is unhappily stuck in several part-time jobs. Johnny Utah, aka Craig (Kay) – A surly Wild West obsessive, who works as a coach driver. Duncan Beach (Daniel Kitson) – A St. John Ambulance volunteer who is devoted to his job, but treated with contempt by those he treats. Chris Choi (Neil Fitzmaurice) – One half of the security group Live Sec. Shaun Ballen (Kay) – The other half of the security group Live Sec. Leonard de Tomkinson (Kay) – An elderly, kindly local eccentric. Due to angina he is unable to work, but has a paper round and is, therefore, Britain's oldest paperboy. Marc Park (Kay) – An aspiring pop star, and former greengrocer, who looks like Mick Hucknall. He has a dog called Lady. Cheryl Avenue (Claire Rhodes) – An aspiring pop star, and former member of Park Avenue, she is the former long suffering partner of Marc Park and mother to his child. She later gained a pop career in her own right while also making her ex look bad much to Marc's chagrin. Pearl Hardman (Kay) – A would-be career woman who manages a Bolton service station. Alan McClarty (Kay) – A Scottish mechanic who has worked for the RAC before his wife left him and he had a nervous breakdown. He now runs his own breakdown company, "ARC". Reception That Peter Kay Thing won the Best New TV Comedy award at the British Comedy Awards. Legacy A number of the characters in That Peter Kay Thing, including Brian Potter, Max and Paddy, and Jerry St Clair went on to become central characters in the highly successful spinoff series Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. In Episode 1, it was claimed Brian joined the Neptune club as a new member of staff, however this is inaccurate as his former club before, the Aquarius, as seen in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, still features all the Neptune's staff and committee. References External links That Peter Kay Thing at Channel 4 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 2000s British comedy television series Channel 4 comedy English-language television shows Television shows set in Lancashire British mockumentary television series