The man was a perfect gentleman. It was a bit like balancing the clutch in an old Mini Metro. [Alan is about to get into bed with Jill. Da, da, da - and now a really big bounce right over and I land on my feet. Its a beautiful day. Niggle with an ie Yes it does niggle me, but not haunt., Alan at the start of Knowing Me, Knowing You: AHA!, Alan during various sporting events: Eat my goal! / That was liquid football., Alan after sex: Well Sonja that was classic intercourse. Alan Partridge: I will not have uncleansed coffee cups in Pear Tree Productions. ", 11. Lynn, get rid of her. 24. Each Alan Partridge quote is unlike anything you have ever read before. "I'm Alan Partridge Quotes." You suffer from whiplash in underage women . Tony Hayers: If you don't do it, Sky will. Web. But, yeah, I used to dream that one day I'd drive a brand-new Range Rover towing a speed boat. I heard a bit of commotion. I said. I was just making a pun on your name. [Alan is having lunch with Tony Hayers, a senior BBC executive]. Alan Partridge is a fictional character portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. I think I should say The best of the Beatles. Peter Linehan: [to Tony] Give him another series, you swine! [Lynn tries to speak] No! That's all I wanted to know. Partridge, despite being a radio DJ, does not have the extensive musical knowledge that you would expect from someone in this profession. Quotes.net. 18:00, 14 MAY 2021; . It's like being inside an enormous Fox's Glacier Mint, which again, to me, is a bonus. Lynn's in-character response is that the ratings for his show started badly and got worse. On keeping. My backside pleads with me to continue but I resist, and in a few seconds the itch subsides on its own, as I knew it would.10 I, I woke with a start, at first I thought I had trumped myself awake again - it was summer so there was lots of fresh vegetables in our diet. And not a very good book. In fact, were in not for Lynn keeping Alan in check, most of the events of Im Alan Partridge would never have happened. Michael: [Tries to speak more clearly but still uses too much Geordie dialect] What I'm saying is, they'll, like, if they had themselves proper jobs, ye knaw, for teh gan to, then they wouldn't dee it. Either way, one of us is going down." [He turns to another page] OK, right. I've been working like a Japanese prisoner of war. Alan Partridge: [Opening a file] Right, OK. Shoestring, Taggart, Spender, Bergerac, Morse. Are they gold? I'm Alan Partridge is a 1997 BBC situation comedy starring Steve Coogan and written by Coogan, Peter Baynham and Armando Iannucci. I don't agree with that, but I don't like hairy women." Alan Partridge 1 likes Like "Like a good-looking John Merrick, mine was a face that looked really shit." He's an idiot. No! The ratings were a ninth of what we could have expected, they started badly, they got worse Alan Partridge: [mimicking him] They started badly, they got worse Oh, oh, your programs, your programs Tony Hayers: Now, you're making a fool of yourself. Lynn: Good. ", 3. Now imagine taking that piece of tofu, and forcing your thumbs into it hard. Have something to add to this story? Will this show on my invoice?. A few years later, it was launched under the name ITV PLC. Alan Partridge: You could, couldn't you, yes. . As I'm sure, er, as I'm sure you are, sir. You want some more glitter? Never, never criticise Muslims. Alan Partridge: [forcing a smile] No, he won't give me one. He goes, 'No, no!' Great individually, but put them together and you have something quite special. . Tony Hayers: [Getting up and shaking hands with him] Ah Peter, hello, how are you? I wanted to see Roger Moore take on Fiona Fullerton. Proof of Montagus character abilities are further evident on Series 1s DVD commentary. And Jews a little bit. Alan Partridge: Yes, please. Certainly not 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNabb. Michael: [in his very broad Geordie accent] Aye-aye, Mr. Partridge! And a broken home is not an excuse for evil. Michael: Aye. Knowing me, Alan Partridge, sacking you, Glenn Ponder. And instead, I have to watch a giant Michael Bolton lookalike, in a tight waistcoat, throw an oven over bales of hay. She's a drunk racist. she is 14 years younger than me. Alan looks behind him and speaks to someone in the distance, out of shot]. Alan Partridge: OK, Lynn, quick practice for this meeting with Tony Hayers this Friday. OK, uh. Actor On complimenting your partner's cooking:"That's the best cooked breakfast I've had since Gary Wilmot's wedding. About Even more exciting, it has now been confirmed that Alans loyal yet long-suffering PA Lynn Benfield will also be returning for the new chat spoof. I was trying to pay you a compliment, unless I've grossly misread the situation. Obviously, Partridge is thrilled with the age gap between him and his girlfriend Sonja. Two chocolate mousses. And then he peers down the periscope thing and looks through it and goes, "Oh my God. We could sort these pies right away. Sure enough, I got into the spirit and played a practical joke on Gibson by getting my assistant to phone him during one of his shows to tell him his elderly mother had had a fall. Well, her older brother. At the bottom of the net! By the time the giant hair dryer came on, I was in the footwell. [Another short pause before the penny drops], Estate Agent: Sure, sure! I love this house. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn't it? Backfired. [Tony shakes his head again] 'Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave'. