The New Statesman/YMMV


 * Complete Monster (Alan, who verges on evil incarnate at times, played for laughs)
 * Crosses the Line Twice
 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Piers, of all people, gets two. The first is his impassioned speech for care of the elderly in series two. The second is when, at the end of series three, he tires of Alan's abuse and finally punches him out.
 * While they may be cases of The Bad Guy Wins, Alan successfully pulling off a particularly audacious scheme can often be rather awesome, if for no other reason than his magnificent bastardry. Particular standouts include Heil and Farewell, where he  This is possibly topped by The Irresistible Rise of Alan B'Stard, where he
 * Magnificent Bastard: His schemes may backfire quite frequently, or run into mishaps, but he always ends up winning. Admittedly, two of those victories  were due to dumb luck, but his other victories are mainly thanks to his own cunning.