Editing Early Doors (section)

==Live stage show==
In June 2018, it was announced that [[Craig Cash]] and [[Phil Mealey]] had been writing ''Early Doors Live'', a stage show based on the series. The show was due to open at [[The Lowry]], [[Salford]] in August 2018, before a UK arena tour.<ref name="earlydoorslive.com">{{cite web|url=https://earlydoorslive.com|title=Early Doors Live 2018|website=Earlydoorslive.com|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>

It was said that the show would bring back almost all of the original cast from the TV series, including pub landlord Ken, played by John Henshaw, 13 years on, reflecting many of the changes in the pub world – most noticeably, the [[Smoking ban in England|smoking ban]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/early-doors-craig-cash-mealey-13978587|title=Early Doors stars Craig Cash and Phil Mealey on bringing pub comedy back to life|first=Dianne|last=Bourne|date=29 July 2018|newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]]|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref> Returning cast from the TV series included John Henshaw as Ken, Phil Mealey as Duffy, Craig Cash as Joe, Susan Cookson as Tanya, Lisa Millett as Debbie, Joan Kempson as Winnie, and James Quinn and [[Peter Wight (actor)|Peter Wight]] as policemen Nige and Phil. Also joining the cast were [[Judith Barker]], [[Vicky Binns]], Nick Birkenshaw, [[Neil Hurst]] and Laura Woodward.<ref name="earlydoorslive.com"/>

In January 2019, ''Early Doors Live'' won the [[Manchester Evening News]] CityLife Award for Best Theatre Production.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/citylife-awards-2019-winners-revealed-15741780 |title=CityLife Awards|newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=2019-01-29}}</ref> It was soon followed by the announcement that the live stage show would be returning to The Lowry in the summer of 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/early-doors-live-lowry-tickets-15748768 |title=Early Doors returns to Lowry|newspaper=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=2019-01-29}}</ref>