Alan Partridge: I'm not haggling! Thanks for signing up. Alan Partridge: Right, well, I'm afraid, Susan, I've got some very bad news. You're sacked. Jason: Sorry, Alan, I meant to clean it last night. We're not straying from spoilers in here. I am standing by a graveside, the wind whistling through my hair like a wind whistle. And now I did trump. 20. . Either way, one of us is going down." Two sailors sit down and have a game of chess. They look around and say, Were teaming up, this could be our mansion. Lynn.Lynn: No, I didn't.Alan Partridge: Yes, you did. My girlfriend's 33. Partridge offering a medical diagnosis to his besieged assistant Lynn. You've been sacked. But what is the burning issue? Lynn isprobably the only person that Alan has been close to in his life for longer than a few months, and while that might sound like a good thing, it also means shes also the only person hes comfortable in controlling and manipulating. Alan Partridge: I will not have uncleansed coffee cups in Pear Tree Productions. Sonja: "The Spy Who Loved Me" is a brilliant film. Yawn and scratch. Alan Partridge: [quietly] Thank you. ", Alan after drinking his signature cocktail: Oooh Ladyboys!, Alan about Lynn: Lynns a good worker. Satisfying? A-ha! And I've listened to your ideas, I've listened to them all, and I haven't liked a single one. You're not ordinary, you're French! The SAG Awards are this weekend, but where can you stream the show? Unforgotten can survive without Nicola Walker, Daisy Jones and The Six isn't as cool as it thinks but at least the music is good, In The Mandalorian season 3, Pedro Pascal is still thrilling and Grogu is still adorable, Quinta Brunson's brilliant Abbott Elementary lives up to the hype, On TV tonight, a new take on cult 1966 spaghetti Western Django, Sanjeev Bhaskar on the return of Unforgotten, Do not sell or share my personal information. Peter Baxendale Thomas: What do you mean by that? It helps me keep the wolf from the door, so to speak. Alan Partridge: No, Jill will be sleeping with me tonight. 2023. Is that it? Partridge, despite being a radio DJ, does not have the extensive musical knowledge that you would expect from someone in this profession. I'm Alan Partridge (series 1 and 2), I, Partridge, Alpha Papa, Nomad, This Time Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Robert Moon: Well, the way things is going, I dunno Alan Partridge: Can you just answer "yes", for the purposes of a joke? On now as we look at a fantastic year for - I'm going to be sick again. And he said, this is saaad, you want to upgrade. Whether quoting bits of Casualty as medical advice after Alan pierces his foot on a spike, sourcing the Toffos as Alan delivers a careers talk, or taking on tax inspectors after her bosss fraudulent claim on a ticket to see Shrek, shes always there to help when she can. During his days at Linton Travel Tavern in the first season of I am Alan Partridge, our hero was often bored. Alan Partridge: Ah, that is the best Valentine's Day I've had in eight years. The kids came up to me and said, Daddy, Daddy! Hello, Tony. 22. It was Joni Mitchells Big Yellow Taxi, a song in which Joni complains about paving heaven to set up a parking lot, a measure that would have actually reduced traffic jams on the outskirts of the city. I'd be hovering just down the road from his house, there. . Blood dribbles down. Partridge has a unique idea for a TV show that Jet herself would have been a party to. Susan: Um, Alan, Did you send Sophie a Valentine's card this morning? Lynn Benfield: Now, Alan, you're going to have to trade down your Rover 800 for a smaller car. Let's just pop the extractor . 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? It features Alan Partridge, a tactless and inept radio DJ, after he has been left by his wife and dropped from the BBC. ", 8. You know that feeling when there's nothing coming up. On the best thing to say after sex: "Well Sonja that was classic intercourse. Partridge cautions viewers against the freegan lifestyle. [Alan is about to get into bed with Jill. As a philosopher, it's my business to tell other people the truth; but it's not their business to tell it to me. He panics, right? Here. And then I just tilt the helicopter over to one side and the machine-gun bullets is chewing up the drive, right? 28. You're the subject of a sacking, I want you off these premises in 10 minutes. This is der Autobahn! Alan Partridge: Yep, fair point. At first this was 7,000 a year, later 8,000, and was eventually raised to 9,500 after her boyfriend Gordon threatened him. Still, good news about the chocolate oranges. And he's just about to put the key in his front door, and I come up from behind the hedge, 'Hello, you bastard.' Alan Partridge: If you see a lovely field with a family having a picnic, and there's a nice pond in it, you fill in the pond with concrete, you plough the family into the field, you blow up the tree, and use the leaves to make a dress for your wife who's also your brother. ", 4. I crouch down and, unsure of how much to put in (why dont they just tell you? Alan Partridge: [singing] Guaranteed to blow your mind! Lynn Benfield : No, no, no, it's different. I'll just wait for it to finish. Despite her dedicated, efficient and often demeaning work, Alan treated Lynn with disdain and a lack of care, and paid her a paltry salary. Lynn Anne BenfieldwasAlan Partridge's personal assistant. . I've got a list. In 1974 I was catching the London train from Crewe station. 