Did anyone see the Alan Partridge documentory shown on the 27th? It had some interesting interviews with Coogan, Patrick Marber and Armando Iannucci who discuss how the character was born and there is some nice rehersal footage with Rebecca Front.
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09kskyq/alan-partridge-why-when-where-how-and-whom
The running time is listed as 60 minutes but it's actually more like 80 minutes which is a bonus. It also mentions a new Alan Partridge series coming in 2018 but there is no information on it and the IMDB entry is, in the words of Partridge when querying a Travel Tavern bill for Miscellaneous Services, disconcertingly vague.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7011370/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2