Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa!!!!

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

"Knowing me, Knowing you, AHAA!!" a quote from a comedic character who would take off and become more famous than the actor portraying him. I am of course talking about Alan Partridge from the creative and comedic mind of Steve Coogan, The Day Today was our first glimpse of Alan and he was to subsequently finally have his own show "Knowing Me, Knowing You" which was a comedic take on a chat show interviewing fake celebrities. With Alan being let go after just one series he was to return to our screens with "I'm Alan Partridge" a look at how Alan now lives in a local hotel and works at a local radio station. Finally getting a second series but not being too much a success Alan was to stay with his radio show.

This is of course where the film comes in, Alan is still working at North Norfolk Digital and is soon caught up in a situation that will possibly change the radio stations future. As Alan arrives at the radio station he soon finds out that the station is being taken over and changing it's name to be re-branded as "Shape". With his fellow radio DJ Pat Farrell (Colin Meaney) being sacked and Alan being spared his position at the station things take a turn for the worse. 

As the radio station has a new launch for the re-branding ex sacked DJ Pat storms the party with a double barrelled shotgun and decides to take the employees of the station hostage. With Alan being a close friend of Pat he is sent in to speak with him and try to work out what is wrong as Alan put's it "I am siege face".

Over the course of the film you see the classic Alan character come out in full force with facial expressions and one line quips coming thick and fast. As Alan slowly tries to help Pat he also has a secret to hide as well and soon enough Pat will find out. 

This film is classic Partridge and you get to see some great comedic scenes with Alan and it just shows that even after being away for a few years he's still funny. The storyline is a clever idea that works quite well, some ideas like the escaping from a toiler window and old hat jokes are not needed but they're funny ad you go along with it. A definite film for any Partridge fans as it has everything you would expect from him and more which is always a good thing. It's hard to condense a film which has so many one line jokes and also cover the story of the film as it goes by so quick but is so funny as well.

7/10.