I'm Alan Partridge
I'm Alan Partridge is a British sitcom created by Steve Coogan, Peter Baynham and Armando Iannucci. Coogan stars as Alan Partridge, a tactless and inept broadcaster who has been left by his wife and dropped by the BBC.
| I'm Alan Partridge | |
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Title screen from series 1 (1997), depicting Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge wearing his trademark green blazer | |
| Genre | Sitcom Cringe comedy |
| Created by | Peter Baynham Steve Coogan Armando Iannucci |
| Starring | Steve Coogan Felicity Montagu Simon Greenall Phil Cornwell Barbara Durkin Sally Phillips Amelia Bullmore James Lance |
| Voices of | Andrew Burt (Radio Norwich announcer) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Peter Fincham |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 3 November 1997 – 16 December 2002 |
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Two series of six episodes each were broadcast five years apart. Series 1 was released in late 1997, while a second series followed in 2002, with Partridge now living in a static caravan after recovering from an off-screen mental breakdown. Iannucci said the writers used the sitcom as "a kind of social X-ray of male middle-aged Middle England".
Supporting Coogan in the cast are Felicity Montagu as his faithful but timid personal assistant, Lynn Benfield; Simon Greenall as Geordie handyman Michael; and Phil Cornwell as Partridge's rival DJ Dave Clifton. Series 2 also featured Amelia Bullmore as Partridge's Ukrainian girlfriend Sonja. The show received critical acclaim and was a success amongst audiences, being nominated for three BAFTAs (winning two), two British Comedy Awards (winning both), and a Royal Television Society award. In a list drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted by industry professionals, I'm Alan Partridge was named the 38th-best British television series of all time.