Re: Alan Partridge Is Back on the BBC
Originally Posted by
purplerainbow
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I saw this film with an open mind as I had heard good reports. It is a harrowing story and wasn't sure about the portrayal by Steve Coogan. To my mind he played it too light and was miscast. Even Judy Dench seemed to play it unbelievably in parts. However it is a true story so this may be what it was like.
Coogan was on being interviewed by fan John Bishop last night, and he said because the tale was so grim and depressingly sad, he tried to lighten things up somewhat to make it watchable.