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. OK, uh small-talk. I want a second series. By. Alan then bursts in through the double doors] Alan Partridge: It flushed on the first yank! Classic Conversation to Lynn about Dan "Dan's a fantastic man . He has no middle fingers on one hand, so he can't swear but is permanently doing the heavy metal sign., I woke with a start. And the bad news?Lynn Benfield: The accountants say that since you . But as I listened through the darkness I realized that something far worse was going on. Coogan admitted in an interview with Jonathan Ross in May that he was trying to be a middle-aged man and now Im one, so its a lot easier. Comedy author Armando Iannucci, who helped create the character, told Radio schedules in March: It was almost like he was fully formed the moment he started talking we laughed because we all thought we kind of know this guy, we know his aspirations. I'm Alan Partridge (series 1 and 2), I, Partridge, Alpha Papa, Nomad, This Time What a great song. ", 13. Alan Partridge: No, Jill will be sleeping with me tonight. He said, "You jammy bastard" and quick as a flash, I replied, "Don't be blue, Peter!" I guarantee you'll either be mugged or not appreciated. You couldnt make it up. Details I've just lost a pint of blood. Alan Partridge: Um Oh, very busy. Especially no Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNabb, which actually improves with every read. Marvel Studios producer wants the franchise to last forever? Web. Nonetheless, beautiful song. Alan Partridge: It flushed on the first yank! Would you like a second series of your chat show? Hello, Tony. Don't shine that torch in my face, mate. Appearances She's living with a fitness instructor. Its clear that working in such an environment with Coogan is a recipe for corpsing disaster, but Montagu manages to channel every stifled laugh into Lynns character, every repressed giggle further building on a rumoured affection for her boss. I've locked you all in the boardroom so you don't get me. Alan Partridge: A massacre? He said, "You jammy bastard" and quick as a flash, I replied, "Don't be blue, Peter!" ", Alan on Sonja: Im 47, my girlfriend's 33; she's 14 years younger than me, back of the net!, Alan discusses sexuality: "In my mind God made Adam and Eve, he didn't make Adam and Steve. This is for you, Tom.' The SAG Awards are this weekend, but where can you stream the show? Here's how to do it. Alan Partridge: [quietly] Thank you. Michael: Er, well, no, I won't out in the morning cos I'm dee'in lates now, right, so I don't come out 'til about two o'clock. Superb. He's being pursued by a cyberpunk from the past, played by Rutger Hauer. Here. Throughout the questions I will be remaining impartial at all times. Despite this, Lynn was personable and socially adept (unlike her client), and was clearly well-liked by the employees of Linton Travel Tavern. Mashable is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without express written permission. My marriage fell apart soon after that. ", 17. And he turns round with his gun and then he does a backward somersault off this ramp, and he, he lands on his feet - I'm not sure why, but he's not showing off. Alan Partridge: Hm. Alan Partridge: It's just a wet t-shirt competition, Lynn. You've been sacked. I do enjoy these chats in the morning. Alan Partridge: I had hopes and dreams. That's a terrible thing to say, Alan. https://www.quotes.net/movies/i%27m_alan_partridge_103175, https://www.quotes.net/movies/i'm_alan_partridge_quotes_103175. 1 Mar. A-ha! 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. A-ha! I am Roger Moore. My marriage fell apart soon after that. I realised I had nothing to worry about. ", Alan responds to Irish history: If it was just the potatoes that were affected, at the end of the day you will pay the price if youre a fussy eater., Alan responds to being fired: Smell my cheese!, Alan on the Daily Mail: Its arguably the best newspaper in the world. Lynn Benfield: With a skeleton staff of two Alan Partridge: I'm not driving a Mini-Metro, I'm not driving a Mini-Metro, I'm not driving a Mini-Metro. He doesn't like that. Either that or their fingerprints, eh? Alan Partridge: Sleep well, Michael. 26. I have to say, Pat, kids dont make you happy. [Alan is driving his Rover 800, using a hands-free phone headset]. Alan Partridge: Um. Alan Partridge: If you think you can upstage Jill by wearing that you're very much mistaken. Despite her dedicated, efficient and often demeaning work, Alan treated Lynn with disdain and a lack of care, and paid her a paltry salary. Alan Partridge: Because because you do this all the time. Lynn Benfield I dont like it: it hurts. The spy who loved me is keeping all my secrets safe tonight - and then one more big swing from the woman; legs go right up - ooh, what was that? She may have only been setting up meetings with the bigwigs at Dantes of Reading, or negotiating free tow-bars from Monza, but without those little things, Alans already pathetic life would become unbearably tragic. Fantastic. And, er, he's just skiing along like that, and they start shooting at him, and he goes, "Right! Occupation But a happy one. Lynn, I pierced my foot on a point! Bits come out my shoe. Alan Partridge: [talking to them over a speakerphone] Hello, it's Alan again. Oh, God no! A, a glittering year ahead. 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