Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters
TV Show · Comedy

This comedy series is co-written by and stars Steve Coogan as the protagonist Alan Partridge. After an unsuccessful attempt at a career in television, Alan returns home to present a radio show on North Norfolk Digital. The DJ is occasionally joined by Sidekick Simon on the non-primetime slot but finds the partner is more trouble than he's worth when his choice of words leads to trouble. Each episode features one of the shows, filmed via a studio webcam, as the guys deliver the day's news, traffic information and banter.

2013 · 26m
Starring Steve Coogan, Tim Key

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    As he awaits the arrival of special guest Anthea Turner, Alan meets a man campaigning to reduce childhood obesity through cycling. Alan meets a local wilderness expert but soon gets side-tracked when he discovers that his guest used to be in the Special Forces. It ends awkwardly as Alan chats to a young child about the use of lethal force on the battlefield.
    26 min
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Who is the greatest person Norfolk has ever produced? Alan puts it to the listeners. It’s entirely up to them. Their decision. Alan lowers the metaphorical lights and focuses on the subject of love, before embarking on a tasting session of English wines.
    23 min
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    AIan and Sidekick Simon encounter some tricky callers as they takes calls on ‘What’s the best thing ever?’ and ‘What cars would past monarchs of England have driven’. Alan runs into trouble with a rival DJ and is forced to get creative when a reader’s letter gets destroyed.
    24 min
  • Episode 4
    EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Alan is fascinated to welcome a BBC genealogist who will take a fascinating look at the fascinating ancestry of Alan’s fascinating family tree. Inspired by Frost/Nixon, Alan decides to do Partridge/Partridge. It's hard-hitting stuff as Alan asks Alan some searching questions.
    23 min
  • Episode 5
    EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Alan steps in to the shoes of Eddie Shepherd to co-host North Norfolk Digital's current affairs breakfast show. Dangerously low on sleep, he tries to 'do a Paxman' on an unwitting local counsellor. Alan meets a successful young entrepreneur but things turn sour when the subject of tax raises its ugly head.
    25 min
  • Episode 6
    EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    Alan's guest is the Agony Aunt from one of the local papers. Alan 'helps her' as she offers advice to the troubled callers. But when she leaves the studio how will Alan cope when fielding calls on his own? In the final episode of the series Alan finds himself in awe of a vibrant young female colleague. But can he keep a lid on his feelings?
    25 min

Box Set

  • Alan Partridge: Mid Morning Matters, Series 1 & 2

Related

  • I'm Alan Partridge
  • Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
  • This Time with Alan Partridge
  • Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
  • W1A
  • How Are You? It's Alan
  • Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle
  • Extras
  • The Office

Cast & Crew

  • Steve Coogan
    Alan Partridge
  • Tim Key
    Sidekick Simon
  • N‌G
    Neil Gibbons
    Writer
  • R‌G
    Rob Gibbons
    Writer
  • Armando Iannucci
    Writer
  • Steve Coogan
    Writer

About

Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters

Comedy

This comedy series is co-written by and stars Steve Coogan as the protagonist Alan Partridge. After an unsuccessful attempt at a career in television, Alan returns home to present a radio show on North Norfolk Digital. The DJ is occasionally joined by Sidekick Simon on the non-primetime slot but finds the partner is more trouble than he's worth when his choice of words leads to trouble. Each episode features one of the shows, filmed via a studio webcam, as the guys deliver the day's news, traffic information and banter.

Information

Studio
Discovery Global Comedy
Released
2013
Rated
15
© 2010 Baby Cow

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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