Peter Kay has broken his social media silence, to denounce a new Channel 5 documentary.
Peter Kay Comedy Genius: In His Own Words is scheduled to be shown at 9pm tonight on Channel 5.
The two-hour-long show is billed as: "A celebration of the life and career of the comedian, featuring interviews with the man himself as well as friends and colleagues Pete Waterman, Jenny Powell and Bobby Davro.
"This film charts the comic's rise from the back streets of Bolton to performing record-breaking arena tours and also included are some classic comedy routines, along with some rare gems and clips from hit TV series Phoenix Nights and Car Share."
But this afternoon Peter posted a statement to Twitter saying he had nothing to do with the documentary.
He said: "Very flattering of Channel 5 to commission the programme going out tonight, but just to let people known that 'Peter Kay: In His Own Words' has an incredibly misleading title, as it doesn't feature any new interviews with Peter and all the footage is completely historic.
"The title also gives the impression that Peter has been involved in the making of this documentary, which he hasn't. At all."
The last time something was tweeted from Peter's account was October 11, to let fans know that tickets for Phoenix Nights at the cinema in Blackpool were on sale in aid of Cancer Research.
Other than that the account has only been tweeted from a handful of times in the last two years.
In December 2017 Peter cancelled all his upcoming work projects.
At the time he said: "Due to unforeseen family circumstances, I deeply regret that I am having to cancel all my upcoming shows.
"This unfortunately means includes my upcoming stand-up tour, Dance for Life shows and any outstanding work commitments.
"My sincerest apologies. This decision has not been taken lightly and I'm sure you'll understand my family must always come first.
"I've always endeavored to protect my family's privacy from the media.
"I hope that the media and the public will continue to respect our privacy at this time. Once again I'm very sorry."
Channel 5 declined to comment.
