Alan Partridge named Britain's best comedy character
- Alan Partridge came top of the list on the TV show Britain's Greatest Comedy Character
- The judging panel put Del Boy in second place, David Brent in third, and Blackadder in fourth
- Basil Fawlty, Fleabag, Rick from The Young Ones, Fletcher from Porridge and Victor Meldrew also placed highly
Alan Partridge, the character played by Steve Coogan across various TV shows, radio programmes and films, has been named the country's best comedy character by the programme Britain's Greatest Comedy Character.
The programme - which aired Sunday night on Gold - took a list of 30 characters determined by a public poll, and then asked a celebrity panel to order them. Sally Phillips chaired the discussion, with the panel also featuring Shappi Khorsandi, Nina Wadia, John Thomson, Peter Egan, Lucy Beaumont, Marcus Brigstocke, Emily Atack, David Quantick and Grace Dent. The full results were...
1.
Alan Partridge (I'm Alan Partridge)
2.
Del Boy (Only Fools And Horses)
3.
David Brent (The Office)
4.
Blackadder (Blackadder)
5.
Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)
6.
Fleabag (Fleabag
7.
Rick (The Young Ones)
8.
Fletcher (Porridge)
9.
Victor Meldrew (One Foot In The Grave)
10.
Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
11.
Captain Mainwaring (Dad's Army)
12.
Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping Up Appearances)
13.
Arkwright (Open All Hours)
14.
Rigsby (Rising Damp)
15.
Mrs Merton (The Mrs Merton Show)
16.
Malcolm Tucker (The Thick Of It)
17.
Margo Leadbetter (The Good Life)
18.
Geraldine Granger (The Vicar Of Dibley)
19.
Sir Humphrey Appleby (Yes, Minister)
20.
Hancock (Hancock's Half Hour)
21.
Mr Bean (Mr. Bean)
22.
Miranda (Miranda)
23.
Ali G (Da Ali G Show)
24.
Father Ted (Father Ted)
25.
Nessa Jenkins (Gavin & Stacey)
26.
Patsy Stone (Absolutely Fabulous)
27.
Mrs Brown (Mrs. Brown's Boys)
28.
Perry (Harry Enfield's Television Programme)
29.
Martin Bryce (Ever Decreasing Circles)
30.
Compo (Last Of The Summer Wine)