W1A. Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville). Copyright: BBC
W1A

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.

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Series 2, Episode 3

Former head of output Anna Rampton has been crowned director of better. No-one on the management team is quite clear what the job entails.

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W1A. Image shows from L to R: Alan Yentob, Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), Mary Beard. Copyright: BBC

Anna Rampton has been crowned director of better. No-one on the management team is quite clear what the job entails, but one thing is certain - whatever it is, the concept of better needs to be announced to the world at large.

Tracey Pritchard, senior communications officer, suggests an event in the BBC Radio Theatre, but brand manager Siobhan Sharpe has altogether more awesome ideas - none of which involve the words 'radio' or 'theatre'.

Elsewhere, format-entertainment executive David Wilkes continues his seemingly unstoppable rise through the organisation with some surprising job news, and the BBC mega-hi-tech software programme Syncopatishare (designed to make life easier for busy executives) is proving difficult to master. Especially for ex-intern Will.

Finally, director of strategy Simon Harwood comes up with a brand new management structure for the BBC, which is essentially the old one rotated 90 degrees.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 7th May 2015
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 10th May 2015 11:00pm BBC2
Friday 17th February 2017 12:00am W
Thursday 12th July 2018 2:00am W
Friday 13th July 2018 2:00am W
Friday 3rd August 2018 11:40pm W
Friday 10th August 2018 11:40pm W
Wednesday 29th August 2018 2:25am W
Tuesday 18th September 2018 2:10am W
Thursday 27th September 2018 2:10am W

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
Daniel Ings Matt Taverner (Comedy Drama Exec)
Simon Bubb Benedict Cartwright (BBC Reporter)
Alan Yentob Self
Mary Beard Self
Evan Davis Self
Sophie Raworth Self
Writing team
John Morton Writer
Production team
John Morton Director
Paul Schlesinger Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Robin Hill Editor
Andrew Stephenson Production Designer
Andrew Blaney Composer

Videos

Kitchen catch-up

David tells Lucy about a new job that is being created in Prime Time Factuality.

Featuring: Nina Sosanya (Lucy Freeman) & Rufus Jones (David Wilkes).

Syncapatico

Ian stumbles upon some private documents due to Will's ongoing Syncapatico induction.

Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher) & Hugh Skinner (Will Humphries).

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