Knowing Me, Knowing You - With Alan Partridge
12:10 am - 12:50 am, Monday, January 26 on U&Gold HD (359)
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About this Broadcast
Season 1, Episode 5
The spoof chat show host meets the finalists of the Miss Norwich beauty contest and interviews boxing promoter Terry Norton - before chairing a political debate that gets hijacked by a group of trouble-makers. With Steve Coogan
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Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Alan Partridge
Steve Brown
(Actor)
.. Glen Ponder
Linda Broughton
(Actor)
.. Mary Partridge
Felix Dexter
(Actor)
.. Ronald Biggs
Barbara Durkin
(Actor)
.. Lisa Thornton
Alan Ford
(Actor)
.. Terry Norton
Carl Forgione
(Actor)
.. David Harrison
Rebecca Front
(Actor)
.. Charlotte Fraser
Sean Gilder
(Actor)
.. Liam Partridge
Patrick Marber
(Actor)
.. Lt Col Kojak Slaphead III
Gary Roost
(Actor)
.. Bald Brummie
Dominic Brigstocke
(Director)
Armando Iannucci
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Alan Partridge
Born:
October 14, 1965
in
Middleton, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Playing hopeless presenter Alan Partridge.
Early-life:
Stephen John Coogan was born on October 14, 1965, in Middleton, Lancashire. His parents are Irish and he is the fourth of seven children. It was clear from an early age he was a natural mimic. After leaving the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre he became an impressionist, and featured on Spitting Image and the Royal Variety Show. He tired of being, in his words, "a cut-rate Rory Bremner" and decided to create characters of his own. The decision paid off, and he won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1992.
Career:
After becoming a cult favourite with Radio 4's On the Hour, Coogan made his TV breakthrough in 1993 with roles on Saturday Zoo and The Day Today. The former introduced his foul-mouthed Mancunian layabout Paul Calf, and the latter brought his most famous radio creation, Alan Partridge, to the small screen. He appeared in horror spoof Dr Terrible's House of Horrible and also made a handful of hit-and-miss films, including Terry Jones's version of Wind in the Willows, The Parole Officer and 24 Hour Party People. He's enjoyed success in America with such films as Around the World in 80 Days, A Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder. In 2010 he appeared with Rob Brydon in contemplative BBC sitcom The Trip, and more recently in its sequel, The Trip to Italy. He also co-wrote and starred in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena.
Quote:
"When my life has been the subject of tabloid intrusion, what I have never done is get engaged in justifying myself. Celebrities who go round apologising are pitiful, and don't do themselves any favours."
Trivia:
Coogan and his writing partner, Henry Normal, own Baby Cow Productions, which has backed such hits as Human Remains, Moone Boy, Gavin & Stacey, Nighty Night and The Mighty Boosh.
Steve Brown
(Actor)
.. Glen Ponder
Linda Broughton
(Actor)
.. Mary Partridge
Felix Dexter
(Actor)
.. Ronald Biggs
Barbara Durkin
(Actor)
.. Lisa Thornton
Alan Ford
(Actor)
.. Terry Norton
Carl Forgione
(Actor)
.. David Harrison
Rebecca Front
(Actor)
.. Charlotte Fraser
Born:
May 16, 1964
in
Stoke Newington
Best Known For:
The Thick of It.
Early-life:
Rebecca Louise Front was born in Stoke Newington on May 16, 1964. She comes from an artistic family - her father is an artist, her mother writes children's stories and her brother Jeremy writes (he and Rebecca often write together, most notably Radio 4's Incredible Women). Rebecca knew she wanted to act from the age of six or seven. After leaving school, she studied at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she began performing with the Oxford Theatre Group.
Career:
Front's comedy career took off with the Radio 4 show The Bobo Girls, the second series of which was produced by Armando Iannucci, with whom she's worked with numerous times since, most notably on The Thick of It. Other comedy projects include On the Hour, The Day Today, Absolute Power, The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, The Spa and various Alan Partridge projects. Front has also dabbled in drama, with roles in The Rotters' Club, Kavanagh QC, Lewis, Jonathan Creek, and Humans.
Quote:
"I'd love a role in Sherlock. Or maybe I could play a Doctor Who monster or something. That'd be brilliant."
Trivia:
Front's father, Charles Front, designed the title logo for The Beatles album Rubber Soul.
Sean Gilder
(Actor)
.. Liam Partridge
Patrick Marber
(Actor)
.. Lt Col Kojak Slaphead III
Gary Roost
(Actor)
.. Bald Brummie
Dominic Brigstocke
(Director)
Armando Iannucci
(Writer)
Born:
November 28, 1963
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
Being the brains behind The Day Today and The Thick of It.
Early-life:
Armando Giovanni Iannucci was born in Glasgow on November 28, 1963, to an Italian father and a Scottish mother. At school, he often did impressions of teachers, but didn't get into serious trouble. He made his way to Oxford University, and it was during his studies that his desire to write and perform comedy was born; while there he met fellow enthusiasts Andrew Glover, Sarah Smith and David Schneider. He quit writing a PhD about Milton to concentrate on comedy.
Career:
In 1988, he was offered a job by BBC Radio Scotland, presenting No' The Archie Macpherson Show and Bite the Wax. Armando moved to London a year later after applying for a producer's job. He had already earned a reputation as an edgy performer, but On the Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You brought him into the limelight as a writer and producer. Since then, Armando has written and produced extensively on TV and radio, including The News Quiz, Quote… Unquote, Brass Eye, The Day Today and The Thick of It. He has presented The Saturday Night Armistice and his own self-titled show. A move into cinema with The Thick of It spin-off In the Loop gained recognition at the 2010 Oscars. His US sitcom Veep has been well-received, and he was part of the writing team for big-screen spin-off Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
Quote:
"Man is the only animal that can consciously kill and can also laugh. It'd be nice to balance one with the other."
Trivia:
In 2012, Iannucci received an honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter.
