W1A. Image shows left to right: Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), Anna Rampton (Sarah Parish)
Forty Acres
- TV comedy drama in development
- 2023
A Sky comedy drama about a stately home and Britain's murky colonial legacy. Stars Hugh Bonneville, Sarah Parish and Davionte Ganter.
- This idea is currently in development
Press clippings
Maybe we should be able to laugh at anything. But slavery?
Nothing should be taboo for comedy or satire. But a Sky TV project raises the question: who is telling the joke and writing the script?
Nels Abbey, The Guardian, 13th December 2023W1A's Hugh Bonneville & Sarah Parish pilot colonial legacy Sky comedy
W1A stars Hugh Bonneville, Sarah Parish and Rufus Jones have reunited to pilot a Sky comedy about Britain's murky colonial legacy, Forty Acres, which also features US rapper and Dave star GaTa.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2023