their backs and receive preferential treatment, including access to luxury chocolates and Sky+ . After an uncomfortable first night, Paddy admits his fear of being 'bummed' (see sodomy) in the shower room by Raymond the Bastard (Raymond Langley). This starts a fight between Raymond and Max and Paddy but before they get beaten up, Max and Paddy are taken by the wardens and are told that their sentences were reduced to community service after Tina explains that what happened was done due to stress after the whole Daniel incident. Login to create it. ]], * EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[AxCrazy Billy the Butcher]] is introduced beating, * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: An example that is both romantic and non-romantic at the same time. Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". ''Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere'' is Creator/Channel4 BritCom spun-off from the popular comedy ''Series/PhoenixNights'' that sees former Phoenix Club doormen Max (Creator/PeterKay) and Paddy (Paddy [=McGuinness=]) aimlessly travelling around Britain in a motorhome that they bought with the proceeds from faking an assassination and pocketing the cash during the final episodes of ''Phoenix Nights''. ]], * StuffedInTheFridge: A literal version is discussed in Episode Four. The introduction of all but one of the episode shows Max and Paddy singing the following song: Don't know where we're going,Got no way of knowing,Driving on the Road to Nowhere.Sponging for a living,Checkin' out the women,Riding on the Road to Nowhere.And we take don't shit from anyone.The only thing we wanna do is have some fun.It's Max and Paddy (-Paddy and Max! Unfortunately, he meets his old flame Tina, who is then finds out is married to the Wolfster. * StraightGay: Raymond The Bastard, compared to his boyfriend Pepe. ** Max's attempt to [[spoiler: gradually tunnel out of prison. * ChekhovsGunman: Max's ex-girlfriend Tina appears in flashbacks in Episode Two before playing an important role in Episodes Three and Four. [citation needed] He has also provided voiceovers for several video games. * AmusingInjuries: Gypsy Joe's broken leg when Max and Paddy accidentally drop him from a TV screen(which they're using as a stretcher) from a great height. They crash the party and Max meets his old school pals. Bringing you all the best moments from stand up to sitcoms!Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2OKEbEf#PeterKay #PaddyMcGuinness #Max\u0026Paddy Then he switches on the engine to show off their new plasma television. Max and Paddy pose as members of staff, and Joe pretends to faint so an ambulance will be called while Max and Paddy steal the TV from the stockroom. Elsewhere Paddys love of pornography is mentioned quite frequently. Brian brings Max and Paddy a cake while they are in prison and they immediately assume its this trope. * ThirdPersonPerson: Paddy is this fairly frequently. * NonIndicativeName: The Patelster, a friend of Max's friend the Wolfster. The lyrics are "Don't know where we're going, Got no way of knowing, Driving on the Road to Nowhere. * EmbarrassingNickname: When he was a child, Paddy wore callipers and braces and was nicknamed, * HeroicSacrifice: Tina is determined to keep the secret that [[spoiler: Max is Daniels father]] because it will destroy her family, despite that it means [[spoiler: Max and Paddy being in prison because her going to the police and corroborating their story will reveal everything. Max's counter that he "has a good stand-up wash in the sink once a week" [[NotHelpingYourCase doesn't exactly help his case]]. They come across what they assume is him: a mentally unstable, dirty old man in a field, who instead of giving them compensation money sells them a breeder pig for 100. ]], ** A more straight example comes in the last episode. It was broadcast on Channel 4 and began on 12 November 2004, running for six 30-minute episodes up until 17 December 2004. * TunnelKing: [[spoiler: Maxs attempts at this leave a lot to be desired. After a stint in a porn film (a film called Willy Wanker and the Chocolate Factory - a gay porn parody of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) leaves Paddy humiliated, the campervan breaks down in the Midlands. While awaiting Tina's reluctant assistance to get them freed, they are forced to make a deal with Raymond the Bastard to share their non-existent loot. You need to be logged in to continue. Sign in Max and Paddy Go To Prison | Peter. After an altercation with a camp inmate called Pepe, Max and Paddy are soon confronted by the main man of their wing, Raymond The Bastard (played by Everal Walsh), who is also Pepe's boyfriend. * ThePigpen: Paddy considers Max to be this. Raymond is the worse of Paddy's nightmares when Paddy drops the soap, and is eagerly commented about his manhood as "Stunning, like a young Burt Reynolds!". * EstablishingCharacterMoment: [[AxCrazy Billy the Butcher]] is introduced beating a pizza delivery man up with a bin for bringing him the wrong delivery. Max convinces him the best thing to do is make the other prisoners believe they are not just two silly doormen, but genuine big-league gangsters called 'The Phoenix Twins'. * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Granted, Brian Potter's only a "hero" by loose definition, but he ends up outing Max and Paddy as harmless bouncers instead of hardcore gangsters by appealing for their release from prison on TV.]]. See EpicFail.]]