Editing I'm Alan Partridge (section)

{{Short description|British sitcom (1997–2002)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = I'm Alan Partridge.jpg
| caption              = Title screen from series 1 (1997), depicting Steve Coogan as [[Alan Partridge]] wearing his trademark green blazer
| genre                = [[Situation comedy|Sitcom]]<br>[[Cringe comedy]]
| creator              = [[Peter Baynham]]<br />[[Steve Coogan]]<br />[[Armando Iannucci]]
| writer               = Peter Baynham<br />Steve Coogan<br />Armando Iannucci
| director             = Dominic Brigstocke<br />Armando Iannucci
| starring             = Steve Coogan<br />[[Felicity Montagu]]<br />[[Simon Greenall]]<br />[[Phil Cornwell]]<br />[[Barbara Durkin]]<br />[[Sally Phillips]]<br />[[Amelia Bullmore]]<br />[[James Lance]]
| voices               = [[Andrew Burt]] (Radio Norwich announcer)
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 2
| num_episodes         = 12
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = [[Peter Fincham]]
| producer             = 
| camera               = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 29 minutes
| company              = [[Talkback (production company)|Talkback]]
| network              = [[BBC Two]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|1997|11|3|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2002|12|16|df=yes}}
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV series)|Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge]]''
* ''[[Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge]]''
* ''[[The Day Today]]''
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'''''I'm Alan Partridge''''' is a British [[British sitcom|sitcom]] created by [[Steve Coogan]], [[Peter Baynham]] and [[Armando Iannucci]]. Coogan stars as [[Alan Partridge]], a tactless and inept broadcaster. The first series, broadcast in 1997, has Partridge living in a roadside hotel after having been left by his wife and dropped by the [[BBC]]. The second, broadcast in 2002,<ref name=":6">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10208780/Alan-Partridge-the-A-ha-moments.html|title=Alan Partridge: the 'A-ha!' moments|last=Husband|first=Stuart|date=5 August 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> sees Partridge living in a [[Mobile home|static caravan]] after recovering from a [[Mental disorder|mental breakdown]].<ref name="Den of Geek">{{cite web |last=Keeling |first=Robert |title=Alan Partridge's top TV moments |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/alan-partridges-top-tv-moments/ |work=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=2025-04-21 |date=2013-08-07}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/apr/04/alan-partridge-a-guide-for-americans-newcomers-and-american-newcomers|title=Alan Partridge: a guide for Americans, newcomers and American newcomers|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|date=4 April 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref> Iannucci said the writers used the sitcom as "a kind of social X-ray of male middle-aged [[Middle England]]".<ref name=":6" />

The supporting cast includes [[Felicity Montagu]] as his faithful but timid [[personal assistant]], Lynn Benfield; [[Simon Greenall]] as [[Geordie]] handyman Michael; and [[Phil Cornwell]] as Partridge's rival DJ Dave Clifton. Series 2 also featured [[Amelia Bullmore]] as Partridge's [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] girlfriend Sonja. The show received critical acclaim and was a success amongst audiences, being nominated for three [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTAs]] (winning two), two [[British Comedy Awards]] (winning both), and a [[Royal Television Society]] award. In a [[BFI TV 100|list drawn up]] by the [[British Film Institute]] in 2000, voted by industry professionals, ''I'm Alan Partridge'' was named the 38th-best British television series of all time.