Alan Partridge - Scissored Isle, Sky Atlantic, review

There were shades of Bill Grundy with the Sex Pistols as the pompous Partridge struggled to control a studio full of lippy youths.

Preview: Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle

Produced by regular Baby Cow collaborators Dave Lambert and Ted Dowd, the special sees Alan tackle Broken Britain in a bid to fix his broken career. But given the high calibre of Past Partridge, does this live up to the rest? TVO took a sneaky peek to find out...

Interview: Rob and Neil Gibbons

Alice Jones talks to comedy writers Rob and Neil Gibbons who were hand-picked by Steve Coogan to drag Alan into the 21st century.

Alan Partridge Mid-Morning Matters to return in 2016

Steve Coogan's co-writer Neil Gibbons revealed on Twitter that the first episode of second series will have a Monday 8 February air date, though this has yet to be confirmed by broadcaster Sky Atlantic.

Alpha Papa Unseen - an extra slice of Partridge

Alan Partridge writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons tell us about a hilarious scene that might have been - and a whole new plotline for Alan's assistant Lynn.

Interview with writers Neil and Rob Gibbons

"There are days when you feel like Alan is taking over". Alpha Papa writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons on going inside the mind of Partridge.

Radio Times review

A guide to the "Wales of the East", Norfolk, by the man who put Norwich on the chat map. Alan Partridge takes us to his workplace, his favoured newsagents and along his regular Thetford Forest walking route. It is, as the man himself says: ‎"A Partridge pilgrimage. A Partrimage. A Pilgrimartridge. A Partrimiligrimage." But he's also keen on Norwich's rich past, including Hitler's plan to give a victory address from the town hall balcony. Imagine that...

Partridge has evolved since Steve Coogan hooked up with co-writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons, architects of Alan's sensationally funny autobiography. He can be a vehicle for spoofery - the hysterical history-in-hindsight of Schama, Marr et al gets it in the neck - and, as credited producer/director, his editing hand is now visible.

But he's still thoroughly Partridgean. There's not a weak scene in the hour and many that are worth re-playing for superb nuances of script and performance, from the simple joy of Alan almost falling off a stile to some wordless moments of pathos that remind us he is almost real. Top drawer.