Alpha Papa
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| Directed by | Declan Lowney |
| Produced by | Kevin Loader Henry Normal |
| Screenplay by | Neil Gibbons Rob Gibbons Steve Coogan Armando Iannucci Peter Baynham |
| Based on | Characters by Steve Coogan Armando Iannucci Patrick Marber Peter Baynham |
| Starring | Steve Coogan Colm Meaney |
| Music by | Ilan Eshkeri |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
| Edited by | Mark Everson |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal UK |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £4 million |
| Box office | $9.8 million |
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (released as Alan Partridge in the United States) is a 2013 British action comedy film starring Steve Coogan reprising his role as Alan Partridge, a fictional presenter he has played on various BBC radio and television shows since 1991 and Colm Meaney as Pat Farrell. The film was directed by Declan Lowney and written by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Neil Gibbons, and Rob Gibbons.Principal photography began on 7 January 2013 in Norwich and Mitcham, and the film premiered on 24 July 2013.
The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 August 2013 by StudioCanal UK, where it opened at number one in the box office.Magnolia Pictures distributed the film in America. The film received a positive reception and grossed $9.8 million on a £4 million budget. It also received a Grand Marnier Fellowship Award nomination for Best Film. A book of the screenplay was published on 21 November 2013.
Norwich radio station North Norfolk Digital is bought out by a multinational conglomerate, with staff members facing redundancies. DJ Alan Partridge is not concerned, but fellow DJ Pat Farrell convinces him to gatecrash a board meeting to persuade the new owners not to fire Pat. When Alan discovers that either he or Pat must go, he urges them to fire Pat, and writes "JUST SACK PAT" on the room's flip chart.
During a company party, Pat enters the station with a shotgun and holds the staff hostage, demanding his job back. The police enlist Alan as a negotiator, and he builds an uneasy rapport with Pat; with Alan's co-presenter Sidekick Simon, the three host a radio show during the siege. Alan daydreams of ending the siege heroically, but cannot bring himself to grab Pat's gun. As the siege becomes national news, Alan's assistant Lynn is persuaded to ditch her frumpy style for a TV interview, Alan's ego swells because of his pivotal role, and he shares a kiss with his colleague Angela.
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