Wednesday, 28th April 2021 at 5:35 pm
“No offence Lynn, but your life is technically not worth insuring,” says Alan Partridge in a particularly memorable swipe at his personal assistant taken from his self-titled sitcom. The irony being that an appearance from Lynn Benfield (Felicity Montagu) is worth an awful lot to fans, as the character has become a firm favourite since her debut back in 1997.
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That’s why it’s such a delight to see her back in the second series of This Time with Alan Partridge, where she is once again on hand to manage the bumbling broadcaster’s life in the fleeting sections where the cameras aren’t rolling. Unlike his on-screen persona, star Steve Coogan is well aware of the character’s popularity.
Tuesday, 20th April 2021 at 1:54 pm
Comedy fans, rejoice! Steve Coogan is back in his iconic role of hapless broadcaster Alan Partridge as he presents another series of fluffy magazine show This Time.
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The first series aired back in 2019 and blended Alan’s delightfully awkward hosting of The One Show parody with shorter segments which gave us a peek at what goes on when the cameras aren’t rolling.
It particularly focused on the tension between Alan and his co-presenter Jennie Gresham (Susannah Fielding), ending in a huge fallout between the two that put their future on the show at risk.