Author Topic: Alan Partridge - including Alpha Papa (Read 566890 times)

Welshred · « **Reply #4680 on:** April 30, 2021, 10:06:27 pm »

The Ruth Duggan scenes were brilliant as per usual

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4681 on:** April 30, 2021, 10:16:42 pm »

The little things are the best. Like all the crap floating out of Simon’s pocket as he fumbled for his note.

Welshred · « **Reply #4682 on:** April 30, 2021, 10:18:26 pm »

Haha and Alan trying to advertise a pair of socks as much as possible but mostly failing

Kenny's Jacket · « **Reply #4683 on:** April 30, 2021, 10:19:01 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on April 30, 2021, 10:16:42 pm

The little things are the best. Like all the crap floating out of Simon’s pocket as he fumbled for his note.

yeah its something you can watch again straight away and pick up on something new

Ray K · « **Reply #4684 on:** April 30, 2021, 11:48:00 pm »

'Maybe one day he'll run the BBC.'
'Oh. He attends state school'.

sinnermichael · « **Reply #4685 on:** April 30, 2021, 11:49:58 pm »

Buckells as a police officer. It'll never catch on.

Hazell · « **Reply #4686 on:** May 1, 2021, 12:24:36 am »

Quote from: Ray K on April 30, 2021, 11:48:00 pm

'Maybe one day he'll run the BBC.'
'Oh. He attends state school'.

Anyone notice how he and Jenny didn't talk once when they were off air? And were making sly digs at each other when they were on? Obviously still a lot of bad blood after the last episode of series 1.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4687 on:** May 1, 2021, 01:48:22 am »

Right...Burger King...

IT’S MY LIFE!

Fitzy. · « **Reply #4688 on:** May 1, 2021, 05:48:48 am »

Enjoyed it. The ending was good. Also loved his cracking knees when he squatted.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4689 on:** May 1, 2021, 08:28:53 am »

I also love the actor who played Jenny’s fiancé (the smug git). Always takes me back to Horrible Histories.

LanceLink!!!!! · « **Reply #4690 on:** May 1, 2021, 08:52:02 am »

Didn't quite catch the conversation with Alan and Lynn talking about the producer, that and the tension between Alan and Jenny makes me think that something drastic will happen in the next couple of episodes, Alan gets sacked? Something like that. I'd be very surprised if Alan and Jenny are presenting This Time together in episode six.

Kenny's Jacket · « **Reply #4691 on:** May 1, 2021, 09:59:40 am »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 1, 2021, 08:28:53 am

I also love the actor who played Jenny’s fiancé (the smug git). Always takes me back to Horrible Histories.

was he also in the detectorists?

Riquende · « **Reply #4692 on:** May 1, 2021, 10:08:50 am »

Quote from: Welshred on April 30, 2021, 10:06:27 pm

The Ruth Duggan scenes were brilliant as per usual

That's exactly right Jenny.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4693 on:** May 1, 2021, 11:49:31 am »

Appears the trailer for the second episode has blarted out the returning character

Dench57 · « **Reply #4694 on:** May 1, 2021, 11:55:47 am »

Jenny's dressing room was 1 and Alan's is dressing room A.

Definitely Alan being petty, nice touch

LanceLink!!!!! · « **Reply #4695 on:** May 1, 2021, 05:48:10 pm »

When he smells the flowers.....'mmmm Nice' 🤣

Nitramdorf · « **Reply #4696 on:** May 2, 2021, 09:50:49 am »

"Like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct"

LanceLink!!!!! · « **Reply #4697 on:** May 2, 2021, 12:21:10 pm »

I've just seen the trailer for to the second one.

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #4698 on:** May 2, 2021, 01:18:32 pm »

Quote from: LanceLink!!!!! on April 30, 2021, 10:02:13 pm

Child Obesity 🤣

Made me laugh out loud

Fitzy. · « **Reply #4699 on:** May 2, 2021, 09:08:01 pm »

Sidekick Simon is so laughably poor at his job. The idea he’d be kept on let alone given a promotion.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4700 on:** May 2, 2021, 11:29:06 pm »

Quote from: Fitzy. on May 2, 2021, 09:08:01 pm

Sidekick Simon is so laughably poor at his job. The idea he’d be kept on let alone given a promotion.

No pay rise though.

If you’re being picky it’s unlikely Alan would have been given a second series (the shits) given he o my stepped in to host the last one at late notice. Best to just enjoy the fact it’s back on.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #4701 on:** May 3, 2021, 01:40:04 pm »

Quote from: Nitramdorf on May 2, 2021, 09:50:49 am

"Like Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct"

Fanny...

Tim Key is perfect.

ToneLa · « **Reply #4702 on:** May 3, 2021, 01:42:47 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 2, 2021, 11:29:06 pm

No pay rise though.

If you’re being picky it’s unlikely Alan would have been given a second series (the shits) given he o my stepped in to host the last one at late notice.

Did you miss the episode where the dude he was temporarily replacing was revealed as a molestor type thus making Alan permanent?