. Max and Paddy turn up unannounced at his birthday party and surprise 'The Wolfster', as well as several other old faces from home present for the party. Max and Paddy Go To Prison | Peter Kay - YouTube 0:00 / 6:41 Intro Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere, sometimes referred simply as Max & Paddy, was a spin-off series based around Phoenix Nights characters Max Bygraves (Peter Kay) and Patrick O'Shea (Paddy McGuinness), better known as Max and Paddy. Eventually, she goes to the Police and gets Max and Paddy released at the cost of keeping her secret, as well as finally letting Max meet Daniel after his release.]] Yesterday at 10:21 AM. When Paddy insists that there's ''not'' a difference, Max calls him "Mr. -->''''Dont know where were going, got no way of knowing. * ContinuityNod: When Young Kenny appears in Episode Four, he still has the impossible to remove tiger facepaint that he got at Brian's fun day in Series 2 of Series/PhoenixNights. ** In a deleted scene from the first episode, Paddy walks in on Max having some"private time" in the toilet with his (Paddy's) copy of Razzle. On 22 February 2010, Peter Kay stated to The Sun that he and Paddy McGuinness planned to do more specials of Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere. Sponging for a living, Checkin' out the women, Riding on the Road to Nowhere And we don't take shit from anyone, The only thing we wanna do is have some fun. Their disguises are far from convincing, their acting is terrible, and their "stretcher" is the stolen TV under a blanket. ** Tina has an offscreen one in Episode Four thats both intentional and accidental. Image shows from L to R: Paddy (Paddy McGuinness), Max (Peter Kay). The two of them get their own back on Brian by claiming there is an outbreak of Anthrax in the club, leading to the club and its staff to be subjected to nude sterilisation. ** The climax of Episode Two is a homage to ''Series/TheATeam'' complete with the theme tune playing in the background. Max and Paddy pose as members of staff, and Joe pretends to faint so an ambulance will be called while Max and Paddy steal the TV from the stockroom. Raymond is the worse of Paddy's nightmares when Paddy drops the soap, and is eagerly commented about his manhood as "Stunning, like a young Burt Reynolds!". On the DVD packaging, it is now referred to as "The UK's fastest selling fitness DVD Ever!" Raymond has heard about the pair's alleged big-money heists and robberies, and wants a cut of their money. )And best of all, we don't pay Council Tax! See FanDisservice. Max and Paddy get sent to jail for their crimes. * ActorAllusion: Paddy's full name is revealed to be Patrick O'Shea. * AssShove: When Paddy was a child he used to frequently shove ''Franchise/StarWars'' action figures up his arse and once had to be taken to hospital after sticking an Obi-Wan Kenobi figure up there. HilarityEnsues. In the West Country, Paddy is driving the van when he accidentally runs over and kills a cow walking in the road. Raymond is the worse of Paddy's nightmares when Paddy drops the soap, and is eagerly commented about his manhood as "Stunning, like a young Burt Reynolds!". ), And best of all, we don't pay council tax!". * {{Gayngster}}: Raymond the Bastard is possibly a Yardie, definitely a scary convict, and definitely gay. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Big Bob's Beans". * TheYardies: Raymond the Bastard is black, a convicted criminal, and speaks with a Jamaican accent, so it's safe to say he qualifies as a Yardie. When [[spoiler: Max's psychotic friend Billy is about to murder him, Paddy (who had just been shot in the buttocks and was presumed by both Max and Billy to be dead or severely injured) knocks him out with a traffic cone.]]. After an altercation with a camp inmate called Pepe, Max and Paddy are soon confronted by the main man of their wing, Raymond The Bastard, who is also Pepe's boyfriend. I don't [[UnusualEuphemism drink from both pipes]] and [[HandsomeLech that lad]] ''definitely'' does not! Paddy is forced to share a cell with a Cliff Richard impersonator and tennis enthusiast. Paddy is forced to share a cell with a tennis-playing Cliff Richard impersonator who actually believes he is Cliff. * HoneyTrap: Tracey and Sharon, the girls that Max and Paddy take home in Episode One after going out dressed as sailors. Maybe one or two biological weapons though. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. [[spoiler: Max decides not to tell his. Max convinces him the best thing to do is make the other prisoners believe they are not just two silly doormen, but genuine big-league gangsters called 'The Phoenix Twins'. [[HandsomeLech Paddy]] exploits his costume to feel up a little boy's mother. spoken by Paddy to Billy the Butcher when knocking him out with a traffic cone.]]. Comedy Rewind: Looking back at Sink Or Swim, The making of The Oldest Comedy Club In Britain, First Gig, Worst Gig: Schalk Bezuidenhout. Paddy is forced to share a cell with a Cliff Richard impersonator and they have a very uncomfortable encounter in the showers!From Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere Season 1 Episode 4: After the previous episode the duo are now being held on remand in prison. His theatre work includes productions at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Nottingham Playhouse and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. He also reveals that he once had a one true love by the name of Tina. Paddy is forced to share a cell with a tennis-playing Cliff Richard impersonator who actually believes he is Cliff. Amazingly, no one calls them on it. Tina warns Max to keep his distance and not reveal the secret, but the following morning he informs Paddy and the pair steal what they think is a school bus with young Daniel aboard. The theme tune to Road to Nowhere was co-written by Peter Kay and Toni Baker. Whilst in the wood, Patrick reveals his full name whilst Max reveals some of his own secrets.
