Alan Partridge is conduit to talk about ‘taboo’ subjects, says Steve Coogan

As TV character returns to BBC, Coogan says new series is a kind of Trojan horse' to air issues people feel anxious about bringing up

Alan Partridge has become a Trojan horse" to talk about taboo" subjects that make people anxious, Steve Coogan has said.

The hapless TV character is returning to the BBC in How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge) - a new series featuring him returning to the UK having been doing promotional work in Saudi Arabia and attempting to rebuild his career through a documentary about mental health.

How Are You? It's Alan Partridge airs on BBC One and iPlayer from 3 October