Steve Coogan on BBC Breakfast talking Alan Partridge, Brian & Maggie and serious acting

[@seaniek9175]

Excellent drama and Steve is brilliant in it. He's turned into a really good actor. Everything he's in is quality.

[@thetragicyouth]

Steve looks like he's preparing for his next role - Peter Mandelson.

[@geoffjoffy]

Maybe his next project should be the latter life story of Leslie Crowther, becase he looks like him here.

[@scorpio_67]

Perhaps he should if The Price Is Right.

[@keithrobson593]

He’s dying his hair for the play he’s in

[@renhoek3851]

Do your Frank Spencer Steve!

[@rainblaze.]

Lovely stuff

[@jaggass]

So many complaints would have been flooding in if he said someone else's name. A clue he used say ''How's about that then?''

[@amr180671]

Too sympathetic to the witch

[@danieljamesmead]

Next up, Great Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo

[@alanlittle3941]

"Ahaaaa!"

[@petewoodroffemusic]

Fire the researchers and presenters!

[@regplasma7906]

Steve looks terrible with his new dyed hair ,greasy ,clean shaven look.

[@davidroe3121]

Can’t go back to savory now.

[@regplasma7906]

@@thesmithselvis I realised that. Just commenting how awful and unctuous it makes him look.

[@ashleyburns6752]

Brian & Maggie was good, looking at the UK now it is hard to imagine a time when the white working class could rise so high.

[@rhiannonhill]

I love Steve, he's a towering genius of comedy but Steve, WTF have you done to your hair??? Is that left over from some Method part or something?

[@theelvisguru9490]

It’s for his theatre role in dr Strangelove

[@michaeldonaghy5685]

His hair is for a part. But he has been going round looking like an 80 year old for the last few days for some unknown reason.

[@andydixon2980]

Coogan has become a BBC favourite actor 'lovey' since playing Savile. I think that was a wrong move from both, to dramatise such vile monster, by the very corporation that employed him and ignored his sordid acts.

[@howardsend6589]

Thatcher casting is terrible.

[@gregtanner5590]

Well if you're going by the way she looks then Coogan looks nothing like Walden. Harriet Walter is a very talented actress and I'm sure she got the part for a good reason! You have to capture the essence of a character, not be a lookalike.

[@howardsend6589]

@@gregtanner5590 You have to look vaguely like the historical character. May as well have stuck a Thatcher wig on Coogan!

[@kevcatnip7589]

@@howardsend6589 Would buy that for a dollar

[@OdditiesandRarities]

yeah, its just a bunch of thatcher haters, thats what motivated them to make this.

[@nickhuggins8660]

I couldn’t agree more!

[@IainLucey1972]

Looks nothing like brian.... 😮

[@bengray4149]

Dreary, dismal and depressingly downbeat. Mr Coogan looked like he should be on suicide watch. I suppose if you work for the BBC, even a comedy God like Mr Coogan would start to lose the will live or even be remotely entertaining al la this sad offering.

[@williammunny4679]

A complete tool

[@madforit2]

Yet Coogan is an open borders idiot. I'm not a supporter of Thatcher but if you're complaining about the removal of communities and hold the position that Coogan does on immigration you're in no position to criticise Thatcher on the destruction of communities.