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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alan Partridge has had many ups and downs in life. National television broadcaster. Responsible for killing a guest on live TV. Local radio broadcaster. Nervous breakdown in Dundee. A self-published book, 'Bouncing Back', which was subsequently remaindered and pulped. Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa portrays the events of the greatest low-to-high ebb spectrum in his life to date, namely how he tries to salvage his public career while negotiating a potentially violent turn of events at North Norfolk Digital Radio.
Style:
humorous, satirical, cynical, funny, clever, witty, talky, tense, parody, light ...
Plot:
radio dj, hostage, satire, self involved, radio, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, socially awkward, workplace, goofy hero, showbiz, workplace intrigue, confined, corporate world, boss and employee, forced into action, siege, dishonesty, male nudity, british, party, redemption, culture clash, catastrophe ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, europe, california
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