"We want to deliver a convention that is worthy of Alan Gordon Partridge"
The beloved comedy character returns October 3
The show will see the broadcaster exploring mental health after returning from a year in Saudi Arabia
The show also has a new title
"I'd like to do some other stuff first and I'll go back to him"
The joke was made during Red Nose Day last week
The six-episode documentary series will be the broadcaster's return to the corporation after three years away
He went out of his way to make clear that he would not accept the role himself...probably.
The actor is teaming up once again with 'The Thick Of It' creator Armando Iannucci on the project
"I think certainly there will be more stuff to say"
AP