Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Jul 24, 2013

1h 30m

★ 6.6

12 hostages. 24 hours. 1 Partridge.

Overview

When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

BFI

BBC Film

StudioCanal

Baby Cow Productions

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Trailers

Cast

Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan

Patt Farrell

Colm Meaney

Lynn Benfield

Felicity Montagu

Michael

Simon Greenall

Janet Whitehead

Anna Maxwell Martin

Martin Finch

Darren Boyd

Jason Cresswell

Nigel Lindsay

Danny Sinclair

Dustin Demri-Burns

Angela

Monica Dolan

Dave Clifton

Phil Cornwell

Sidekick Simon

Tim Key

Don

Simon Delaney

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