Watership Alan

Episode aired Nov 17, 1997
TV-PGTV-PG
29m

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8.8/10

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Steve Coogan in I'm Alan Partridge (1997)

Comedy

Alan has a new gig presenting videos for Hamilton's Water Breaks, a local boating holiday firm. However this is being jeopardised by local farmers, who he has incurred the wrath of after mak... Read allAlan has a new gig presenting videos for Hamilton's Water Breaks, a local boating holiday firm. However this is being jeopardised by local farmers, who he has incurred the wrath of after making insulting remarks about farming practices on his radio show.Alan has a new gig presenting videos for Hamilton's Water Breaks, a local boating holiday firm. However this is being jeopardised by local farmers, who he has incurred the wrath of after making insulting remarks about farming practices on his radio show.

IMDb RATING

8.8/10

343

YOUR RATING

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Steve Coogan and Simon Greenall in I'm Alan Partridge (1997)

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Trivia
Peter Baynham: One of the writers of the series appears as Hugh Morris, the man who uses an electronic voice box to speak because he has no vocal cords.

Goofs
In the final scene in Alan's bedroom, you can see the shadow of someone else in the room.

Quotes
Alan Partridge: You are a big posh sod with plums in your mouth.
Peter Baxendale Thomas: I don't think this has got anything to do with class.
Alan Partridge: And the plums have mutated and have got beaks.

Connections
Referenced in Diminishing Returns: Mission: Impossible (2018)

Soundtracks
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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9/10

Strong episode with a great Chris Morris cameo

Alan feels the wrath of local farmers and suffers more embarrassment in his dealings with the hotel staff.

I enjoyed this one for Alan's usual hilarious, awkward banter and a nice cameo from Chris Morris.

It has a comical plot with Alan's desperation for work driving much of the humour along with his usual social ineptitude.

All the dialogue is excellent with Alan on top form dealing with the farming community. One scene with a farming union rep played by Chris Morris is for me the highlight of the show. The ongoing joke regarding Alan's television viewing habits being known to the hotel guests is also a great running gag.

Steve Coogan and Morris are excellent and get great support from the supporting cast including Simon Pegg.

For me it's an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.

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