As word of Alan's sacking gets around, the doors begin to close for him. At a Country Fayre in Swaffham, he is supposed to be the guest of honour ( also one of the judges in a vegetable competition ) but is completely ignored. Then, good news comes his way - Tony Hayers has died ( he fell off his roof trying to remove the television aerial - shades of Rod Hull ), and Chris Feathers ( Constantine Gregory ) has replaced him as Commissioning Editor. Feathers is well known as a fan of Alan's, so he goes along to Hayers' funeral to ingratiate himself with the new controller...
Season 1 ended in magnificent style with an episode that saw Partridge both leaving the Linton Travel Tavern and ( seemingly ) getting his old job back. Susan gets her chance to tell Partridge what she thinks of him, delivering a nasty slap into the bargain. Kevin Eldon ( of 'Big Train' ) plays 'Mike Sampson', another hotel guest whom Alan invites to his farewell party, and who then is ejected after making a racist remark.
Funniest moment - Alan's attempts to get Feathers' attentions at the funeral, all the while wearing a black jacket promoting Castrol G.T.X.
Season 1 of 'I'm Alan Partridge' was a triumph, possibly the first sitcom since 'Fawlty Towers' to get everything absolutely right. It would be a while before Season 2 came along, and when it did proved highly controversial, discarding the hotel setting and introducing new characters like 'Sonja', Alan's Ukranian girlfriend ( played by Amelia Bullmore ).
Season 1 ended in magnificent style with an episode that saw Partridge both leaving the Linton Travel Tavern and ( seemingly ) getting his old job back. Susan gets her chance to tell Partridge what she thinks of him, delivering a nasty slap into the bargain. Kevin Eldon ( of 'Big Train' ) plays 'Mike Sampson', another hotel guest whom Alan invites to his farewell party, and who then is ejected after making a racist remark.
Funniest moment - Alan's attempts to get Feathers' attentions at the funeral, all the while wearing a black jacket promoting Castrol G.T.X.
Season 1 of 'I'm Alan Partridge' was a triumph, possibly the first sitcom since 'Fawlty Towers' to get everything absolutely right. It would be a while before Season 2 came along, and when it did proved highly controversial, discarding the hotel setting and introducing new characters like 'Sonja', Alan's Ukranian girlfriend ( played by Amelia Bullmore ).