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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Declan Lowney released in USA on 27 february 2014 with Steve Coogan
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
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Add to a movie listAlan Partridge: Alpha Papa (released as Alan Partridge in the United States) is a 2013 British action comedy film starring Steve Coogan reprising his role as Alan Partridge, a fictional presenter he has played on various BBC radio and television shows since 1991. The film was directed by Declan Lowney and written by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Neil Gibbons, and Rob Gibbons.
Principal photography began on 7 January 2013 in Norwich and Mitcham, and the film premiered on 24 July 2013. The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 August 2013, where it opened at number one in the box office. Magnolia Pictures distributed the film in America. A book of the screenplay was published on 21 November 2013.
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Norwich radio station North Norfolk Digital is bought out by a multinational conglomerate, with staff members facing redundancies. DJ Alan Partridge is not concerned, but DJ Pat Farrell convinces him to gatecrash a board meeting to persuade the new owners not to fire Pat. When Alan discovers that either he or Pat must go, he urges them to fire Pat, and writes "JUST SACK PAT" on the room's flip chart.Actors
Steve Coogan
(Alan Partridge)
Colm Meaney
(Patt Farrell)
Sean Pertwee
(Steve Stubbs)
Anna Maxwell Martin
(Janet Whitehead)
Nigel Lindsay
(Jason Cresswell)
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