The All New Alan Partridge Thread

[Keef]

New series of this time, Friday night, BBC 1 half nine, just in case you didn't know

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Absolutely incredible stuff. That's layered comedy.

 

[Trips]

Fantastic return episode

 

[Tony Towner]

Was it Russ Abbot at the very end?

 

[Templeton Peck]

That was brilliant. Much better than series 1. More like old skool Alan.

 

[sycophantia]

Must give it a watch, didn't bother last night cos thought the previous series was a bit meh

 

[Kenny]

The interaction with the reporter Ruth is brilliant.

 

[Trips]

The interaction with the reporter Ruth is brilliant.

I love how she just openly shows her hatred of him, doesn't try and fake anything. It's superb

 

[Keef]

I enjoyed the slapstick and comic timing of trying to get out of the greenhouse, and wonder how many takes that opening took

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Joe Beasley and Cheeky Monkey making a triumphant return.

 

[sycophantia]

Missed the first episode, saw last nights, was good, not as good as the series with Joe and Cheeky's first appearance but enjoyable all the same

 

[Kenny]

Couple of flashbacks to Knowing Me, Knowing You. All kicking off with a triumphant "AHA"

 

[Trips]

The description of the journeys back and forth from the clothes shop was brilliant. Simon's error in surveying prisoners on what to do with prisoners was genius

 

[Templeton Peck]

Big drop from episode one. Jo Beasley serving only to remind how consistently funny Partridge used to be.

 

[Kenny]

 

[lemonjelly]

at the NIA in brum (or whatever it is called now - that place has had about 60 names in the past 5 years...) next april

 

[Tony Towner]

Am I the only one who finds it a bit tired?

 

[Templeton Peck]

Am I the only one who finds it a bit tired?

No. I've been a Partridge fan from the beginning and it was consistently brilliant but I'm Alan Partridge is genius level stuff. Things definitely dropped a level with the change in writing team. Both series of This Time have had moments of greatness surrounded by lots of mediocrity.

 

[Langers]

This is now on Amazon Prime - watched it earlier and although some of the musical numbers fall a bit flat, some of the gags are incredible.

 

[leedswolf]

This is now on Amazon Prime - watched it earlier and although some of the musical numbers fall a bit flat, some of the gags are incredible.

I was disappointed with this tbh.