To Kill a Mocking Alan (S1, E5)

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Synopsis

Alan hosts "An Afternoon with Alan Partridge" at the hotel which is attended by his self-confessed "biggest fan", Jed Maxwell. He is also visited by Irish network executives (Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews) who are considering giving him a show on Irish television. Naturally, they are less than impressed by Alan (particularly regarding his ignorant take on the Troubles and his misunderstanding of the U2 song "Sunday Bloody Sunday"), though they do get along very well with Lynn. Through a series of mishaps, the three of them end up at Jed's house. Having no home of his own, Alan pretends he cohabits with Jed, with extremely awkward consequences. After Alan and the Irishmen discover that Jed's fandom is of a highly obsessive nature, with one of the rooms acting as shrine to the presenter, the two executives make their excuses and leave, leaving Alan alone. Alan becomes increasingly worried about his own safety and, following an altercation with Jed, he escapes and is seen running across nearby fields to flee the crazed and embittered fan.