T.V. : Big Adventures on the Small Screen

Author: Kay, Peter

The arts

Published on 28 September 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 320 pages, 30 col plates (16pp)
242 x 163 x 34 | 678g

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Blockbusters, Baywatch Mastermind, Moonlighting Porridge, Parkinson Peter Kay takes you on a journey into the wonders of TV back to the days when Dusty Bin was a household name, Robin of Sherwood was a pin-up and the Brookside siege was the event of the year. For a young telly-loving Peter growing up in Bolton, TV meant Sunday bath nights with a black-and-white portable, the unbridled excitement of the new Christmas TV guide and his elderly neighbours inconvenient hearing problem.

Here, for the first time, he collects his TV memories and adventures together in this brilliant book. Join Peter as he finds success on the small screen, leaving his own unique footprint in the golden age of TV: from making tea at Granada Studios and marching along to (Is This the Way to) Amarillo to hanging out in the Rovers Return, having run-ins with Bernard Manning and starring in possibly the worst Doctor Who episode of all time. Youll go behind the scenes of the legendary Phoenix Nights, take The Road to Nowhere with Max & Paddy and discover how Peter created his BAFTA-winning performance in Car Share.

So sit back and enjoy a journey through the wonderful world of television. Endearing, sidesplittingly funny and utterly unforgettable T.V. sees Peter Kay at his vivid, nostalgic and hilarious best.