Alan Partridge returns to TV

MisterAnarchy

Smell my Cheese !

Alan Partridge will return to TV from June with three new shows on Sky Atlantic.

Steve Coogan's comedy character is to appear in a re-edited six-part series of Mid Morning Matters, previously hosted online by Fosters' Funny, and two original hour-long commissions.

Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places of My Life sees Alan tour his beloved Norfolk, visiting the places that have shaped the man he is today, while Alan Partridge on Open Books with Martin Bryce will feature Alan getting interviewed by an author (Robert Popper) about his literary works.

A second series of Mid Morning Matters will also be screened in 2013.

"Alan has been off the TV for too long but he is even more excited than me about his chance to have a second bite of the cherry," Coogan said. "Alan feels the second decade of the millennium is the right time."

Great to see Alan back but its a bit rich that Coogan has decided to go to Sky for new episodes after all his rants about Rupert Murdoch and the News of the World .

Birneybau

Kiss my face!

Immaculate Pasta

Back of the net!

Fishooks12

BEST NEWS EVER!

telekon

Jurassic Park! Spice World! Jackanackanory!!!


I've already seen the mid morning matters web episodes a million times (which are actually my favourite Partridge stuff yet) but brilliant news about the two one hour specials and the movie.

Glad to see Coogan has got his AP mojo back. The book was fantastic too. It definitely seems to be 'Year of the Alan'.

Patty O Furniture

Ahaaa!

monkeysnapper

mmmmooooooooooooooooooooooooo i thought that would get your attention!!!! class!!!!!

Skid

telekon wrote: »

Jurassic Park! Spice World! Jackanackanory!!!


I've already seen the mid morning matters web episodes a million times (which are actually my favourite Partridge stuff yet) but brilliant news about the two one hour specials and the movie.

Glad to see Coogan has got his AP mojo back. The book was fantastic too. It definitely seems to be 'Year of the Alan'.

Yeah, all the recent stuff was brilliant. He really is Bouncing Back at the moment. Can't wait for the next instalments

cashback

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/video/2012/jun/01/alan-partridge-norfolk-sky?fb_action_ids=10151791748515722&fb_action_types=video.watches&fb_source=other_multiline

Trailer is up. Glad to see he's still concerned about the parking situation in Norwich city centre.

Technocentral

cashback wrote: »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/video/2012/jun/01/alan-partridge-norfolk-sky?fb_action_ids=10151791748515722&fb_action_types=video.watches&fb_source=other_multiline

Trailer is up. Glad to see he's still concerned about the parking situation in Norwich city centre.

Great stuff "the Wales of the East"!

kumate_champ07

Ive got your children!

refusetolose

he was on with graham norton tonight

funny man

take everything

Immaculate Pasta and Cashback posting in an AP thread.
Love it.

hungrypig

i don't have sky, anyone know how i can see this

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

subscribe to sky boo hoo

shame on you steve coogan

batistuta9

hungrypig wrote: »

i don't have sky, anyone know how i can see this

you can sign up to watch sky go without having a sky subscription

hungrypig

thanks, i'll look into it

BOHtox

In off the red!

Hande hoche!

Anyone know is it the first of the new series tonight?

Mushy

Looks like I saw this just in time...roll on 9pm.

Hande hoche!

Mushy wrote: »

Looks like I saw this just in time...roll on 9pm.

Well said. :cool:

Mushy

And I've just found two beers in the fridge...its like the evening that keeps on giving.

Hande hoche!

The swimming pool interview was very good.

Mushy

Sky Go isn't working so cant see it yet.

Captain Darling

F-f-f-f-f-fools.

Flange/Flanders

"The more I learn about Hitler, the more I dislike him".

Brilliant

Captain Darling

Its not bad. Its editing is done very well. Its like a piss take version of Nationwide ala Partridge.

Perfect.

telekon

"Of course I am, its menial work..."

Captain Darling

Knock off teletubbies stuffed with old tampons.

Lumbo

Flying AIDS.

Hande hoche!

That editing was sublime.

Lumbo

For some people Thettford forest means dogging.... or suicide.

Fishooks12

The result? DEADLOCK

jefreywithonef

That was splendid and tremendous throughout. "FOUND THEM!"

Really looking forward to the film now.

Captain Darling

jefreywithonef wrote: »

That was splendid and tremendous throughout. "FOUND THEM!"

Really looking forward to the film now.

There's going to be a film?

Hippo

The graveyard should really be laid out in alphabetical order.

