Alan Partridge returned to screens in the 2012 spoof Welcome To The Places Of My Life (Picture: Sky Atlantic)

The forthcoming Alan Partridge movie is set to feature a host of old favourites as well as introducing a few new characters who did not feature on the original show.

Among those making a return alongside Steve Coogan’s title character are Felicity Montagu, who plays Partridge’s downtrodden PA Lynn, and Simon Greenall, who will reprise the role of Geordie hotel worker Michael who becomes an unlikely friend to the hapless presenter.

Phil Cornwell – who plays rival DJ Dave Clifton in I’m Alan Partridge – is also set to appear, as are Darren Boyd and Tim Key, who appeared alongside Coogan in the recent Alan Partridge spin-off Mid Morning Matters.



Meanwhile Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee and Anna Maxwell Martin will also star in the film, which is being directed by Father Ted veteran Declan Lowney.


Further details of the project emerged earlier this week, revealing that key scenes will be shot in the town of Sheringham, North Norfolk – near Partridge’s beloved home town of Norwich.

Actor Simon Greenall, who plays Partridge’s friend Michael, will appear in the film (Picture: BBC)

The seaside town will welcome the production in late February.

Producer Kevin Loader also revealed that the film – which is due to open in cinemas in August – is set to feature an elaborate car chase sequence from Norwich to the nearby town of Cromer.

‘It is quite an intricate sequence,’ Loader said. ‘We are having a lot of fun. It is hard work but we are very pleased with how funny it is.’

The plot of the film reportedly sees Alan fighting to prevent his employers North Norfolk Digital from being taken over by a major corporation.

It is the first big-screen outing for the character who has also been seen in The Day Today, chat show comedy Knowing Me Knowing You and, more recently, the Sky Atlantic spoof documentary show Welcome To The Places Of My Life.