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.
Streaming rank this week: 1,058
Press clippings Page 10
Ophelia Lovibond interview
Ophelia Lovibond, who counts Caroline Flack and Jack Whitehall among her friends, said she also hopes to achieve success on stage: "Oh my God, I would love to go on stage so much. I'm undignified with how badly I want it."
Evening Standard, 15th April 2015W1A series 2 preview
Often overlooked, is David Tennant's narration which for me, holds the show together and often most of the laughs are as a result of his descriptions, for example "It's another day, at another time" or "After a year developing a drama, the project is finally nearing another meeting".
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 14th April 2015W1A: BBC staff admit show is close enough to real thing
The BBC newsroom now use Siobhan Sharpe's phrase 'Let's nail this puppy to the floor!' in a true case of life imitating art.
James Rampton, The Independent, 14th April 2015TV review: W1A Series Two, BBC Two
Hugh Bonneville stars in scarily plausible BBC mockumentary.
Henry Northmore, The List, 14th April 2015W1A review: Clarkson's ghost looms large
At the preview screening, the producer Jon Plowman said he would like the show to run until the charter renewal in 2016. On this evidence - and at the rate the BBC is churning out scandals and gaffes - it could run a lot longer than that.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 14th April 2015Wimbledon 'too white'... in W1A world
Heard the latest? The BBC's Wimbledon coverage is 'too white' and the broadcaster's exclusive rights to the tournament are at risk. Luckily, the BBC has a rescue plan. It's fixed on French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as its Wimbledon saviour and is considering pepping up programming with foam fingers in the stands, David Attenborough in the umpire's chair and Graham Norton in the players' box. But hold your fury, tennis fans; this is all happening in the parallel world of W1A - BBC Two's sitcom set in the Corporation's London headquarters that will begin its second series next week.
Claire Barrett, BBC Ariel, 14th April 2015W1A, review
At the preview screening, the producer Jon Plowman said he would like the show to run until the charter renewal in 2016. On this evidence - and at the rate the BBC is churning out scandals and gaffes - it could run a lot longer than that.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 14th April 2015Jeremy Clarkson featured in new series of W1A
The second series of BBC mockumentary W1A has hit the televisual nail on the head once again with its opening episode featuring a controversial incident involving Jeremy Clarkson and the word "tosser".
Tara Conlan, The Guardian, 13th April 2015Classicist Mary Beard to make cameo in W1A
The presenter and classicist has been given a small turn in the new series alongside BBC creative director Alan Yentob, RadioTimes.com can reveal.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 7th April 2015Jeremy Clarkson's exit prompts script change to W1A
Jeremy Clarkson's ignominious exit from the BBC has claimed another casualty - nothing to do with Top Gear but a running gag in BBC Two's satirical comedy about the corporation, W1A.
Tara Conlan and John Plunkett, The Guardian, 27th March 2015