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Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) has had many ups and downs in his life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. A nervous breakdown in Dundee. His self-published book, 'Bouncing Back', subsequently remaindered and pulped.
ALAN PARTRIDGE finds Alan at the center of a siege, when a disgruntled fellow DJ (Colm Meaney) decides to hold their station hostage after learning that he’s getting sacked by the new management.
The character Alan Partridge first appeared over twenty years ago as a BBC sports reporter on the radio show, On The Hour. Since then, this wonderfully conceited, petty, anal, idiosyncratic comic creation has flourished across virtually every medium you can think of. He’s been a sports reporter (again) on the seminal TV news spoof, The Day Today, host of his own TV chat show, Knowing Me, Knowing You, star of the fly-on-the-wall sitcom I’m Alan Partridge, and most recently Mid-Morning Matters..
A Baby Cow/Studiocanal production, ALAN PARTRIDGE was directed by Declan Lowney, and written by Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Peter Baynham. Producers are Kevin Loader and Henry Normal, with Rob Gibbons, Neil Gibbons, Armando Iannucci, Danny Perkins, Joe Oppenheimer and Christine Langan as Executive Producers.
 
STUDIOCANAL, BBC FILMS and BFI PRESENT
A BABY COW FILMS PRODUCTION
DIRECTED BY DECLAN LOWNEY
PRODUCED BY KEVIN LOADER, HENRY NORMAL
SCREENPLAY BY NEIL GIBBONS, ROB GIBBONS, STEVE COOGAN, ARMANDO IANNUCCI, PETER BAYNHAM
BASED UPON CHARACTERS CREATED BY STEVE COOGAN, ARMANDO IANNUCCI & PATRICK MARBER AND PETER BAYNHAM
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS JENNY BORGARS, DANNY PERKINS, CHRISTINE LANGAN, JOE OPPENHEIMER, STEVE COOGAN, ARMANDO IANNUCCI, PETER BAYNHAM, NEIL GIBBONS, ROB GIBBONS
LINE PRODUCER FAIZA HOSENIE
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR LOUISE SEYMOUR
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY BEN SMITHARD BSC
EDITOR MARK EVERSON
PRODUCTION DESIGNER DICK LUNN
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY ILAN ESHKERI
MUSIC SUPERVISOR IAN NEIL
COSTUME DESIGNER JULIAN DAY
HAIR AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER VANESSA WHITE
CASTING DIRECTOR SARAH CROWE
Pat Farrell Colm Meaney
Alan Partridge Steve Coogan
Side Kick Simon Tim Key
Greg Frampton Karl Theobald
Jason Tresswell Nigel Lindsay
Lynn Benfield Felicity Montagu
Danny Sinclair Dustin Demri-Burns
Danny’s Posse Molly Seymour
Adam Langstaff
Aaron Heffernan
Michael Simon Greenall
Dave Clifton Phil Cornwell
Angela Ashbourne Monica Dolan
Exec Kieran Hodgson
Bernie Elizabeth Berrington
Desk WPC Katie Males
Sarge Dan Mersh
Janet Whitehead Anna Maxwell Martin
Martin Fitch Darren Boyd
Steve Stubbs Sean Pertwee
Don Simon Delaney
Conner Scott Simon Kunz
Tonia Scott Lucy Briers
Chastity John Debra Stewart
WPC Ruth
Jessica Knappett
Officer Rohan Kapoor Peter Singh
Sky News Reporter Jayne Secker
Jason Statham Steve Coogan
Jason Bourne Steve Coogan
Jason Argonaut Steve Coogan
Girl in Crowd Diane Morgan
BBC News 24 Anchor Clive Myrie
BBC Look East Anchor Stewart White
TV Reporter Eleanor Matsuura
Armed Mangina Officer Robert Whitelock
Mangina Paparazzo Martin Glyn Murray
Septic Tank Girl Cicely Giddings
Old Man on Pier Alan Rothwell
Old Lady on Pier Rita Davies
Paramedic Anna Stockton
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“SO FUN. Steve Coogan gives a nearly flawless performance.” – Betsy Sharkey, LA Times
“JUST AS FUNNY AS THE BRITISH HAVE BEEN SAYING ALL THESE YEARS.” – Mick LaSalle, SF Chronicle
“**** CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR. Steve Coogan is brilliantly funny.” – Elizabeth Weitzman, NY Daily News
“COOGAN IS A HOOT and Alan is strangely fun to spend time with.” – Claudia Puig, USA Today
“WELL WORTH SAMPLING. A fond gift to fans and an example of a star remembering his roots.” – Ty Burr, Boston Globe
“GRADE A-. Partridge is one of the great English-language comic creations, this generation’s Basil Fawlty.” – James Verniere, Boston Herald
“Fear not if you haven't seen any previous Alan Partridge outings — THIS FILM IS STAND-ALONE HILARIOUS.” – Cheryl Eddy, SF Bay Guardian
“A HILARIOUS 90 MINUTES. A comedy of sight gags, zingers, awkward pauses and scads of what could have been throwaway lines, EVERY ONE A KILLER.” – Roger Moore, McClatchey News Service
“RECOMMENDED WITHOUT HESITATION. The comedy of embarrassment reaches mountainous heights of mortification.´- Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“A VERY FUNNY FILM. Coogan wears his Partridge alter ego like a glove.” – Tom Keough, Seattle Times
“INSPIRED. Ron Burgundy, eat your heart out.” – Bob Mondello, NPR
“Coogan manages to keep us perched between finding Alan unbearable and admitting that we kind of like his company.” – A.O. Scott, NY Times
“CONSISTENTLY HILARIOUS. It’s so good that I can recommend it without reservation. Scads of memorable one-liners and averages about three or four belly laughs in a single scene.” – Simon Abrams, Roger Ebert.com
“HILARIOUS. A consistently funny showcase for Steve Coogan’s trademark comic creation.” – Michael Sragow, Orange County Register
“ONE OF THE GREAT COMIC CREATIONS TO COME OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. This idiotic DJ delivers a solid 90 minutes of cinematic entertainment.” – Alonso Duralde, The Wrap
“A GREAT STAND-ALONE MOVIE filled with clever dialogue and a hilarious performance from Coogan in the lead role.” – Neil Rosen, NY1
“HILARIOUS. The jokes are silly, smart and everything in between – and they never let up.” – Marshall Fine, Hollywood and Fine
“A SHARP, INCISIVE PARODY.” – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
“A DEEP WELL OF LARFS. Coogan gives a comic portrayal that, in its spontaneity and detail, rivals the best of the past year’s dramatic performances.” – Nicholas rapold, L Magazine
“WHOLLY DELIGHTFUL.” – Jesse Hassenger, L Magazine
"EXTREMELY FUNNY" - The Guardian
"A scissor-sharp comedy." – Leslie Felperin, Variety
"The funniest film of the year" - Daily Star
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