Alan Partridge to reunite with old favourite Lynn in new BBC series

The show will see Partridge wangle an unexpected new job
Back on the BBC: Alan Partridge with PA Lynn
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Aime Grant Cumberbatch20 February 2018

Alan Partridge’s return to the BBC will see him reunited with his his long-suffering PA, Lynn.

The character, played by Felicity Montagu, will be on hand to assist Partridge as he takes on a new role as presenter of nightly show This Time in the upcoming BBC One series.

It has been teased as “a heady mix of consumer affairs, current affairs, viewer interaction, highbrow interview and lightweight froth”.

The series is expected to mock the likes of The One Show as Partridge somehow manages to land a gig as co-host on a flagship chat show.

Black Mirror actress Susannah Fielding will play the comic character’s presenting partner, Jennie Gresham.

Lynn isn’t the only fan favourite to be making a comeback on the show – Tim Key will also be returning as Sidekick Simon.

A BBC spokesperson teased that the show would "finally see Partridge recognised as a heavyweight broadcaster".

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"This Time is the perfect shop window for a man of Alan's gravitas and will, or should, see him finally recognised as one of the heavyweight broadcasters of his era," said a BBC spokesman.

"The show itself is a heady mix of consumer affairs, current affairs, viewer interaction, highbrow interview and lightweight froth; very much the sweet spots for a man whose CV boasts over two decades of weekday local radio.

"And with an array of diverse subjects on the agenda, it promises the perfect fit for a man whose broadcasting style has been described as 'equidistant between chitchat and analysis'."

Filming begins this month, with six half-hour episodes due to arrive on BBC One later this year.

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