Ah-ha!
Alan Partridge is the famous Steve Coogan character, now well over 30 years old but still popping out every couple of years with a special. Collected in this book are the complete scripts of the regular shows. Even though the character was born in The Day Today sketch show, only his standard Partridge shows are collected, from Knowning Me Knowing You and beyond.
As always with these books I'm amazed at how well written everything is, to the point it comes alive while playing in your head. Whether I remembered the episodes or not, it was always a thrill. This is particularly surprising considering the character, despite brilliant writers and directors contributing to it, as well as its co-stars, has always been a Coogan vehicle. Even so, it still shines on, you can hear his voice in your head, and, moreso, see his daft expression.
This sort of humour is hard to describe, part mockumentary it predates The Office by about ten years (surprising to imagine this). It's the highly faulty hugely self-obsessed character comedy, perhaps leaning more into "ha-ha" than Gervais would later on. As it's such a long running character that, at the same time, accompanied Steve Coogan's rise from young comedian to Hollywood star, it's also a boon to be able to read back to where it all began and see how everything evolved until now.
I love script books, can't get enough of them. I'm more entertained than watching it on TV. I hope to find more!
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