Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 1994-09-16

Last Air Date: 1994-10-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Patrick Marber

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge
Steve Brown as Glenn Ponder
Rebecca Front as Sue Lewis
Patrick Marber as Gary Barker
David Schneider as Big Red Book
Melanie Hudson as Nina Vanier
Sarah Cameron as Clown
Doon Mackichan as Shona McGough
John Thomson as Petty Officer Alan Partridge
Sam Cavalli-Green as Sam Hunt

Seasons

Specials (1995)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge (1995-12-29)

Alan 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.
Ep. 2: Alan Aid

Alan's live 'injects' from Comic Relief '95.
Ep. 3: Ruralan

Alan Partridge presents a country ramble through the East-Anglian countryside.
Ep. 4: Originalan

Untransmitted test footage: 14/04/94
Ep. 5: Promos

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 6: Stillalan

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 7: Test Shoot (1994-04-19)

An extract of the pilot episode of Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge.
Ep. 8: Comic Relief '95 (1995-04-01)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 9: Promo (1995-04-04)

"In Paris"
Ep. 10: Promo (1995-04-07)

"The Saint Roger Moore"
Ep. 11: Promo (1995-04-08)

"Dick"
Ep. 12: Promo (1995-04-11)

"Don't believe the critics"
Ep. 13: Promo (1995-04-14)

"Parkinson...(...)...Partridge"
Ep. 14: Promo (1995-04-15)

"Jumbo jet"
Ep. 15: Promo (1995-04-18)

"No imitations"
Ep. 16: Promo (1995-04-21)

"Nuns"
Ep. 17: Alan Interviews Noel Gallagher (1995-04-22)

Alan tackles interviewing Noel Gallagher, with his own particular wit and style.
Ep. 18: Alan at the BAFTA Tech Awards (1995-04-25)

With little chance of getting an award himself, Alan's perspective and sensitivity shines out when he is delegated to presenting one.
Ep. 19: Clive Anderson Interviews Alan (1995-04-28)

Has Alan meet his match, when Clive asks, whatever happened to you? (Excerpt from "Clive Anderson Talks Back")