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Comedy Fans => Bouncing Back - Alan Partridge's Biggest Fans (BBAPBF) => Topic started by: Bill Carr on May 28, 2025, 08:17 AM

Title: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: Bill Carr on May 28, 2025, 08:17 AM
First up, it's Barbara Durkin in the 1987 British film Wish You Were Here. This may have been her first major role after leaving Manchester Polytechnic where Dr. Coogan also studied.

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on May 28, 2025, 02:17 PM
Felicity Montagu as Florence Mullinger in 'Coogan's Run' (1995) before I'm Alan Partridge (alongside John Thomson as Robin Moss of course)

(https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450_eps/c/coogans_run_03.jpg)

Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on May 28, 2025, 07:40 PM

Andrew Burt (Sweaty/Kacky/Frank Raphael) in Emmerdale as Jack Sugden, the father of...

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...Jackie Merrick (Ian Sharrock, aka Jed Maxwell in I'm Alan Partridge). Perhaps the best Partridge crossover there is!

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: Bill Carr on May 29, 2025, 12:15 PM
Sally Philips in the 1996 sketch show Six Pairs of Pants.

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: Bill Carr on May 30, 2025, 09:13 AM
Felicity Montagu, 1986, from the Channel 4 sketch show Who Dares Wins.

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on May 30, 2025, 02:48 PM

Simon Greenall in 'Harry Enfield and Chums' (1994) "YOUNG MAN!!"

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: Bill Carr on Jun 01, 2025, 09:46 AM
Chris Morris playing bass guitar in the mid 1980s. (Exploding Hamsters band?)

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Jun 04, 2025, 02:58 PM
20 years ago Tim Key was officially Britain's WORST DRIVER

Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Jul 07, 2025, 03:07 PM
Rosie Cavaliero in Saxondale

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Jul 21, 2025, 12:41 PM
As noticed by Ross C:

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Jul 21, 2025, 12:54 PM
Simon Greenall cropping up lots of times with Harry Enfield, 'Harry & Paul' etc

(https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/other/harry_and_paul_story_of_the_2s_07.jpg)


(https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450/l/love_box_in_your_living_room.jpg)


Simon Greenall as a 'Work Geordie/Travel Rep' in 'Benidorm'

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: Bill Carr on Jul 31, 2025, 03:42 PM
At 0.13 and 0.26 it's Di Botcher who played Jill Reynolds (Welsh chef) in MMM2, along with legendary 'mythological' figure in the Partri-Verse Chris Eubank!

Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Aug 06, 2025, 09:42 PM
Dan.

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Title: Re: Partridge Characters beyond the 'World of Partridge' (WoP)
Post by: SteveCooganFan on Aug 15, 2025, 09:42 AM
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