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'It's about how you find hope after abuse': Laura Horton on Alan Partridge's PA and coercive control by Rachael Healy

Downtrodden sitcom assistant Lynn Benfield is the inspiration for a play about a woman who escapes a relationship and starts a band. Its creator explains why its more true-to-life than you'd expect Lynn Benfield, the downtrodden PA to Steve Coogan's unbearable broadcaster Alan Partridge, doesn't always get the recognition she deserves. Most people only know Lynn by her first name. On TV, she is always by Alan's…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PM on July 19, 2024

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