'There are people in Norwich who love Alan Partridge'
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Rob Baker Ashton/Baby Cow/BBC Actor Steve Coogan is back as Alan Partridge in his latest BBC One series called How Are You?
It is back-of-the-net time as one of the nation's most enduring comic characters returns to our screens, but Alan Partridge creator Steve Coogan says the fictional Norfolk broadcaster polarises opinions in the county. The tactless TV host is back with a crowd-funded documentary called How Are You? which sees him superficially delving into the issue of mental health in his trademark ego-fuelled way. It signals Partridge's most recent return from the wilderness after he fled to Saudi Arabia following his BBC sacking for a rant on magazine show This Time. Filming for the latest series has taken place in Norfolk but Coogan - who plays Partridge - says he receives a mixed reception on the streets.
"I think the people who don't
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