The comedian has a history of speeding offences and previously escaped a ban after saying he could not remember who was driving.
Steve Coogan will not face a lengthy driving ban after he told a court it would stop him filming a new series featuring his Alan Partridge character.
But rather than facing an automatic six-month driving ban, Coogan will only serve two months - as he argued he would be forced to cancel a travelogue series for the BBC.Coogan told a magistrates court:"I'm producing a travelogue follow-on TV series where I'm basically driving around Britain."The whole nature of the series is that it is a travelogue and it's an artistic thing that he drives and that defines his character.
He also argued that the 15 to 20 staff who would be working on the series, made by the Baby Cow production company, would struggle to find other work if the show was cancelled at short notice.The actor has a history of speeding offences and previously escaped a ban after saying he could not remember who was driving his car when the vehicle was seen speeding in Hove.
Mr Coogan, who is a car enthusiast, had also attended a drivers' awareness course just two months ago.
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