Welsh Megaman

Sting described my show as 'conversational'. But Ross Kemp nailed it when he said I was equidistant between chit chat and analysis.

telekon

Captain Darling wrote: »

There's going to be a film?

Indeed there is, filming starts at the end of the year.

And thank god it won't be 'Alan goes to Hollywood' or some tripe, it will be based in Norwich where he battles a large media conglomerate that takes over North Norfolk Digital (where Alan works).

I'm delighted they're not taking the lazy route by trying to appeal to the American audience (ala Mr. Bean). Will Alan work on the big screen? Its hard to tell. But if they merely added half an hour to last night's show, there's a ready made feature length film right there, and I for one would have been made up with that alone.

I will watch last night's program again later on, and like all Partridge shows, are always better on the 2nd, 3rd etc. viewings.

MisterAnarchy

I thought last nights show was disappointing.
It picked up in the second half but the first half was poor.
Armando Iannucci's writing input was sorely missed .

telekon

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I thought last nights show was disappointing.
It picked up in the second half but the first half was poor.
Armando Iannucci's writing input was sorely missed .

How could you think that heavily edited scene in the swimming pool was poor?

I love the new writers, the Gibbons brothers. They wrote the vast majority of Alan's "autobiography", and that was 70,000 words and consistently hilarious. The Mid Morning Matters web-isodes were also excellent, and in my opinion, far superior to the 2nd series of I'm Alan Partridge (the 2002 one), which I found very disappointing at the time, but upon viewing them since for the umpteenth time, appreciate them much more now. However, that particular series was far and away his poorest output so far.

AnonoBoy

For anyone without the channel some kindly soul has uploaded the entire episode to the Youtubes:

SerialComplaint

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

but its a bit rich that Coogan has decided to go to Sky for new episodes after all his rants about Rupert Murdoch and the News of the World .

I can't get over this bit. He's sold out.

MisterAnarchy

telekon wrote: »

How could you think that heavily edited scene in the swimming pool was poor?

I love the new writers, the Gibbons brothers. They wrote the vast majority of Alan's "autobiography", and that was 70,000 words and consistently hilarious. The Mid Morning Matters web-isodes were also excellent, and in my opinion, far superior to the 2nd series of I'm Alan Partridge (the 2002 one), which I found very disappointing at the time, but upon viewing them since for the umpteenth time, appreciate them much more now. However, that particular series was far and away his poorest output so far.

After such a long break I expected it to be alot funnier and fresher .
Coogan and his team had ample time to come up with a decent script.

It was funny in places but not a patch on his earlier work ,the first series of I'm Alan Partridge being his peak.
I'll watch it again and hopefully it will be better on second viewing ,his shows usually are .

jefreywithonef

Such a long break? MMM and the book are both recent works, and both are ridiculously consistent in terms of laughs. I thought WTTPOML was ruddy bloody good tbh.

STUDIOCANAL SIGNS ALAN PARTRIDGE

Partridge declares himself “gladdened and pleased…by the greatest Anglo-French co-operation since the Normandy landings…”

June 26 2012: STUDIOCANAL today announced their acquisition of UK theatric rights to THE ALAN PARTRIDGE MOVIE, set to shoot from January 7 next year, and confirmed an August 16 2013 opening date for the film in the UK.

Alan Partridge commented, “I’m simultaneously gladdened and pleased to see a British film being co-funded by the French dudes at STUDIOCANAL. This is without doubt the greatest Anglo-French co-operation since the Normandy landings. This time, the heroes aren’t Allied servicemen – they’re motion picture financiers, who are equally brave.

I’d also like to add that ‘canal’ – or, in English, ‘canal’ – is a transportation system close to my heart. In the late 18th century, this new method of logistics halved the price of coal in many English cities. If STUDIOCANAL’s investment can achieve even a fraction of that, I will be delighted.”

Immaculate Pasta

"No I don't ski"

"Well what are you doing here then?"

take everything

Funny in places but quite similar to what he's done before tbh.

unkymo

It wasn't too bad, could have been worse.

Looking forward to next weeks episode about his new book. Its a great read, had me in tears!

http://skyatlantic.sky.com/comedy-on-sky-atlantic/alan-partridge-on-open-books-with-martin-bryce

I_smell_fear

Anyone know of any kind fellows/places that have the show uploaded? Dying to watch it again!

Mr E

Not allowed, please read charter.

Colmo52

I_smell_fear wrote: »

Anyone know of any kind fellows/places that have the show uploaded? Dying to watch it again!

Its on Sky Anytime.

Ridley

Colmo52 wrote: »

Its on Sky Anytime.

And Sky One tomorrow at 10:00pm.