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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 66/100. Scores higher than 85% of the 4,416 2010s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Netflix and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic66/100
514 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BaynhamWriter
- Steve CooganWriter
- Neil GibbonsWriter
- Armando IannucciWriter
- Declan LowneyDirector
- Rob GibbonsWriter
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Steve CooganAlan Partridge
- Colm MeaneyPatt Farrell
- Felicity MontaguLynn Benfield
- Simon GreenallMichael
- Anna Maxwell MartinJanet Whitehead
- Darren BoydMartin Finch
- Nigel LindsayJason Cresswell
- Dustin Demri-BurnsDanny Sinclair
- Monica DolanAngela
- Phil CornwellDave Clifton
- Tim KeySidekick Simon
- Simon DelaneyDon
Stills
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Themes
hostageradio stationdisc jockeyhostage situationradio broadcastnorfolklaid off