Alan Partridge new series: 'Lynn' actor Felicity Montagu to return for BBC show

The DJ's assistant was last seen in 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Steve Coogan and Felicity Montagu as Alan Partridge and Lynn (BBC)

The return of Alan Partridge to the BBC will also see the return of fan favourite character, Lynn.

Steve Coogan announced the return of his famous alter-ego in the new show, This Time With Alan Partridge, earlier this year and is bringing Felicity Montagu back as the DJ's assistant.

Filming is currently underway for the character's first live TV show since 90s chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You.

Montagu starred as Lynn in two series of I'm Alan Partridge as well as 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.

The new show has been described as “a heady mix of consumer affairs, current affairs, viewer interaction, highbrow interview and lightweight froth.”

Susannah Fielding, best known for appearing in The Great Outdoors and Black Mirror, will play Partridge’s co-presenter Jennie Gresham, while Tim Key returns as Sidekick Simon.

Previously, comedy scribe Neil Gibbons tweeted a picture of the first episode’s script with the caption: “It lives.”

The six-part series will premiere on the BBC later this year.