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[He laughs and leaves the room] Alan Partridge: Most times. Other great ideas Partridge had for television included Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank, Inner-city Sumo and Monkey Tennis. All I got there was "broken homes". Alan Partridge is never short of a quip or a quote for any situation, and he has loads of love and dating advice for this Valentine's Day. [Alan makes a long, drawn-out leering noise and giggles. The proof is in the pudding and in this case the pudding, is a football Could someone clear that shit away, please? How are you? On reciprocal tender messages of affection: Sonja: "Alan, I love you." You suffer from whiplash in underage women . Presumably an infected spinal column in a bap. Not unless it had been stunned. [Alan shrugs wordlessly. Alan Partridge: Smell my cheese, you mother! Alan Partridge: I do like that toilet. She's living with a fitness instructor. "The pace of the Megane is too leisurely to be called quick. Look at me. 29. 25. Do you know what this room tells me? Aqua. Just bit., Tears streamed down my face. In volleyball, if you win a rally, you get one point. Alan Partridge: Classic Queen! But, yeah, I used to dream that one day I'd drive a brand-new Range Rover towing a speed boat. Supporting Coogan are 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. My marriage fell apart soon after that. Yeah. There is never any graffiti in the hotel. Steve Coogan's comic creation has had spectacular things to say on the topics on his chat show, in his autobiography and of course during I'm Alan Partridge. Something to pitch to Tony Hayers at BBC lunch, Friday. The show follows Partridge as he lives in a roadside hotel, presents a graveyard slot on Norwich local radio, and desperately pitches ideas for new television shows. He's not a criminal, you know, but he will, perhaps, travel 80mph on the motorway if, for example, he wants to get somewhere quickly [Tony shakes his head] Think about it. And he's being chased by these Russian shits in black jumpsuits with lemon piping. The humor is off-beat, and you have to spend some time getting used to it. But, er, that's not going to happen. I sat on the edge of the bath, sobbing and eating a pork pie until the pie was gone - at which point I felt a heck of a lot better. Alan after sex: "Well Sonja that was classic intercourse. Tony Hayers: Well, unfortunately for you, I am the Chief Commissioning Editor of BBC Television. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn't it? You promised that this show would be hot and now you're chatting to three senior citizens." So, you know Alan Partridge: When the boat comes in. Bit of a maverick, not afraid to break the law if he thinks it's necessary. In 1974 I was catching the London train from Crewe station. Alan Partridge Quotes. Alan Partridge: See, you did it again! Then one day, two big guys are driving. ago. By. Which is French for water. On the perfect Valentine's Day: "That is the best Valentine's I've had in eight years." Alan Partridge: Sleep well, Michael. Aqua. ", 6. It's like being inside an enormous Fox's Glacier Mint, which again, to me, is a bonus. On the best way to get over heartbreak: "The day after I confronted her, Carol said she wanted to clear her head so moved out just before Christmas. Alan Partridge: That's about right. Idiot. Certainly not 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNabb. Strawberries and cream. Dont. Alan Partridge: Thank you for being this morning's farmer, Robert Moon. [a pause as Alan looks at the estate agent]. Catch the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway. Alan on Sundays: Sunday Bloody Sunday. [Inspecting the bathroom in a house he wishes to purchase]. Alan Partridge: [Dismissively] Uh-uh. This book would fit ideally into, er, an attache case or the thigh pocket of a pair of fashionable combat trousers. Kids like to go to the zoo but the beasts I like to look at are made of zinc galvanised steel - they're cars. sweet tooth She's living with a fitness instructor. Share; Comments; News. I will remain Pontius Partridge. Scare a donkey to fall into a river. 14. I would have taken it off sooner, but I was having a fascinating conversation with the proud father of the most tanned child in Norfolk I just gave his contact information to social services . rock roll He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Jill: "Yeah, alright then. ), I push up my jacket sleeves and use both arms to sweep an enormous mound of earth from behind me and into the hole like a couple of arm bulldozers. ", Alan discusses honesty: "I know lying is wrong, but if the elephant man came in now in a blouse with some make up on, and said 'How do I look?' Alan Partridge to host This Morning style magazine show in BBC sitcom return, Im Alan Partridge at 20: what it was like to play Michael the Geordie, The making of Alan Partridge: from The Day Today to comedy icon. See you at your inbox! But if I said I am now going to jump into a TARDIS, go back in time and recreate the Berlin Olympics with these three old women, you'd say "Alan, that is hot, we were wrong earlier.". Lynn Benfield Dropped it. Alan Partridge: No, that's a bit too far-fetched. Lynn: [to Jill] We're in the same area, I wondered if you'd like to take a taxi back with me, you know, make a saving? But a happy one. Scroll to see our top deal picks for Feb. 28. You're listening to Up with the Partridge, A-ha. 