Much-loved Norwich comedy character Alan Partridge, played by Steve Coogan, is returning for a new BBC series. 

And Did Those Feet... with Alan Partridge follows the broadcaster as he reintegrates into life in Britain after a year working in Saudi Arabia.

However, he soon realises that the happiness he thought he would feel at being back in Norwich just hasn’t materialised.

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He sets off on a quest to "understand his funk" and to share what he learns with the nation.

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Over six episodes, he explores the areas of our lives that play a part in "keeping us funk-free" - from relationships to the importance of nature. 

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And Did Those Feet… with Alan Partridge is a Baby Cow production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer written by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons.

Sarah Monteith, Baby Cow CEO, said: “We are delighted that Alan is back from Saudi Arabia with his appetite for broadcasting undiminished.

"ADTFWAP promises to be exactly the sort of uncompromising, state-of-the-nation piece that the country needs, almost as much as he does.”