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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

12 hostages. 24 hours. 1 Partridge.

20136.61h 30m

Overview

When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Directed by Declan Lowney
Written by Peter Baynham, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci
Produced by Kevin Loader, Henry Normal
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $9.8M

Top Cast

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Alan Partridge

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Patt Farrell

Felicity Montagu

Felicity Montagu

Lynn Benfield

Simon Greenall

Simon Greenall

Michael

Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

Janet Whitehead

Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Martin Finch

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

Jason Cresswell

Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns

Danny Sinclair

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Angela

Phil Cornwell

Phil Cornwell

Dave Clifton

Themes & Keywords

hostageradio stationdisc jockeyhostage situationradio broadcastnorfolklaid off

About Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a comedy film released in 2013 exploring themes of hostage, radio station, disc jockey, hostage situation, radio broadcast, norfolk. Directed by Declan Lowney, it stars Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu. When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

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