Flying AIDS (Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life)
The Moment: Alan compares the Black Death to HIV, helpfully “putting it in context” for us.
Classic Coogan: The “flying AIDS” line is funny, but “two handfuls of sausagemeat” is the bit that always gets us!
Farming (Im Alan Partridge)
The Moment: Partridge steers an apology to an outraged representative of the Norfolk Farmer’s Union into an ever-more absurd verbal attack…
Classic Coogan: “You make pigs smoke. You feed beef-burgers to swans.” Vintage Partridge.
Crampons Not Tampons (The Trip)
The Moment: Coogan seethes as Rob Brydon does his Alan Partridge impression for the benefit of their dinner companions.
Classic Coogan: The venom in his response is truly delicious. “I’d love to quote your own stuff back at you,” he snarls, “but I just don’t know any.”
Bond, Alan Bond (Im Alan Partridge)
The Moment: Partridge loses his rag when his copy of The Spy Who Loved Me is wiped in favour of America’s Strongest Man.
Classic Coogan: “STOP GETTING BOND WRONG!”
Wind-Up Merchant (A Cock And Bull Story)
The Moment: Coogan and Rob Brydon sit together in makeup, with the former growing steadily more irritated by the other’s incessant chatter.
Classic Coogan: The scene sets the tone perfectly, as Coogan plays on his arrogant insecure persona to great effect.
Martin Hannett (24 Hour Party People)
The Moment: Tony Wilson drafts in super-producer Martin Hannett into the studio, who proceeds to make himself popular…
Classic Coogan: This one is more about Andy Serkis really, although Coogan’s nonplussed reactions sell the sequence brilliantly.
Monkey Tennis (Im Alan Partridge)
The Moment: Alan pitches some TV ideas. The quality is variable…
Classic Coogan: Monkey Tennis remains a byword for shoddy TV!
My Name Is Michael Caine (The Trip)
The Moment: Coogan trades Michael Caine impressions with Rob Brydon. Both are excellent.
Classic Coogan: Impressions aside, Coogan’s irritation is supremely entertaining.
Skewered (Im Alan Partridge)
The Moment: Alan has a rather painful run-in with a spike. Not for those of a squeamish disposition.
Classic Coogan: Alan’s plaintive cry is what really makes it. “Lynn… I’ve pierced my foot on a spike!”
Goooooaaaaal (The Day Today)
The Moment: Alan Partridge presents his World Cup preview, which mainly consists of shouting nonsense over a disparate collection of clips.
Classic Coogan: Coogan’s commentary remains head and shoulders above Clive Tyldesley’s best efforts. “That… was a goal!”
