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I was emailed by a guy called Dave Hilton who asked if I'd be interested in taking a few photos of some of the props used in the "Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere" series. This was obviously an offer that no fan could refuse, so I visited DH Logistics to see what I could find...

The Motorhome:

Here are a few photos of Max's motorhome from the outside (that's me in the driving seat). Some of you observant fans might have noticed that the "BOL 10X" number plates are missing, but if you look further down this page you'll see that I actually found these inside the van.

Max and Paddy's motorhome Max and Paddy's motorhome Max and Paddy's motorhome Me in the driving seat of Max and Paddy's motorhome

The interior of the motorhome was in pretty much the same state that Max and Paddy had left it in. These first few photos were taken in the cabin area, showing the framed photo of Max and Paddy (with Billy 'The Butcher' Shannon's face stuck over Paddy's) as seen in Episode 6, some more photos of Max and Paddy, the "Jockey Wilson Suite" sign from "The Phoenix Club" a couple of "Smithill's" beer mats, some "Graceland Dollars" and a "Bouncer of the Year" certificate.

Max and Paddy's motorhome cabin area Framed photo of Max and Paddy (with Billy 'The Butcher' Shannon's face stuck over Paddy's) Photos of Max and Paddy and the "Jockey Wilson Suite" sign from "The Phoenix Club" More photos of Max and Paddy and a couple of "Smithill's" beer mats Some "Graceland Dollars" and a "Bouncer of the Year" certificate

These next few photos of the living area (which doubles up as Max's bedroom) show the plasma screen from Episode 1 and some photos of Max and Paddy. There were a few DVDs and CDs next to the plasma screen, including Jerry "The Saint" St Clair's "Young At Heart" CD. (Sorry, there was no "Charlie's Anals" in sight - presumably Patrick McGuinness has returned it to his private collection.)

The plasma screen from Episode 1 The plasma screen, some DVDs and CDs and more photos of Max and Paddy The view down into Paddy's bedroom area More photos of Max and Paddy

These are some close-ups of the photos shown above, which were supposedly of Max and Paddy in various locations around the world. It looked to me like Ray Von had been doing some more photoshopping though... ;-)

Max and Paddy having a few beers Max outside Westminster Abbey Max next to Stonehenge Max and Paddy having a few beers again Max next to a pool in an exotic location (or possibly CenterParcs) Paddy outside some landmark Max in a pub Max in a pub again Max and Paddy taking a sofa out of a skip

And, finally, you can see here that Paddy's bedroom area still had its "porn-tastic" wall coverings and animal print cushions.

Photo of Paddy's porn-tastic wall coverings Photo of Paddy's bedroom area Photo of some more of Paddy's porn-tastic wall coverings

Props from Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere:

These included: the "BOL 10X" number plates (that's me holding them); a model of Max's motorhome; the nodding "Mr. T" from the dashboard; and the "TV Themes" CD from Episode 6.

Me holding the "BOL 10X" number plates A model of Max and Paddy's motorhome The nodding "Mr. T" from the dashboard The "TV Themes" CD from Episode 6 The "TV Themes" CD from Episode 6

Props from Phoenix Nights:

These included: the burnt 'disabled boy' moneybox from Series 2, Episode 1; the "Jerry the Berry" costume from Series 2, Episode 2; and Jerry "The Saint" St Clair's "Young At Heart" CD from Series 2, Episode 4.

The burnt 'disabled boy' moneybox The "Jerry the Berry" costume Jerry "The Saint" St Clair's "Young At Heart" CD Jerry "The Saint" St Clair's "Young At Heart" CD