Max in turn makes his own heroic sacrifice by [[spoiler: not telling Daniel that he is his father, and letting Tinas family remain intact. [[spoiler: Max and Paddy get stuck with the job of shovelling coal into a furnace while in prison, and Max says that. Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere - British Comedy Guide Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Everal A. Walsh is a British actor Get us out! 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. ({{Beat}}) What do you want, son? What does he do? He also keeps a poster of ''Film/{{Blade}}'' in his bedroom, another BadassLongcoat wearer. * DepravedHomosexual: While Raymond The Bastard is more evil than depraved, his first scene features him in the shower being lathered up by two of his cronies and complementing Paddy's genitals. ** A RunningGag in the first episode is an African family camped near the motorhome catching Max and Paddy in seemingly compromising positions. * AssShove: When Paddy was a child he used to frequently shove. A popular English comedy band who had a TV show in the 80's. How old is Mrs McGuinness? His roles on television include Wayne in The Street, Raymond the Bastard in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere and Cecil in Prime Suspect 5. * VocalEvolution: Maxs voice is different than in Phoenix Nights because continuing it would have risked long-term damage to Peter Kays voice. When Paddy insists that there's ''not'' a difference, Max calls him "Mr. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. * MistakenForGay: A running gag in the first episode is. Paddy doesn't. No Context Max and Paddy | Facebook * BadassLongcoat: Billy the Butcher wears one of these. * ConvenientlyCellmates: [[spoiler: Averted in the case of Max and Paddy, along with some LampshadeHanging from a guard. * CharlieAndTheChocolateParody: One episode starts with Paddy getting a job in a promo called ''Willy Walker's Chocolate Factory''. The episode concludes with Tina, Max's ex-love, admitting to the authorities that Daniel is actually Max's son and he was acting under stress when he stole the bus. ]], * LuxuryPrisonSuite: [[spoiler: Max and Paddy get one complete with duvets, a box of, ** Replace "crap" with "fuck" and you've got Mick Bustins exact reaction when he sees [[spoiler: that Max and Paddy have stolen the keys to all of his clients' cars. When the campervan stops off later down the road, Max sees a newspaper headline and realises what's happening. ]], ** Also Max and Paddy in Episode Four when [[spoiler: a news report about them, set up by Brian, is seen on one of the prison's TV; blowing their persona of rich gangsters and revealing to Raymond The Bastard that they have been lying to him.]]. or. After a fight 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. After the previous episode the duo are now being held on remand in prison. ]], ** Tina has an offscreen one in Episode Four. Max's counter that he "has a good stand-up wash in the sink once a week" [[NotHelpingYourCase doesn't exactly help his case]]. * LudicrousGibs: Implied in the case of the weird farmer's wife, who got killed by a combine harvester. After being arrested for the school bus robbery, the two of them are in jail. * LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Averted. Tina finally gets the duo out, but now before a payback for Potter Is due.Welcome to the Official Peter Kay YouTube channel! Written by and starring Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness, this six-part comedy/drama series is the story of clueless Phoenix Club bouncers Max (Kay) and Paddy (McGuinness), as they escape clubland in their prized motor-home and take to the open highway. * 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. See FanDisservice. Dressing as sailors to blend in, the two of them get the attention of two girls called Tracey and Louise. Elsewhere Paddy's love of pornography is mentioned quite frequently. [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/max_and_paddy.jpg]]. Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere is a British sitcom starring and written by Peter Kay and Patrick McGuinness. * ShapedLikeItself: Raymond The Bastard is, as youd expect, a bastard. * ThePigpen: Paddy considers Max to be this. After hi-jacking a school bus, the boys are sent to prison and play up their tough image in an attempt for survival. Kay and McGuinness do not provide the DVD audio commentary. [[GassHole A lot. ''Max And and Paddy's Road To 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 * ShoutOut: The climax of Episode Two is a homage to ''Series/TheATeam'' complete with the theme tune playing in the background. The theme tune to Road to Nowhere was co-written by Peter Kay and Toni Baker. * HypocriticalHumor: Max insists that there's a difference between "dwarfs"(he thinks they're people with dwarfism who specifically work at circuses) and "midgets"(which is what he defines his ex-girlfriend Tina as). The series showed both characters going around Britain in a campervan and sees them getting into some trouble. Or as Paddy calls them, "Big Bob's [[PrecisionFStrike Bastard]] Beans". 