How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)

How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) is a BBC Comedy mockumentary series starring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge. It was directed by Neil and Rob Gibbons, written by Coogan with Neil and Rob Gibbons, and produced by Baby Cow.

How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Neil Gibbons Rob Gibbons Steve Coogan
Directed by	Neil Gibbons Rob Gibbons
Starring	Steve Coogan Felicity Montagu Katherine Kelly
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Joe Fraser
Running time	28 minutes[1]
Production company	Baby Cow
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	3 October 2025 (2025-10-03) – present

Synopsis

The six-part series follows Alan Partridge exploring mental health issues after losing his job with the BBC and fainting during a corporate event.^[2]

Cast

• Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge
• Felicity Montagu as Lynn Benfield
• Katherine Kelly as Katrina^[3]

Production

Produced by Steve Coogan's Baby Cow production company, the series was written by Coogan's long-term collaborators the Gibbons brothers. It has been in development since 2019. The six-part series made up of 30 minute episodes will reportedly involve an exploration of mental health problems facing the United Kingdom.^[4] Filming began in the south of England in early 2024 with the working title Alan Partridge's British History, and then And Did Those Feet... with Alan Partridge.^[5][6] In January 2025, Coogan confirmed that filming was completed.^[7][8][9] In August 2025, the title was confirmed as How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge).^[10]

Broadcast

The series commenced broadcasting on 3 October 2025.^[10] The Guardian critic Jack Seale gave it four out of five, writing that "the subject matter here allows for the glimpses into Alan’s soul that have been there ever since the Gibbons brothers took over co-writing duties".^[11]