Series 1, Episode 1 - A Room With An Alan
Despite being reduced to living in a roadside motel and presenting an early-morning programme on Radio Norwich, Alan still dreams of launching a new show on the BBC. However, his meeting with chief commissioner Tony Hayers does not run smoothly.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 3rd November 1997
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date |
Time |
Channel |
Sunday 5th September 2010 |
8:20pm |
Dave |
Sunday 14th November 2010 |
8:20pm |
Dave |
Tuesday 21st December 2010 |
8:20pm |
Dave |
Wednesday 8th February 2012 |
8:20pm |
Dave |
Thursday 9th February 2012 |
12:40am |
Dave |
Tuesday 6th November 2012 |
11:05pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 6th March 2013 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 7th March 2013 |
1:55am |
Gold |
Sunday 2nd June 2013 |
10:00pm |
Gold |
Monday 3rd June 2013 |
12:40am |
Gold |
Monday 5th August 2013 |
10:00pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 6th August 2013 |
12:40am |
Gold |
Tuesday 3rd September 2013 |
9:40pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 4th September 2013 |
1:00am |
Gold |
Sunday 2nd February 2014 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Monday 3rd February 2014 |
12:20am |
Gold |
Saturday 26th July 2014 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 27th July 2014 |
12:20am |
Gold |
Saturday 20th December 2014 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 21st December 2014 |
1:35am |
Gold |
Sunday 26th July 2015 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Monday 27th July 2015 |
1:30am |
Gold |
Saturday 5th September 2015 |
10:20pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 14th October 2015 |
12:40am |
Gold |
Wednesday 14th October 2015 |
3:30am |
Gold |
Sunday 10th January 2016 |
9:40pm |
Gold |
Saturday 23rd April 2016 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Saturday 11th June 2016 |
11:10pm |
Gold |
Monday 16th January 2017 |
10:20pm |
Gold |
Saturday 28th January 2017 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 2nd April 2017 |
11:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 10th March 2019 |
10:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 18th July 2019 |
12:40am |
Gold |
Thursday 18th July 2019 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Sunday 17th May 2020 |
11:35pm |
Gold |
Saturday 4th July 2020 |
11:40pm |
Gold |
Sunday 5th July 2020 |
2:15am |
Gold |
Tuesday 13th October 2020 |
10:00pm |
Gold |
Wednesday 14th October 2020 |
1:15am |
Gold |
Wednesday 3rd February 2021 |
12:25am |
Gold |
Wednesday 3rd February 2021 |
3:00am |
Gold |
Monday 26th September 2022 |
10:40pm |
Gold |
Thursday 9th November 2023 |
10:40pm |
Gold |
Friday 10th November 2023 |
2:10am |
Gold |
Saturday 20th January 2024 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Sunday 21st January 2024 |
12:00am |
Gold |
Cast & crew
Press
The episode marked the first time we saw Alan outside his 'TV work'.
The Comedy Blog, 10th June 2020
Peter Bradshaw's timely reminder about the re-emergence of Alan Partridge in Brexit Britain (The revenge of Alan Partridge, G2, 6 November) is underlined by the inclusion in recent TV schedules of such absurd real-life programmes as The Ganges with Sue Perkins and Gordon Ramsey on Cocaine, which might have been dreamed up by the great man in a previous television incarnation. Alan's previous suggestions of Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank and Monkey Tennis are surely now ripe for production.
Quentin Falk, The Guardian, 7th November 2017