Revealing mistake: If you look at Les out of Les Alano's' drumming, several time throughout the whole show, you can see he is miming and his stick is not even close to the actual drum.
Phoenix Nights (2001)
1 revealing mistake
Starring: Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Justin Moorhouse, Paddy McGuinness
Genres: Comedy
Deliberate mistake: In the scene with Brian and Beverly going up the stairs, Brian is in the chairlift, and you can see in front of the wig that Peter Kay wears where the red patch is where he has shaved his real hair.
Brian Potter: Don't talk to me about upper body strength, Lesley! My forearms are massive.
Les: An' we all know why that is don't we? Too much "Trumpet Polishin'"
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Question: What happened to Marrion from the first series? She wasn't seen or mentioned in series two.
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Answer: She's not in it. There is a woman called Joyce, who could be seen as a replacement, but she has a much smaller part. I haven't heard why this happened.
Ian Hudson