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Patrick Marber
Armando Iannucci
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge
Overview
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge is a BBC Television series of six episodes, and a Christmas special in 1995. It is named after the song "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA, which was used as the show's title music. Steve Coogan played the incompetent but self-satisfied Norwich-based host, Alan Partridge. Alan was a spin-off character from the spoof radio show On the Hour. Knowing Me Knowing You was written by Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber, with contributions from the regular supporting cast of Doon Mackichan, Rebecca Front and David Schneider, who played Alan's weekly guests. Steve Brown provided the show's music and arrangements, and also appeared as Glen Ponder, the man in charge of the house band. The show was a parody of a chat show. It featured a live audience whose laughter meant that viewers could not mistake the show for a real chat show. Alan went on to appear in two series of the sitcom I'm Alan Partridge, following his life after both his marriage and TV career come to an end.
Key Crew
Producer: Armando Iannucci, Peter Fincham
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 0 (1995)
No overview available.
19 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge
1995-12-29Alan Partridge's flop Christmas special. Included: Alan tries to secure a second season of his talk show from a BBC executive; a transvestite chef cooks up innuendos; Simply Red's Mick Hucknell performs; a car salesman plays the role of Santa Claus and pitches his dealership; a righteous bell-ringer discusses morality. Also: clips of Alan's visit to a children's hospital.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Alan Aid
Alan's live 'injects' from Comic Relief '95.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Ruralan
Alan Partridge presents a country ramble through the East-Anglian countryside.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Originalan
Untransmitted test footage: 14/04/94
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Promos
Episode 6: Stillalan
Episode 7: Test Shoot
1994-04-19An extract of the pilot episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 8: Comic Relief '95
1995-04-01Episode 9: Promo
1995-04-04"In Paris"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 10: Promo
1995-04-07"The Saint Roger Moore"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 11: Promo
1995-04-08"Dick"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 12: Promo
1995-04-11"Don't believe the critics"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 13: Promo
1995-04-14"Parkinson...(...)...Partridge"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 14: Promo
1995-04-15"Jumbo jet"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 15: Promo
1995-04-18"No imitations"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 16: Promo
1995-04-21"Nuns"
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 17: Alan Interviews Noel Gallagher
1995-04-22Alan tackles interviewing Noel Gallagher, with his own particular wit and style.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 18: Alan at the BAFTA Tech Awards
1995-04-25With little chance of getting an award himself, Alan's perspective and sensitivity shines out when he is delegated to presenting one.
Runtime: 3 minEpisode 19: Clive Anderson Interviews Alan
1995-04-28Has Alan meet his match, when Clive asks, whatever happened to you? (Excerpt from "Clive Anderson Talks Back")
Runtime: 9 min
Season 1 (1994)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode One
1994-09-16Boorish Alan Partridge deals with three uncooperative guests while waiting for his star attraction. Included: a show jumper refuses to ride a horse on the set; a rival TV personality forgets his son's birthday; a punk star wreaks havoc on the set.
Runtime: 33 minEpisode 2: Episode Two
1994-09-23Alan rebuffs a critic who calls his chat show "moribund." Guests include a transsexual Playboy columnist and a magician-hypnotist. Also: Alan talks to another Alan Partridge.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 3: Episode Three
1994-09-30Alan sings Abba songs with American singer Gina Langland after setting her straight about his name, and confronts a slimy celebrity agent about his back hair. Also: members of Britain's 1936 Women's Hurdles Relay; the dance troupe Hot Pants.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 4: Episode Four
1994-10-07Alan places his pied in his bouche when French TV personality Nina Varnier co-hosts a Paris edition of his show. Also: Alan tries to discuss philosophy with a chef, shows off his sportswear and gives one of his employees the sack.
Runtime: 35 minEpisode 5: Episode Five
1994-10-14Boxing promoter--and acquitted murder suspect--Terry Norton is displeased when Alan reconstructs the crime for the audience; a member of "Club Alan Partridge" arrives in a coffin with his widow and son.
Runtime: 32 minEpisode 6: Episode Six
1994-10-21Alan is picked on by two American children who direct Hollywood films, and interviews the hosts of a talk show for lesbians. Also included: a disastrous ventriloquist act.
Runtime: 33 min
