W1A
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2014 - 2020
- 14 episodes (3 series)
Spin-off from Twenty Twelve in which Ian Fletcher and Siobhan Sharpe now find themselves working for the BBC. Stars Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes, Jason Watkins, Monica Dolan, Hugh Skinner and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Ian finds himself holding the hottest of hot potatoes when Mebyon Kernow activist Nigel Trescott complains that Cornwall and the Cornish are shamefully under-represented on the BBC.
Things get worse when BBC Spotlight South West presenter Sally Wingate goes public with her feeling that her failure to progress to a national presenting role might be part of the BBC's institutionally anti-Cornish bias.
Ideas of how best to limit the damage lead to PR company Perfect Curve's Siobhan Sharpe suggesting getting Sally to do something on Springwatch or some kind of Bake Off.
Meanwhile, producer Lucy Freeman is having meetings with Head of Output Anna Rampton and Entertainment Format Creative David Wilkes about a forthcoming new flagship show - Britain's Tastiest Village - which according to David is "kind of Britain's Got Talent meets Countryfile with a bit of The One Show thrown in just in case."
Anna wants a progress report and there's good news and bad news. They've virtually got Alan Titchmarsh on board now, but the very bad news is that it looks like they've lost Clare Balding - "words you never ever want to hear" - as the dates of How Big Is Your Dog, a new show she's doing for ITV, have changed at the last minute.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 19th March 2014
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 10:00pm | BBC2 |
Monday 22nd February 2016 | 1:15am | W |
Monday 22nd February 2016 | 10:40pm | W |
Thursday 6th October 2016 | 11:40pm | W |
Tuesday 7th February 2017 | 12:00am | W |
Thursday 24th August 2017 | 2:30am | W |
Friday 15th September 2017 | 12:55am | W |
Tuesday 19th September 2017 | 1:00am | W |
Friday 1st June 2018 | 10:00pm | London Live |
Saturday 14th July 2018 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Friday 31st August 2018 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Thursday 25th July 2019 | 2:00am | London Live |
Thursday 25th July 2019 | 9:00pm | London Live |
Cast & crew
Hugh Bonneville | Ian Fletcher |
Jessica Hynes | Siobhan Sharpe |
Jason Watkins | Simon Harwood |
Monica Dolan | Tracey Pritchard |
Hugh Skinner | Will Humphries |
Nina Sosanya | Lucy Freeman |
Sarah Parish | Anna Rampton |
David Westhead | Neil Reid |
Rufus Jones | David Wilkes |
Ophelia Lovibond | Izzy Gould |
Jonathan Bailey | Jack Patterson |
Max Olesker | Ben Rosenstern |
Ivan Gonzalez | Jerry Guildencrantz |
David Tennant | Narrator |
Laurence Howarth | Adam Brady (Staff Trainer) |
Emil Lager | Waiter |
Simon Greenall | Nigel Trescott (Cornish Campaigner) |
Karen Ascoe | Sally Wingate (Newsreader) |
Carol Vorderman | Self |
George Alagiah | Self |
Alan Yentob | Self |
Salman Rushdie | Self |
John Morton | Writer |
John Morton | Director |
Paul Schlesinger | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Robin Hill | Editor |
Andrew Stephenson | Production Designer |
Andrew Blaney | Composer |
Videos
W1A Trailer
The trailer for W1A. Ian Fletcher has a big task ahead of him.
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher), Jessica Hynes (Siobhan Sharpe), Jason Watkins (Simon Harwood), Hugh Skinner (Will Humphries) & Rufus Jones (David Wilkes).
Digital Handshake Sessions
Ian attends a digital handshake session for new BBC staff.
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher) & Laurence Howarth (Adam Brady).
The Way Ahead Meeting
Ian chairs the first ever meeting of The Way Ahead task force group.
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher), Jessica Hynes (Siobhan Sharpe), Jason Watkins (Simon Harwood), Monica Dolan (Tracey Pritchard), Hugh Skinner (Will Humphries), David Westhead (Neil Reid), Max Olesker (Ben Rosenstern) & Ivan Gonzalez (Jerry Guildencrantz).
Episode 1 Recap
The first episode summarised in 50 seconds.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher), Jason Watkins (Simon Harwood), Monica Dolan (Tracey Pritchard), Sarah Parish (Anna Rampton), Rufus Jones (David Wilkes), Simon Greenall (Nigel Trescott), Karen Ascoe (Sally Wingate) & Carol Vorderman.