S6 EP1: Steve Coogan on falling out of love with Alan Partridge, playing Jimmy Savile, and sobriety

Louis sits down with writer, actor and comedian Steve Coogan in the first episode of the new series. Steve discusses falling in and out of love with Alan Partridge, literally wearing Jimmy Savile’s shoes in ‘The Reckoning’, and being sober after his ‘delayed adolescence’. Warning: 1970s mother-in-law jokes are included.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes. If you’ve been affected by the topics discussed in this episode, Spotify have a website for information and resources. Visit spotify.com/resources

Links/Attachments:

TV Show: ‘On the Hour’ (1991 – 1992) - BBC Radio 4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008pcbq

TV Show: ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ (1994 - 1995) - BBC

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108828/

TV Show: ‘I’m Alan Partridge' (1997 – 2002) - BBC

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129690/

TV Show: ‘Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters’ (2010 – 2016)

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/episode-1/umc.cmc.6t24k6qmgn78pjfz5iueck40u?showId=umc.cmc.9x6rfy298smgramzarjelucq&action=playSmartEpisode

Philomena (2013)

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/philomena/umc.cmc.65o05voqje46icxfetp55hwcb?action=play

TV Show: ‘The Reckoning’ (2023) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckoning

TV Show: ‘How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge)’ (upcoming show) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hcbk

Book: Easily Distracted, Steve Coogan (2015)

https://www.waterstones.com/book/easily-distracted/steve-coogan/9780099585930

TV show: ‘The Thick of It’ (2005 – 2012) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006qgrd/the-thick-of-it

TV Show: ‘Veep’ (2012 – 2019) - HBO

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/fundraiser/umc.cmc.ytcqma5k9ovyykhsnnm9asnk?showId=umc.cmc.5ir3dmyl42miy9h2gxvz551ql&action=playSmartEpisode

TV Show: ‘Blankety Blank’ (1979 – 1990) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0010b7c/blankety-blank

Les Dawson playing piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nNGlaiVypU

TV Show: ‘Spitting Image’ (1984 – 1996) - ITV

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086807/

TV Show: ‘Blackadder’ (1983 - 1989) - ITV

https://www.itv.com/watch/blackadder/2a7295

TV Show: ‘Not the Nine O’Clock News’ (1979 – 1982) - BBC

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080253/

TV Show: ‘The Trip’ (2010 - 2020) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b04v5fy3/the-trip

TV Show: ‘When Louis met...’ [Jimmy Savile Episode] (2000 – 2002) - BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g3zjn9/when-louis-met-series-1-jimmy-savile

Louis Theroux: Savile (2016) - BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh

Jimmy Savile & Steve Coogan 1989 clip:

https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/celebrity/steve-coogan-jimmy-savile-impression-201622-20231021

Book: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile, Dan Davies (2015) https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/in-plain-sight-book-dan-davies-9781782067467

TV Show: Des (2020) - ITV

https://www.itv.com/watch/des/2a7844

TV Show: ‘Appropriate Adult’ (2011) - ITV

https://www.itv.com/watch/appropriate-adult/1a6304

TV Show: ‘Foyle’s War’ (2002 – 2015)

https://www.itv.com/watch/foyles-war/25410

A Beautiful Mind (2002)

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/a-beautiful-mind/umc.cmc.2iqk0c0jh9ocfk2jtv2yda0k1?action=play

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu

Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

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