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Knowing Me Knowing Yule - the Alan Partridge Christmas Special:
The Christmas Special, Alan's chance at returning to big-time TV after shooting one of his guests dead in his previous series, was set in a mock-up studio based on his own house, with various people situated around the place enjoying Christmas treats.
First Guest: Tony Hayers, Chief Commissioning
Editor of BBC Television
Alan tried just a bit too hard to coax the Chief into giving him a second
series, but we were treated to a VT of a day in the life of Alan Partridge,
which showed him in Norwich, and getting late-night access to an electrical
store on account of his celebrity status, to avoid the general public. To
perhpas influence Tony, he ran a tape of himself delivering second-hand toys to
sick children in Norwich in his Rover Vitesse fastback.
Second Guests: Gordon and Liz Heron, Golfing
Couple
This inspiring story was about Gordon, who had been paralyzed after being
struck by lightning at the 18th hole in the Colgate Cup, becoming the caddy for
his wife Liz, who two years later, won the cup herself. Wheelchair access was
prevented at the Strand Theatre to enable the wheelchair-bound Gordon to enter
the studio, by borrowing their ramps, but Alan persevered to have him on the
show, despite the fact that there was a fire extinguisher under his chair in
case the hapless Gordon went up in flames.
Third Guest: Fanny Thomas, Drag Chef
The comedy chef with speech laced with innuendo, began to tire eventually on
Alan, until he was threatened by Peter, the man behind the character.
Alan's Big Cracker
In a world record attempt, Alan tried to break the world's biggest cracker,
which contained a kidney dialysis machine. Unfortunately, the man with the
girl's name at White City Pyrotechnics hadn't rigged the cracker up properly,
and the attempt failed after the cracker burst into flames, requring the kidney
machine to be returned to the manufacturers, instead of winging its way to a
hospital. Guide Copyright Gary Mc Keown
The Centrepiece Of The Show
Alan attempted to stage a live
choreographed rendition of the 'Twelve Days of Christmas'. However, no one
bothered to remove the smouldering christmas cracker, and the spectacle had to
be abandoned, with extras hanging from the ceiling by harnesses. Tension was
mounting, and culminated with Alan punching Gordon Heron, and the more
disasterously, his boss Tony hayers, with a Christmas turkey. The Chief promised
that Alan would 'never, NEVER work in television again,' at which point Alan
punched him again. The show closed with Mich Hucknall performing 'Ding-dong
Merrily On High' and Alan walking about in a daze.
House Band: Glenn Ponder and boyfriend with Jazz Synthesizer
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