Peter Kay reveals Netflix wanted Phoenix Nights on streaming service and why he turned them down

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Peter Kay said he rejected a deal with Netflix for a potential revival of Phoenix Nights because they had one requirement he wasn’t willing to meet.

The comedian and TV writer created and starred in a popular comedy series from the 2000s. The show humorously depicted the lives of the people who frequented and worked at a made-up working men’s club, and quickly gained a dedicated fanbase.

But the series reflected various attitudes and tropes of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Kay recently shared on Capital Breakfast that Netflix considered adding a warning at the beginning of each episode to alert viewers about potentially sensitive content.

Last year, someone contacted me about getting Phoenix Nights on Netflix. They called and asked if they could license some of my shows for the platform.

I just said ‘Oh’. Then they sent over a bunch of documents. It’s just that, looking back, some of the language isn’t really appropriate by today’s standards. It was created a while ago, and things were different then, you know?

“I just said I’m not keen on that, I don’t really want a warning before it.

I told them I didn’t want it, but they sent me an air fryer anyway. I think they were trying to make up for something.

Elsewhere in the interview, Kay said he is thinking of adapting Phoenix Nights into a film.

He explained that he’s waiting for technology to convincingly reverse aging on screen. The story requires many scenes set in the past, and he wants to avoid using unconvincing or poor-quality makeup to make actors appear younger.

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2025-12-01 21:04