Tesco | Alan Partridge becomes a colleague for the day 

You go careful there now milove!

The irony of that episode was that Alan actually looked like he was actually enjoying his job. He had found his niche in life. If he had settled for that his life may have have turned out happier and more rewarding! Great writing.

Pat Bevin could barely hide her rage

"This is a customer announcement. There is a special on Terry's Chocolate Orange due to superficial damage to the boxes. The damage is merely superficial and the chocolate itself is in excellent condition. Take advantage of these delicious chocolate cricket balls while stock lasts. Thank you and we hope you enjoy shopping at Tesco."

The sketch with Alan Partridge and the old boot at the till is priceless.Tears were rolling down my face.

Alan never looked happier than the day spent at the tills. He achieved a sort of Zen. However, this later unravelled when a seemingly able-bodied customer did indeed request help with his packing.

Kenco was literally coming out of my nose watching this!

Partridge is one of my all time favourite comedy characters and this scene was filmed at a a Tesco literally 2 mins walk from my old work. I was so upset when I saw this scene on TV and realised I could've popped out during my lunch break and met Alan Partridge! 😂😭

You alright PACKING?

Could I, as a man, pass muster?or scan mustard?

Alright packing?

"Of course I can do it, its menial work!" -_-

I hope he got his Club Card points for this

the store manager seemed jovial ;)

He discovered he was really good at scanning.

The "A-HA!!!!" at the end totally surprised me and made me laugh

Imagine going to tescos and actually finding Alan Partridge

Alan would get promoted straight to Tescos management, maybe PR role or financial accounting.

Un-ba-bloody-believable!

I was 15 when Partridge first came on TV. I was used to seeing Wogan and Aspel . As my dad worked nights , so it would be just me and my mum. So it took me some time to realise Partridge was a spoof and not just another older man out of touch TV presenter.

Ah so it was Tesco Extra in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. And not Tesco Extra in Norwich, Norfolk. 😂😂

Whenever a customer leaves the checkout without an item being scanned, a bloody great tannoy goes: A-HAaaa!!!!

That was literally the funniest partridge material I have ever seen Steve perform. (not literally)

I just laugh at the image of Partridge alone, ‘Ok you go careful there now my love’

You can see coogan fucking dying inside as he's talking to camera lol

oh the fucking irony

Who is this Steve he is talking about?

Not in the basket!!!.....

Steve Coogan is a ledge.

Shot in Borehamwood?

Remember the Ianucci Time Trumpet bit about Tesco declaring war on Denmark?!

Love Alan 🥰

Brilliant, love it

They’re using the Epic Reads music!

"ARE YOU OK PACKING!"

"So we had the idea of Alan going up and down Britain talking about poverty and speaking to ordinary people ._." At the end of this sentence, Steve's head must be whiiring "Shit - I've just insinuated that Tesco shoppers are poor and ordinary". "And he comes to Tescos to sit at a checkout to see what a proper job is like." Steve uses 'Tescos checkout staff = proper job’ as Get out of Jail card. Even though being on a checkout is seen as such a proper job that they let customers be their own checkout staff now.

Must’ve been a laugh that day

00:50 forty year old scorcher

the older he gets the more he looks like prince charles

Wasn't really Alan there in Tesco really was Steve coogan

In the finished piece, did the manager Alan spoke to have the same name as me in real life?

I came here for the breathtakingly beautiful lady in the thumbnail!

Nice ad for Shtco

You alright packing?

Yeah the gushing about Tesco till-jockeys felt out of place in the show - certainly felt like I was being sold something.

Go to London. You'll either be mugged or not appreciated.

Who is this Steve Coogan character? Alan is a more than capable seasoned presenter/celebrity with enough cool and pazazz to finally elevate the Tesco's brand over ASDA. This Coogan chap seems like a bit of a square. With a face like Alan's on all your products there'd be a new frontier in up-market supermarkets. Move over Mark's and Spencer! There's fresh Partridge in isle 4!

Alan partridge is like a eunuch these days.

