

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
2013-07-24 · 90 min · ★ 6.6
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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Production details
- Directors
- Declan Lowney
- Production companies
- BFI, BBC Film, StudioCanal, Baby Cow Productions
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 9,800,000
Top Cast
Steve CooganAlan Partridge
Colm MeaneyPatt Farrell
Felicity MontaguLynn Benfield
Simon GreenallMichael
Anna Maxwell MartinJanet Whitehead
Darren BoydMartin Finch
Nigel LindsayJason Cresswell
Dustin Demri-BurnsDanny Sinclair
Monica DolanAngela
Phil CornwellDave Clifton
Tim KeySidekick Simon
Simon DelaneyDon
Sean PertweeSteve Stubbs
Karl TheobaldGreg Frampton
Elizabeth BerringtonBettie
Jessica KnappettWPC Ruth
Simon KunzConner Scott
Peter SinghOfficer Rohan Kapoor
Lucy BriersTonia Scott
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