“You’d be my very own John West tinned woman. Skipjack Sonja in brine.”
In context
Alan: I’ve bought you the caravan.
Sonja: I don’t live in the house with you?
Alan: Have you seen the size of the box room? I want you here in the caravan. You’d be my very own John West tinned woman. Skipjack Sonja in brine.
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The scene
Alan breaks the news that his girlfriend Sonja will be staying in the caravan after he has moved into his new house.
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Quick answers
Who says "You’d be my very own John West tinned woman. Skipjack..."?
Alan Partridge says it in I'm Alan Partridge.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Episode 6 – Alan Wide Shut (I'm Alan Partridge). The full script is on this site.