Partridge on interaction design

Alan illustrates a hierarchy of alerts within the dashboard/fascia control system of the Rover 200. The scene is the Linton Travel Tavern car-park. Alan is completely bored and has called Lynn into the car for some 'paid conversation'. He's further exasperated as he doesn't know why his Rover make an alarm noise when he turns the key in the ignition. For the last ten minutes, he's been exploring the possible reasons for the alarm. Lynn's suggestions serve only to force Alan to explain a few things about in-car control systems ... Part of this post: http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2006/08/interaction_des_3.html

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[badmusicinc]

some of his in-car banter scenes, trapped with Lynne, and his incessant casual bullying, are just unbearable funny.

[SaitanMar]

Wasn't this scene unscripted, must be a deleted scene.

Unscripted but one of the best scenes of the series.

[Sailorsega]

What episode is this from? I Don't remember it.

[9lives353]

You have to admire Lynn for not laughing in these seemingly ad-libbed scenes. 

[hazardous1990]

classic stuff

[Myleso]

Genius.

[pulnulsh]

far too alarmist!

[Xantion]

"Excuse me, I don't want to distract you from your driving, but you might like to know the windscreen washer fluid is getting low."

[heru1966]

Alan's clothes fit his personality. :-)

[woodhd]

-the clocks not right is it thats a possible- comic genius from lynn ...

[Artemis458]

lol so amusing, they should have more scenes like this one.

[detail32]

This is part of a full improvised scene that appears in some of the extras on "I'm Alan Partridge" Series One DVD. Alan calls up Lynne and makes her come to the Linton Travel Tavern because he's bored.

I think they must have filmed a lot of the scenes as improv and then cut them down to fit in the show.

I could watch this for hours, "Oh My GOD you're low on windscreen washer fluid!".