Alan Partridge named Britain's best comedy character

Monday 25th May 2020, 7:44am

  • Alan Partridge came top of the list on the TV show Britain's Greatest Comedy Character
  • The judging panel put Del Boy in second place, David Brent in third, and Blackadder in fourth
  • Basil Fawlty, Fleabag, Rick from The Young Ones, Fletcher from Porridge and Victor Meldrew also placed highly
I'm Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Talkback Productions

Alan Partridge, the character played by Steve Coogan across various TV shows, radio programmes and films, has been named the country's best comedy character by the programme Britain's Greatest Comedy Character.

The programme - which aired Sunday night on Gold - took a list of 30 characters determined by a public poll, and then asked a celebrity panel to order them. Sally Phillips chaired the discussion, with the panel also featuring Shappi Khorsandi, Nina Wadia, John Thomson, Peter Egan, Lucy Beaumont, Marcus Brigstocke, Emily Atack, David Quantick and Grace Dent. The full results were...

1.

I'm Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Talkback Productions

Alan Partridge (I'm Alan Partridge)

2.

Only Fools And Horses. Del (David Jason)

Del Boy (Only Fools And Horses)

3.

The Office. David Brent (Ricky Gervais)

David Brent (The Office)

4.

Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson)

Blackadder (Blackadder)

5.

Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC

Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)

6.

Fleabag. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

Fleabag (Fleabag

7.

The Young Ones. Rick (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC

Rick (The Young Ones)

8.

Porridge. Fletcher (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC

Fletcher (Porridge)

9.

One Foot In The Grave. Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC

Victor Meldrew (One Foot In The Grave)

10.

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Copyright: BBC

Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)

11.

Dad's Army. Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe)

Captain Mainwaring (Dad's Army)

12.

Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge)

Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping Up Appearances)

13.

Open All Hours. Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC

Arkwright (Open All Hours)

14.

Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Rigsby (Rising Damp)

15.

The Mrs Merton Show. Mrs Merton (Caroline Aherne). Copyright: Granada Productions

Mrs Merton (The Mrs Merton Show)

16.

The Thick Of It. Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC

Malcolm Tucker (The Thick Of It)

17.

The Good Life. Margo Leadbetter (Penelope Keith). Copyright: BBC

Margo Leadbetter (The Good Life)

18.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Geraldine Granger (The Vicar Of Dibley)

19.

Yes Minister. Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Sir Humphrey Appleby (Yes, Minister)

20.

Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC

Hancock (Hancock's Half Hour)

21.

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson)

Mr Bean (Mr. Bean)

22.

Miranda. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC

Miranda (Miranda)

23.

Da Ali G Show. Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen)

Ali G (Da Ali G Show)

24.

Father Ted. Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Father Ted (Father Ted)

25.

Gavin & Stacey. Nessa (Ruth Jones)

Nessa Jenkins (Gavin & Stacey)

26.

Absolutely Fabulous. Patsy (Joanna Lumley)

Patsy Stone (Absolutely Fabulous)

27.

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll)

Mrs Brown (Mrs. Brown's Boys)

28.

Kevin & Perry Go Large. Perry (Kathy Burke). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Perry (Harry Enfield's Television Programme)

29.

Ever Decreasing Circles. Martin Bryce (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC

Martin Bryce (Ever Decreasing Circles)

30.

Last Of The Summer Wine. William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen). Copyright: BBC

Compo (Last Of The Summer Wine)

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