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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013 · 90 min

A cringe-comedy siege that keeps you laughing at the hero's vanity while the hostage tension simmers underneath.

Directed by: Declan Lowney
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu

Tagline: 12 hostages. 24 hours. 1 Partridge.
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.

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Directed by: Declan Lowney
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
work
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: workplace
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Declan Lowney
Written by: Peter Baynham, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Rob Gibbons
Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall, Anna Maxwell Martin, Darren Boyd, Nigel Lindsay, Dustin Demri-Burns
Music: Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Runtime: 90 min
Country: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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