I'm Alan Partridge 

Alan Partridge, a failed television presenter, is now presenting a programme on local radio in Norwich. He desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career.

Stars:

Steve Coogan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu

Top Rated TV #231 | 5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Coogan	...	Alan Partridge / ... 12 episodes, 1997-2002
Simon Greenall	...	Michael / ... 12 episodes, 1997-2002
Felicity Montagu	...	Lynn Benfield 12 episodes, 1997-2002
Phil Cornwell	...	Dave Clifton 12 episodes, 1997-2002
Andrew Burt	...	Voice of Radio Norwich / ... 1 episode, 1997-2002
Amelia Bullmore	...	Sonja 6 episodes, 2002
Barbara Durkin	...	Susan 6 episodes, 1997
Sally Phillips	...	Sophie 6 episodes, 1997

Storyline

Alan Partridge, a failed television presenter, is now presenting a programme on local radio in Norwich. He desperately tries to revive his broadcasting career.

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Plot Keywords:

situation comedy | sitcom | satire | british comedy | alan partridge character | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Peter Linehan, head of News and Current Affairs at the BBC, is named for Graham Linehan, who appears in one of the episodes as an RTÉ executive.

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Goofs

Although Alan Partridge comes from Norwich in East Anglia, on occasion Steve Coogan's Manchester accent comes through in the character.

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Quotes

Alan Partridge: Back of the net!

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Alternate Versions

The initial BBC television broadcast of the first episode contained a sound clip of Joni Mitchell's song 'Big Yellow Taxi'. Due to music rights issues, this clip was removed from the VHS video versions. However, the BBC's initial release on DVD accidentally left the sound clip intact. This version was quickly withdrawn from sale and replaced by a 2 disc version with the sound clip correctly silenced.

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Connections

Featured in Das Auto: The Germans, Their Cars and Us (2013)

User Reviews

Comedy as it's meant to be

It was much anticipated by us Partridge fans, Knowing Me Knowing You on both radio and television had been comedy gold. The Christmas Special saw Alan's Television career collapse. How could 'I'm Alan Partridge' possibly keep up with such high standards?

It did and a whole lot more. The hilarity of Alan's misguided belief that he is still a major player in the industry and the meaningless conversations with the hotel staff combine to make his series essential watching. And the indignity of his prolonged stay in a 'one night stop venue' Travel Tavern adds to the tragic hilarity of the series.

Steve Coogan delivers his finest work to date and is ably assisted by a cast whose strongest delivery is the varied reactions their characters display when in the company of the failed chatshow host.

Perhaps the ultimate magic of Alan Partridge is that to fans his barrowload of catchphrases and inane comments are never forgotten and are always liable to be joyfully relayed in the company of a fellow fan.

And to think there are people out there who still don't get the joke.

as Alan might say,

'who, who, who do you think you are?'

Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK]

Country:

UK

Language:

English German French

Release Date:

3 November 1997 (UK)

Also Known As:

I'm Alan Partridge

Filming Locations:

BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

TalkBack Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9