Watch Series: That Peter Kay Thing Released in (2000) - Season 1 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Comedy, and content rating 15 with duration 30 min broadcasted as these networks Channel 4, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Peter Kay, Andrew Gillman. That Peter Kay Thing is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 1999. Set in and around Bolton, these follows the lives of different characters and stars Peter Kay as the subject of each documentary. All of the episodes display Kay's penchant for nostalgic humour and unsympathetic lead characters. The series was narrated by Andrew Sachs. Many of the plot lines were based around actual events from Kay's life. At least six of the characters appear in the spin-off series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights. - Season 1