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Written by
  
John Morton

Starring
  
See below

Narrated by
  
David Tennant

Program creator
  
John Morton

7.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy

Directed by
  
John Morton

Theme music composer
  
Laurie Johnson

Network
  
BBC Two

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Opening theme
  
Las Vegas (from Animal Magic)

Cast
  
Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes

Production locations
  
MediaCityUK, Broadcasting House, London

Similar
  
Twenty Twelve, The Guess List, Up the Women, People Like Us, The Robinsons

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W1A is a British comedy television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 19 March 2014, created by John Morton. The series is the follow-up to Twenty Twelve, a BAFTA-winning comedy series by the BBC about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Its name comes from the postcode prefix of the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House (W1A 1AA), and sees the reprisal of Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes as their Twenty Twelve characters, alongside a new cast, with David Tennant's role as narrator also continuing from the earlier series.

Contents

The first series began on 19 March, concluding on 9 April 2014. A second series was announced later in 2014 which launched on 23 April 2015 with a one-hour special. On 14 May 2015, RadioTimes.com quoted series writer John Morton as having "high hopes of another series" to perhaps air in Spring 2016. In August 2016 RadioTimes.com announced the series had been recommissioned for a third series, to be filmed in 2017.

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Plot

The series revolves around Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, who has been chosen to be the Head of Values at the BBC. His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future. The series deals with the everyday events at the corporation, and how the team deal with these. Such events include the arrival of Prince Charles, problems surrounding a new programme entitled Britain's Tastiest Village, as well as media scrutiny of Ian Fletcher's salary.

Cast

Bonnevile reprises his role of Ian Fletcher from W1A's predecessor, Twenty Twelve, as does Hynes, who plays Siobhan Sharpe the Head of Perfect Curve, a brand consultant agency. Also returning are Sharpe's team, consisting of Barney Lumsden, Coco Lomax and Karl Marx (Beckett, Pascoe and Fry, respectively), whilst the remainder of the cast were created by Morton as new characters.

Cameo/guest appearances
  • Alan Yentob (2014, 2015; 2 episodes)
  • Carol Vorderman (2014; 2 episodes)
  • Salman Rushdie (2014; 1 episode)
  • Olivia Colman (2014; 1 episode)
  • Matt Addis (2014; 1 episode)
  • Jenni Murray (2014; 1 episode)
  • Clare Balding (2014; 1 episode)
  • Evan Davis (2015; 2 episodes)
  • Samuel West (2015; 1 episode)
  • Alex Jones (2015; 1 episode)
  • Matt Baker (2015; 1 episode)
  • Sarah Hadland (2015; 1 episode)
  • Sophie Raworth (2015; 1 episode)
  • Mary Beard (2015; 1 episode)
  • Production

    W1A was commissioned by Janice Hadlow, Controller of BBC Two, and Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning. Filming began in January 2014. W1A was written and directed by John Morton, who previously worked on Twenty Twelve and People Like Us. The Producer is Paul Schlesinger and the Executive Producer is Jon Plowman. A second series was commissioned in September 2014, with Bonneville's return also confirmed.

    Series 2

    On 15 September 2014, it was announced that W1A would return for a second series in 2015. This began with a 60-minute special on 23 April, followed by three 30 minute episodes.

    Series 3

    In August 2016, the BBC announced that W1A would return for a third series, due to be produced and broadcast in 2017.

    References

    W1A (TV series) Wikipedia