Hazell · « **Reply #4703 on:** May 3, 2021, 02:32:04 pm »

Quote from: ToneLa on May 3, 2021, 01:42:47 pm

Did you miss the episode where the dude he was temporarily replacing was revealed as a molestor type thus making Alan permanent?

I'm a Catherine Wheel, my name is Catherine.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4704 on:** May 3, 2021, 02:39:07 pm »

Quote from: ToneLa on May 3, 2021, 01:42:47 pm

Did you miss the episode where the dude he was temporarily replacing was revealed as a molestor type thus making Alan permanent?

I thought he died. Either way they could have replaced him with younger blood. But obviously ruddy delighted they didn’t.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4705 on:** May 3, 2021, 02:47:35 pm »

#johngone

Hazell · « **Reply #4706 on:** May 3, 2021, 02:52:18 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 3, 2021, 02:39:07 pm

I thought he died. Either way they could have replaced him with younger blood. But obviously ruddy delighted they didn’t.

He did die and was suitably remembered by Alan.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #4707 on:** May 3, 2021, 03:21:56 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 1, 2021, 08:28:53 am

I also love the actor who played Jenny’s fiancé (the smug git). Always takes me back to Horrible Histories.

Hamilton Cork. They used to call him One-Sentence Cork.

Don't mess with him: 29er.

liverbloke · « **Reply #4708 on:** May 4, 2021, 09:04:37 am »

lots of good stuff in the first episode

when sidekick simon was swiping through the phone app and he came to a screen with multiple phones

yeh nice little touch with the 'a' on the dressing room - well spotted i'll have to go back and look at that - and when alan shouted 'MOVE' to the assistant bringing on the flowers

as well as the ending where poor al had to race through the twins reunion story - at one point he said something like 'and your mother died boo hoo' while rubbing his eyes and moving quickly on

thing is, if this was real life then he'd be a ratings success as, unknowingly only to himself, he'd be a must watch car crash

redgriffin73 · « **Reply #4709 on:** May 4, 2021, 09:11:18 am »

Quote from: Dench57 on May 1, 2021, 11:55:47 am

Jenny's dressing room was 1 and Alan's is dressing room A.

Definitely Alan being petty, nice touch

Ha, I didn't spot that!

Loved the Ruth Duggan scene as usual and also the bit in the monastary greenhouse. Oh, and rattling through the reunited brothers at the end, classic Alan!

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4710 on:** May 4, 2021, 09:15:43 am »

Describing Lynn as being like Robocop or Oscar Pistorius, after getting a(nother) new hip

LanceLink!!!!! · « **Reply #4711 on:** May 4, 2021, 09:17:02 am »

I think Alan is going to have a fight with Ruth Duggan and gets the sack. It's all building up to something.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4712 on:** May 4, 2021, 09:33:36 am »

The way he was bantering with the head monk too...the way he said something like “You’re definitely a character” cracked me up.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4713 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:00:43 pm »

Holy shit, anyone just seen the latest This Time trailer? It only has an appearance from Joe Beesley and Cheeky Monkey.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4714 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:08:24 pm »

This country.

Un-be-bloody-believeable.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #4715 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:16:00 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 4, 2021, 06:00:43 pm

Holy shit, anyone just seen the latest This Time trailer? It only has an appearance from Joe Beesley and Cheeky Monkey.

Abba-dabba-doo!

Hazell · « **Reply #4716 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:20:32 pm »

Well done Nick, I did hear that someone from the past would be making an appearance but was deliberately trying to avoid finding out who

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #4717 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:22:25 pm »

Quote from: Hazell on May 4, 2021, 06:20:32 pm

Well done Nick, I did hear that someone from the past would be making an appearance but was deliberately trying to avoid finding out who

You’re welcome.

Or should I have spoilered. Or better still, given you found out about something Partridge related in a Partridge thread whilst trying to avoid Partridge news...

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #4718 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:24:08 pm »

It’s the behaviour of a dosser and a dwad.

Ray K · « **Reply #4719 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:49:35 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on May 4, 2021, 06:00:43 pm

Holy shit, anyone just seen the latest This Time trailer? It only has an appearance from Joe Beesley and Cheeky Monkey.

Joe Beesley was on the show with Forbes McCallister when the unfortunate incident happened. Alan also has a cut at him in the book.

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I don’t feel that Joe prepared properly for the show, and his act suffered as a result. I happen to believe that his joke about a Swedish Fred Flintstoneis a quite beautiful piece of writing, but he struggled to remember its precise mechanics and it slithered out of his mouth like a bad oyster. I stepped in to put him out of his misery after about 90 seconds. It had been an experience best forgotten but shamefully, in the years that followed, Joe did his best to trade on his disastrous TV appearance – he even attempted (unsuccessfully) to claim legal ownership of the sobriquet ‘troubled TV funnyman’ when the whole Barrymore thing blew up. Lesson learnt, Alan! I’ve never given anyone a break since then. It’s just not worth it. Joe never bothered to apologise, not even through the medium of the monkey.

He also blames the two lesbians, who he said 'went a bit hysterical' after the shooting.