I actually liked that it didn't. I mean the exposition was silly, but only wasted the first couple of minutes then it allowed the rest of the energy to be spent on pure Partridge and less of the blatantly obvious One Show type tropes. I don't think the episode missed Jennie, there wasn't much more for her to offer
Having a long, much delayed drive back from Devon the other day I put on my audiobook of I, Partridge. Christ it's good. I normally prefer reading to listening to something but hearing it read by the man himself makes it much better.It's a busty autobiography. Probably the bustiest on campus.
IT'S TURNING LEFT!
Steve Coogan has escaped a lengthy driving ban after successfully arguing that a new series featuring his Alan Partridge character could not be filmed on public transport.The comedian was clocked driving his Porsche at 36mph in a 30mph zone close to his mansion in East Sussex, earning him a three-point endorsement on his driving licence. Because he already had nine points from previous offences he faced an automatic six-month ban.Magistrates in Crawley instead decided to ban him from driving for two months after hearing that a lengthier time off the road would force him to cancel an Alan Partridge travelogue series he is set to make for the BBC.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/aug/13/alan-partridge-saves-steve-coogan-from-lengthy-driving-ban
My first thought was to just suspend the ban until the series is done and then enforce it in full, but it does have the same problem of 'what if something happens in the meantime'?
Exactly, and as much as I love Alan Partridge, what makes the staff and crew so important?Would a plasterer be able to get a more lenient ban on the grounds that his workmates have no other form of transport?
Had to check that wasn’t satire. Imagine if he hurts someone driving in the next six months and the whole reason he’s driving is because he wants to shoot a TV series.Partridge is one of the greatest characters ever. Steve Coogan is a moron though.
I generally like him but that's bellend behaviour.
Which bit makes him a Bellend?Driving 6 mph over the limit in a 30 zone or escaping a driving ban due to it affecting his and others livelihoods?I like this bit in the articleCoogan is a noted motoring enthusiast who has owned a succession of cars including Ferraris, Mazdas, Range Rovers and Porsches.No mention of a Mini Metro
people like big dick nick.
No mention of a Mini Metro
Probably because it's called a Rover Metro now.
Remember he's a bit of a maverick, not afraid to break the law if he thinks it's necessary. He's not a criminal, you know, but he will, perhaps, travel 36mph in a 30 zone if, for example, he wants to get somewhere quickly.
If he’d been banned surely he could have filmed the epic walk described in Nomad?
In all seriousness they could have had written it as Alan having been banned and have Lynn drive him around.Would have still been funny with Alan slating Lynne's driving habits.Also, I had a Partridge moment the other day. Heard Sue Cooke on a really cheap local radio ad and imagined Alan pulling a dismissive face at Sue's rediscovered media attention.
In all seriousness they could have had written it as Alan having been banned and have Lynn drive him around.Would have still been funny with Alan slating Lynne's driving habits.
Which series was it when Alan went for a test drive in a Range Rover with a salesman and he ended up arguing with him about performance and specifics etc ?Was typical Alan when it comes to motoring
Is that welcome to the places of my life, in Norfolk (the Wales of the east)?
LOL - Was hoping you'd heard it too NickI love incidental Partridge moments
Have a beauty for you today Pete. We were at Manchester Airport awaiting our flight when a call came over the PA System (not Tannoy, Tannoy is a brand name) asking for a passenger called Mr P. Gabitas to report to the gate. Wasn’t he an old nemesis of Alan’s from his books?
Pete Gabitas was a friend of Alan's who owned a production company (or studios, or something). He's prominent twice in I Partridge - once for appearing with a hot young Ukrainian girlfriend, and then arranging something similar for 7 of his mates (of which Alan's was second-nicest) and then being the subject of Alan's conspiracy theory about being murdered when driving home after drinking 6 pints and half a bottle of wine - Pete's 'sweet spot' for driving.
He also gave Alan his “CPR” doll.
being murdered when driving home after drinking 6 pints and half a bottle of wine - Pete's 'sweet spot' for driving.
