Steve coogan's legendary chat show host and broadcaster finally receives the big screen treatment in this comedy directed by declan lowney. Occupying a career stasis defining role as a mid morning dj on north norfolk digital radio, alan partridge coogan's hopes for one last shot at the big time suffer a severe setback when it emerges that his employers have been taken over by a giant media conglomerate. Alan soon finds himself back in the spotlight, however, when newly sacked fellow dj pat farrell colm meaney returns to the studio with a shotgun and begins taking hostages. Called in by the police to act as a hostage negotiator, can britain's most famous toblerone addict turn the tables and finally save the day? Running time 90 minutes region region 2 subtitles english release date 2 dec. 2013