So they are colleagues now, the checkout staff. I wonder if they earn as much as other colleagues otherwise known as directors?

He would have a totally different experience if he was at a Tesco CFC (customer fulfilment centre) every manager at those places are a bunch of wankers, who enjoying talking down to people in a belittling and bully way, because they don't get paid enough, with the terrible hours and salary contracts they're on, and the managers above them are just as horrible and malevolent as they are, all female manages are basically Nurse Ratched in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. All Tesco care about is how fast you do the job, regardless of healthy and safety, your mental health, managing to uphold with the Tesco shareholders and hedge fund managers. at the end of the day, it's all down to ways Tesco can save as much money as humanly possible. Why do you think their slogan is 'Every little helps'? Because Every little helps them.

"........what you doing?"

Congratulations to Tesco for finding one of the few characters that has even less humility and respect for normal people or workers than corporations like Tesco.

You go easy now my love

Tesco ‘Lifer’ 😂😂😂

Chance would be a fine thing

Big up Davidpaul

I just realized he wears a wig

Is that borehamwood tescos?

That Steve Coogan is a terrific guy, very handsome too.

Alright packing?!

Cheers for the cheap chops.

Now Tesco is in the hands of Romanians and Bulgarians :)😂

I thought it was Asda's.

While Tesco can hardly be blamed for wanting to cash on, this feels...wrong. Forced. Plus, Tesco sell racist fruit or something.

Something about the very earnest talking heads, and the utterly nothing "upbeat corporate guitar" music makes this as funny as the actual scene.

I was in that Tesco on that day.... I only bought a packet of 3 Mar AH's bars.

Alright packing??

Put the beans down.

dew want help packing!!!!!

Who is that lady manager is having his picture taken with?? - she's bloody beautiful 😳 Anyway, yes - Alan Partridge.....

Steve are you that desperate for money love !

People are obsessed with online shopping nowadays aren't they? Oh, this has free delivery, ooh this is a snazzy organic range... I say, sod it all and give me a nice ... Tescos.

What you doingg?!

That was liquid Tesco

Need help packing?

Yesterday's meat at today's prices.

Lowest paid supermarket

NO, NO, NO he is not an actor, Alan is a real person, this is dangerous lies

The euphemisms are so tedious. You employ workers not 'colleagues'.

Done a John cleese ...next stop corporate training . Awful

Tesco. I am letting you know right here and right now that every branch where you utilize the computerized self checkout system I will be leaving a HP Officejet Pro 6230 A4 Wireless Colour Inkjet printed copy of Chellis Glendinning's Neo-Luddite Manifesto at the end of the till. The 'Sainsbury's Local' might have gotten the message, as they have conspicuously sacked several workers who have taken to violently sabotaging the nefarious machines, but you do not appear to have done so or even acknowledged the problem of these cyber robots pilfering real peoples jobs. *YOU CANNOT, JUST CANNOT CHAT WITH A COMPUTER* the only time this is possible is when I purposely purchase a bottle of your Tesco Value Vodka and the alarm rings for a human to intercede. Although Sainsbury's Local are a joke anyway... who sells Rib-Eye Steaks with nought a proud head or individual florets of broccoli and baby new potatoes to go with it. Their management is a complete mess. *WAKE UP TESCO! DUDLEY MOORE (R.I.P) AND HIS CHICKENS CANNOT SAVE YOU NOW!*

ewwwwww this is horrible

Steve really gets into character when there are tons of coke & hookers knocking about! Good lad is Ste. ;)

0:51 tasty

wtf

Who clicked partly because the woman on the thumbnail was smoking hot?

Sod Tesco they sell Israeli produce.

Cringe AF

I think Steve Coogan is a great actor! As such, he entertains the public for vast sums of money. But can he please stop assuming that the general public really give a damn about his SJW, sanctimonious, left wing politics! Just bugger off Steve, drink your huge (unjustified) wages

Cringe

God, that Tesco Manager is dull as hell. Get some motivation about you man!