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!" [[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.]] * {{Gayngster}}: Raymond the Bastard is possibly a Yardie, definitely a scary convict, and definitely gay. -->And we don't take shit from anyone, the only thing we wanna do is have some fun. After knocking down a cow in the countryside, Max and Paddy approach who they believe to be the farmer and ask for compensation. Max and Paddy try to sell the pig on but no-one will take it as it is too old. * TheRealSpoofbusters: Parodied with Mick Bustin', a Brummie car repairman with a Ghostbusters-themed garage shop, played by Noddie Holder of Music/Slade. Max and Paddy end up in Dover, where they buy a faulty plasma TV from a crook by the name of Gypsy Joe. And he's also an AxCrazy Yandere. ]], * StuffedInTheFridge: A literal version is discussed in Episode Four. He has also appeared in Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Doctor Who. He had also stated in 2010, during an appearance on The Chris Moyles Show, that he wanted Sir Terry Wogan to play an Irish baddie when Max and Paddy go to a funeral in Ireland but, after a stag night, only have fancy dress magician clothes. Season 1 of Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere premiered on November 12, 2004. Max agrees just to get Raymond off their backs and receive preferential treatment, including access to luxury chocolates and Sky+ . After Max shows an incredulous Paddy his notebook filled with childlike drawings of a television programme he's invented called "Magnet and Steel", the pair reluctantly decide to sleep rough in the woods. It doesn't leave. A spoof fitness DVD was released, Max & Paddy's The Power of Two, including several gags and pieces of scenery from the main series. Max decides not to tell his son that he is his real father, allowing the family to get on with their lives without him interfering. When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted. ** [[Film/MidnightCowboy Paddy going to an audition dressed as a cowboy while "Everybody's Talkin'" plays]]. * 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. The pair are now in prison together after the school bus incident. I don't [[UnusualEuphemism drink from both pipes]] and [[HandsomeLech that lad]] ''definitely'' does not! * YouCanKeepYourHatOn: Non-sexy variant, when the Phoenix Club staff(the male half, anyway) is forced to strip nude and get sprayed with disinfectant, Young Kenny is still wearing his hat. * 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. It's real life this son, not the frigging Shawshank Redemption! No Context Max and Paddy. '''Brian:''' [[spoiler: Sponge and a bit of jam. Paddy doesn't oblige, pulling the soap over with his foot while resting his hands on Max's shoulders. They end up changing their minds by the end of the episode [[spoiler:when they see a pig- possibly the same pig they bought from the farmer and ended up caring for- roast and served at a pub, and order two nut cutlets instead]]. He's not. ({{Beat}}) What do you want, son? ** In Episode Four, [[spoiler: Max tries to start [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption tunnelling out of prison]].]]. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. Max convinces him the best thing to do is make the other prisoners believe they are not just two inept doormen, but feared gangsters called 'The Phoenix Twins'. ]], ** Also, his and Paddy's attempts to sell a pig ''to a Halal restaurant! What Shows Have Been Renewed or Canceled. ]], * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Taken to its absolute limit with Max (who is both tall and fairly large) and Tina (a woman with dwarfism). 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'. * 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". * MistakenForGay: A running gag in the first episode is a family camped near the motorhome catching Max and Paddy in seemingly compromising positions. The film, released nationally by Lionsgate Films in June 2011, was based on the 2008 book Screwed: The Truth About Life as a Prison Officer written by the pseudonymous Ronnie Thompson. ** Upon [[spoiler: being sent to prison for stealing a school bus full of children (see BigDamnHeroes)]], Max and Paddy face the unpleasant ordeal of a rectal examination [[spoiler: to ensure they're not smuggling anything into the prison.]]. After an uncomfortable first night, Paddy admits his fear of being 'bummed' (see sodomy) in the shower room by Raymond the Bastard (Raymond Langley). ]], * [[spoiler: ConvenientlyCellmates: Averted in the case of Max and. ** Also, the farmer who sells Max and Paddy his pig. And Max going along with it until one of them goes too far. Brian mentions the Anthrax incident before performing his own upper-body work-out routine. * ZanyScheme: Max, Paddy, and Gypsy Joes plan to steal a plasma TV from a shopping centre. Brian brings Max and Paddy a cake while they are in prison and they immediately assume its this trope. 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!". As soon as they're released, they call in an anthrax threat at the Phoenix Club on the night of Jerry's 60th birthday party.]] Maxs counter that he has a good stand-up wash in the sink once a week [[NotHelpingYourCase doesn't exactly help his case]]. * ButtMonkey: Gypsy Joe in the first episode. * AmbiguouslyGay: Billy the Butcher has a Yandere-like obsession with Max, but insists he doesn't want to be with him in "a gay way.". When Billy catches Paddy snooping about his stuff, Billy pulls out his revolver and prepares to shoot him. ''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''. Tracing the cow to a nearby farm, the pair head off to find the farmer and claim expenses for the damage to the van. They still end up in cells next door to each other though.]]. * SchmuckBait: Raymond the Bastard telling Paddy to [[PrisonRape bend over and pick the soap up]]. They still end up in cells next door to each other though. 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! * LargeHam: Mix Bustin, as played by [[Music/Slade Noddy Holder]]. 