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Ah ha! Alpha Papa trailer released

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The first trailer for the new Alan Partridge film, Alpha Papa, has been released online.

We already knew the plot: when Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

But this latest two-and-a-half-minute teaser sees Alan drafted in to negotiate between the gunman – fellow DJ Pat Farrell – and police.

Doing what he does best, Partridge talks for his life.

While that plot sounds about as far removed from Michael and his savoury 99 as possible, in a recent interview, director Declan Lowney alleviated any fears that Partridge may have gone all Hollywood on us.

He said: “The notion of Alan being caught up in a hostage situation is outlandish, but how it happens is perfectly believable, Steve strives for stuff to be real, even with all the gags. That said, there’s quite a bit of action. We’ve got violence, guns and heavy kissing.”

Watch the trailer here:

Alpha Papa opens in UK cinemas on 7 August.