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. As far as I'm concerned, Neil Diamond will always be King of the Jews. I, Alan Partridge, talk to M.E. Enjoy it. Fish, iron, rumour or war? What a year it's been for Dante. Michael: [Speaking too quickly] Ye knaw, what ah reckon is that, if they had the'selves proper jobs, they wouldn't be up to all this, y'know, larkin' every night. https://www.quotes.net/movies/i%27m_alan_partridge_103175, https://www.quotes.net/movies/i'm_alan_partridge_quotes_103175. Er, er, booger off! At the bottom of the net! That contains anthrax., Surveillance isnt easy, though. Michael: Aye. Sophie Rundle: Motherhood has made me too tired to people-please', When presenter Steve Allen left LBC and his statement following immediate exit, Date of Ken Bruce's final day on Radio 2 and why he's leaving for Greatest Hits early, The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. [they smile coyly at each other. I would wake up in the middle of the night and eat a whole Toblerone. About Im 47, my girlfriend's 33; she's 14 years younger than me: Back of the net! "Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Quotes." [he shuts the door and goes to another room]. Great joke between Partridge and his friend Dan. Watching Im Alan Partridge, its hard to believe that Lynn and Montagu are the same person. "I'm Alan Partridge Quotes." I think I should say The best of the Beatles. 21. To celebrate the release of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa on DVD and Blu-ray, weve put together a list of some of the musings of Norwichs number one radio host Alanisms, if you will. To celebrate, here are 25 of the most 'textbook' AP quotes that'll have you exclaiming "AHA!" in no time. Have I got a second series? No one had heard of Oxford before Inspector Morse. 4. Go to London, and I guarantee you will be either assaulted or unappreciated. Take the train to London, stopping at Rejection, Disappointment, Backstabbing Central and Shattered Dreams Parkway. But theres no affection, maintains Alan. In fact, in the best chapter of my book, Im talking about when I gorged myself on Toblerone and drove all the way to Dundee barefoot. Certainly not 'Bravo Two Zero' by Andy McNabb. Enjoy it. Benfield had worked for Partridge since the 1990s. [5] He doesn't like that. Oh, very busy. You know what this room says to me? ", 10. Aidan Walsh: I really hate to do this to you, Alan, but it's actually a song about Paul Tool: Yeah, bloody Sunday is actually about a massacre in Derry in 1972. Fires. Mmm smells. Alan looks behind him and speaks to someone in the distance, out of shot]. Its perfectly plausible to suggest that Partridge is now so well known that his parody of goofy middle-aged men on television has now been replaced by Richard Madeley. It's called a Rover Metro now. I'm very well, thank you, how are you? STANDS4 LLC, 2023. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Alan Partridge: Yes, you did. A great memorable quote from the I'm Alan Partridge movie on Quotes.net - Lynn Benfield: Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news?Alan Partridge: The good news.Lynn Benfield: Well, Rawlinson's say you can have another fifty of the shop-soiled chocolate oranges if you plug them again tomorrow.Alan Partridge: Excellent. Alan Partridge: [sniffing it] It's quite nice. 126. Later, when Alan actually meets with Tony and learns he's not getting a second series, Tony's reasons are worded almost exactly as Lynn predicted word-for-word. Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. I respond in kind, dragging my fingernails across my fundament in a frenzied jerking motion. 6. Hitler's in his box, Jesse Owens just waved to him. You can leave via the fire escape. Alan Partridge: Pity, because they were very keen on that one. 'Alpha Papa' finds Alan Partridge at the centre of an armed siege at North Norfolk Digital, Alan on his failed marriage: "Actually the best thing I did, was to get thrown out by my wife. [Taken aback, Lynn looks uncomfortable and doesn't say anything] Alan Partridge: I'm being bawdy, Lynn. What a great song. Yes, bacon ten out of ten, button mushrooms bingo, black pudding snap, uh, minor criticism, more distance between eggs and beans. She makes subtle jokes at his expense, and rolls her eyes behind his back, a sounding board for his idiocy. So, iou be Tony Hayers. Certainly enough room to swing a cat in here, isn't there? This spooks Alan and he eventually forces her to just tell him that he's getting a second series. los angeles Although she occcasionally stood up to him,she was shot down by his skewed reasoning and banal putdowns. Bookmark. [Another short pause before the penny drops], Estate Agent: Sure, sure! Alan Partridge: Well, it's just a title, I mean Erm No, uh-uh-uh, opening sequence, me, in Trafalgar Square, feeding the pigeons, going "Oh God!". I'll tolerate one, but not both. Everyone's here. 'Oh no! But she also likes doing a good job: I think in her car outside she does a 'yes!' whenever. Alan Partridge: Yeah, well, that's not good enough. A great memorable quote from the I'm Alan Partridge movie on Quotes.net - Alan Partridge: You smiled then, Lynn.Lynn: No, I didn't.Alan Partridge: Yes, you did. Appearances But, er, they're very nice. Lynn: Good. The submarine's being eaten by a a giant tanker." I just think it's time for you to consider moving on to new pastures. What a great song. 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