Following on from the successful first series, Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) joins us once again a few years later.... At the end of the first series, Alan's production company has gone into liquidation and the Chief Commissioning Editor of the BBC dies before signing a new contract for Alan. Things are not looking up for the character you love to hate.
For those of you who do not know Alan Partridge, he was first introduced to us on "The Day Today', as the sports reporter on the spoof news programme from the pen of the ever weird Chris Morris. We then see him again in his very own chat show 'Knowing Me, Knowing You' in which he manages to insult most of his guests etc. He fails to be given a second series! We then meet Alan again in 'I'm Alan Partridge - Series 1', as a disc jockey on the local Norwich radio station, hosting the graveyard shift and living in a 'Travel Tavern' after being thrown out by his wife (who is now living with her fitness instructor). After the BBC executive who is about to give Alan a second series dies at the point of signing the contract, Alan hits an all time low........
We meet Alan living in a static caravan outside the house that he is having built. Lyn is still his assistant, he still has a slot on Radio Norwich, is the member of an 'exclusive' mens club and has a girl friend, over 10 years his junior and has written a book! So things are looking up. However, throughout the course of the series, we discover that after the first series Alan gained a huge amount of weight and had a complete breakdown which resulted in him driving to Dundee in his bare feet and developing a toblerone addiction!
The series is made up of 6 episodes:
The talented Mr Alan Alan does a presentation at his old school, confronting his childhood bully, and then offering to pay him not to beat him up!!!
The colour of Alan Alan organises and hosts a corporate fireplace conference after piercing his foot on a spike and losing pints of blood.
Bravealan Alan makes a new best friend - owner of the biggest kitchen shop in Norwich - who turns out to be a prolific 'swinger'
Never Say Alan Again Alan and Michael plan to watch Bond all Bank Holiday - until Michael's 'other' American loving friend appears on the scene...
I Know What Alan Did Last Summer Alan pretends to introduce his girlfriend to Bono and has a visit from the Inland Revenue - will they find out that he claimed a dressing gown from Bill Odie against tax?
Alan Wide Shut Alan's house is completed, though he'd rather live in his caravan, he appears on a religious radio show and has his flop of a book pulped...
Alan Partridge is such an awful character that you can't help but want to watch him, much like Alf Garnett, only middle-class and from Norwich.
The DVD comes with 2 discs. One which contains the aforementioned episodes, whilst the 2nd disk contains deleted scenes, commentary, photo gallery, jingles, additional material and appearances on Comic Relief.
Well worth watching, but I would suggest that you watch the series' in order so that you can watch the rise, fall, semi-rise and fall again.
The DVD is available from all the regular outlets and online shops - look around though, because the price can vary from £10-£15.
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Good Review! I think he really is funny! he does make you feel like cringing slightly, but the series is so funny, and I think you grow to find him more and more funnier as it goes on.
gazzalondon 21.12.2005 19:08
nice review have to admit i prefer the 1st series though. Garry
sandyback75 22.11.2005 01:04
Knowing me Jono, knowing you Angela, ahaaaa. Always loved Alan Patridge,ever since The Day Today (on my xmas list). Steve Coogan's best work I think. A Classic. Great review. Jono x
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After a couple of years of being clinically fed-up, Alan has 'bounced back'. He's got the ... more
third best slot on Radio Norwich, a military-based quiz on cable TV called Skirmish, a 33 year-old girlfriend called Sonja, an autobiography (Bouncing Back) and i...
Advantages: Superb to see Partridge back on the screen. Brillant one liners, and the character of Alan is as usual top notch. Disadvantages: Dry storylines (but perhaps with reason). High expectations piled upon it because of it's predecessors.
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