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. ** A few. * 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. Especially when they're on the road. ** In the first episode, Max and Paddy pull two girls at a nightclub and bring them back to the motorhome. * ButtMonkey: Gypsy Joe in the first episode. He also reveals that he once had a one true love by the name of Tina. Kay and McGuinness themselves sang it in the opening sequences of episodes 2 to 6. ** Max's attempt to [[spoiler: gradually tunnel out of prison. ** 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. ** In a deleted scene from the first episode, Paddy walks in on Max having some private time in the toilet with his (Paddys) copy of Razzle. * BritishBrevity: Only six episodes were made. * UsefulNotes/IrishTravellers: Gypsy Joe is possibly an Irish Traveller, judging by his accent and the nationality of his actor, though as far as Max and Paddy are concerned, he's just a RoguishRomani. Unfortunately, he meets his old flame Tina, who is then finds out is married to the Wolfster. The lyrics are "Don't know where we're going, Got no way of knowing, Driving on the Road to Nowhere. -->Sponging for a living, checking out the women. * ZanyScheme: Max, Paddy, and Gypsy Joe's plan to steal a plasma TV from a shopping centre. After discovering the girls, locally known as the 'Belgrano Sisters', are infamous for this, they get revenge by forcing them to steal some speakers for their television. ]], * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: An example that is both romantic and non-romantic at the same time. * SchmuckBait: Raymond the Bastard telling Paddy to [[PrisonRape bend over and pick the soap up]]. Max actually has to wear goggles to defend his eyes. Episode 1's opening theme is instrumental and episodes 2 - 5's closing themes are too. Facebook. This leads to several arguments, especially when they realise the television doesn't have any speakers. Max And Paddy's Road To Nowhere is the much-loved sequel to Peter Kay's critically-acclaimed comedy series, "Phoenix Nights". Shortly after the series, the two characters starred in their own fitness video entitled "Max & Paddy: The Power of Two", which features a cameo from Brian. * PsychopathicManchild: Apart from being murderously violent, Billy the Butcher spends time engaging in trivial debates with Paddy over correctly guessing the theme tunes to popular TV shows, where Paddy insists on going by ExactWords including the creators as well as the show titles. ** Despite being a one-shot character, Billy manages to get one by frequently adding the phrase "But not in a gay way" to anything that could be considered a DoubleEntendre. History for Series/MaxAndPaddysRoadToNowhere - TV Tropes Well? ]], ** Also Max and Paddy in Episode Four when [[spoiler: a news report about. * DepravedHomosexual: While Raymond The Bastard is more evil than depraved; his first scene features him in the shower being lathered up by two of his cronies and complementing Paddys genitals. They are left vulnerable and exposed as their fellow criminals realise there are no gold or diamonds, and certainly no cannibalism. * ButtMonkey: Gypsy Joe in the first episode. This joke is based around the rumour that Sunderland player John O'Shea is regularly teased by. Billy is also appears in said flashback before he returns as the main supporting character in Episode Six. * SeinfeldianConversation: Max and Paddy have these fairly regularly. * EnfanteTerrible: Apparently, Billy the Butcher earned his nickname by stabbing his care worker ''18 times'', with a ''potato peeler'', just because he didn't like jigsaw puzzles. 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!". 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. * DisabledSnarker: A woman with a HookHand flips Paddy off when he tries his CasanovaWannabe shtick on her. * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Raymond, the main antagonist of Episode 4 clearly loves his boyfriend Pepe, and vice-versa. Click here to login or here to sign up. After a raunchy night at the campervan, Paddy wakes up to find that they've stolen his wallet. The revelation about the girls they took home means that this very likely was the case. Max and Paddy Quotes on Twitter: "I'm Raymond 'The bastard?' Then Paddy walks in, switches off the radio, and wearily asks "How many times are you going to play that song?". Things go from bad to worse when Max steals a school bus with Daniel on-board. 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'. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. -->''''Don't know where we're going, got no way of knowing. 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. * MessyPig: Played with by the pig Max and Paddy end up buying from a mad farmer. * AddedAlliterativeAppeal: "Big Bob's Beans". Raymond the - No Context Max and Paddy - Facebook They crash the party and Max meets his old school pals. * DepravedDwarf: Subverted by Max's dwarf girlfriend, Tina, who's very much one of the nicest characters in the series. * RealMenEatMeat: Max and Paddy are of this opinion at the start of Episode 5. The police are quickly on to the gang, with only Shannon aware of any crime. * ThePigpen: Paddy considers Max to be this. ** And again when Max and Paddy are meeting up with the Wolfster's friends at his 40th birthday party, thanks to Max's poor wording. Share the best GIFs now >>> TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. * TunnelKing: [[spoiler: Maxs attempts at this leave a lot to be desired. The pair come up with a plan to convince their fellow cellmates they are hardened criminals named the Phoenix Twins, in order to survive.
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