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Title: Billy 'the Butcher' Shannon
Description: Max & Paddy Series One Episode Six


Mazza - September 4, 2006 09:28 AM (GMT)
PLEASE NOTE: I haven't really had the time to work hard on this, so sorry about mistakes, and bad grammar :D

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Name of the DVD/series: Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere Series One
Episode Number: Six
Episode Name: Billy 'The Butcher' Shannon
Length of the episode: 23:14
Overall rating out of 5: 5


Main Characters?
Max and Paddy, and Billy 'The Butcher' Shannon

What’s the episode is about:
The episode starts with Max and Paddy singing along to Down down by Status Quo, when they are flashed by a speed camera. In anger they pull over their motorhome and saw down a speed camera with many people driving past giving them a thumbs up :D
After sawing down the speed camera they make their way to see Maxs friend Billy, who used to be a doorman with him before Billy went to prison. They all, go for a drink and after a while Billy requests that he joins them on their trip to nowhere.
Paddy and Billy don't get along at all because Paddy took Billys job when he went to prison. When leaving Billy picks up his gun from his flat, along with a few other strange items.After driving for a while, they start to feel hungry so they pull over at a Little Chef. They see that it is closed but Billy says he can use his charm to get them to open it. When he walks up to it he holds the gun infront of him so that the others can't see what he's doing. They begin to eat the meal still not knowing what Billy has done. They set off again and take a break at services. Max walks into a shop where he sees a paper with all 3 of them on the front page for Armed Robbery. Paddy goes through Billy's stuff and finds a picture of Max and Paddy with Billy's face stuck over Paddy's. Max goes outside and shows paddy the newspaper, and then Billy appears holding his gun. He see's that Paddy has been going through his stuff so he chases Paddy with his gun firing a few shots into the air. After a while of chasing Billy shoots Paddy in the bottom. Max then has a short talk with Billy, with Billy saying how much better it will be without Paddy. Paddy then creeps up behind Billy and hits him in the head with a Trafic cone shouting "Av' it!!" The police come and arrest Billy, and Max and Paddy drive off to nowhere...

Laugh out Loud moments -
After they get caught speeding Paddy saying: "Reason for speeding Status Quo!" And then when they saw down the speed camera!
Billy telling Max they'll be together one way or another! But not in a gay way..
When Billy is chasing Paddy, Max attempts to follow, but drops his Pastie so stops to pick it up.

What extras does this DVD have?
Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, Trailers, Photo Gallery and Surprise Audio Commentaries

Are the extras good?
Yes, especially the outtakes :D

What was your favourite part?
When they saw down the speed camera. Hilarious!

Available to buy at (Taken from Ians Review. hehe):
Asda, HMV, Music Zone, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons. www.Play.com, www.Peterkay.co..uk, www.Amazon.com

dark_side06 - September 4, 2006 10:06 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Mazza @ Sep 4 2006, 09:28 AM)

When Billy is chasing Paddy, Max attempts to follow, but drops his Pastie so stops to pick it up.


:lol: love that bit!

Great review mazza (thumbs up)

gemma - September 4, 2006 11:10 AM (GMT)
Brilliant review Mazza (thumbs up)

This is a great episode,it was my least favourite at first but the more i watched it the mor i got to like it.

Love this bit :lol: 'there might be hot sweats when Paddy's in town,but theres certainly no dryness!'

Ian - September 4, 2006 11:27 AM (GMT)
Great Review Mazza, the last one :(

Good episode this especially becuase its set in newcastle :lol:...Note Newcastle one word not New Castle if you a southerner that annoys me on match of the day when they say that haha :lol:

any way back to the episode my fav bit is probably the tvs themes bit

Leslie - September 4, 2006 01:40 PM (GMT)
This episode is legendary but the bit that makes me laugh the most has got to be the end bit where Paddy says 'I will be when I get this bullet outta my a**e!"


Han - September 4, 2006 05:34 PM (GMT)
Best part ever???? Cutting down the Speed Camera -- sorry I love that bit and I'm sure every motorist on here does too!!! (thumbs up)

Great review Mazza!!! (thumbs up)

wilsonspies - September 4, 2006 05:44 PM (GMT)
Brilliant review Mazza!!!!!

I love this episode from start to finish.

It was so funny how Max's mate pulls out a photo of his little 'miracle' son.

I loved Max's 'advice' to the waitress at the little Chef and how she is going through the change and needs some HRT and primrose oil...Max obviously does some reading, but he isn't so good at spelling..lol

Excellent ending to a great series, wish they would do a second one




Han - September 4, 2006 06:33 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (wilsonspies @ Sep 4 2006, 06:44 PM)
I loved Max's 'advice' to the waitress at the little Chef and how she is going through the change and needs some HRT and primrose oil...Max obviously does some reading, but he isn't so good at  spelling..lol

Oh God yeah ......

"Get yourself down to the sitizan advice bewrow"

Something like that!!! ;)

Oh, and "We can be together Max -- but not in a gay way!!!" :lol:

Mazza - September 4, 2006 06:52 PM (GMT)
Thanks for the nice comments.

Johnny - September 5, 2006 07:57 AM (GMT)
Great last episode! It sort of takes the usual max and paddy tine away a little bit and it much darker than the other episodes. The storyline is great and it really ties down with series, did anybody notice billy in episode two in the flashback scenes? I only just realised a couple of weeks ago!

Brilliant last episode to end the series, plus we here tony christie singing 'road to nowhere' which isn't half bed either!
My favourite line from this episode has to be 'get the fookin cooker on' :lol: (sorry for my french!)

Well thats it, the end of the reviews! :o Its been a long 7 months, yes count them 7!!! What a fantastic little section this has been, i'm really gonna miss remenising on these fantastic pieces of comedy. Lets hope we get news on a new show from the kay very soon!




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