Jason Watkins

W1A cast mocks BBC's new tagging device on Twitter

Cast members of BBC media satire W1A have reconvened on Twitter to mock the recent news that BBC staff at New Broadcasting House have to wear "social distance proximity devices" to ensure social distancing that beeps if they come too close to their colleagues.

W1A: Initial Lockdown Meeting review

"Every problem is a solution waiting to happen," Hugh Bonneville says as he reprises his role as the BBC's head of values, Ian Fletcher. And right now he tells four other characters from the satirical sitcom W1A in a mock-Zoom meeting to determine the corporation's lockdown strategy. "We are looking at one of the biggest solutions any of us have ever seen."

TV review: Hitmen, series 1 episode 1

They might not be that well known for their acting skills but both Mel and Sue convince in roles which aren't of the type they normally take on, the rest of the cast are damn superb, and it's a sitcom that not only has a very strong first episode but also which shows a great deal of potential too.

Hitmen review

Mel and Sue as hired killers was a hit with me.

Hitmen review

Killing people - is it funny? Not just now, when the news is filled with a rising death toll, but ever? I was racking my brain on that one as I gritted my teeth through the painful opening episode of Hitmen, in which Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc set out to show they can still cut it in comedy after veering off into presenting travelogues and the like.

Review: Hitmen has perfect casting, but comedy misses

Sure, it's not un-funny. It's an enjoyable half hour. But I wanted so much more.

Hitmen review

The well-loved duo Mel and Sue bring much-needed laughter as incompetent assassins in this slightly plotted but enjoyable sitcom.

Hitmen, Sky One, review

Half-baked comedy from Mel and Sue needs killing off.

Hitmen, review

Mel and Sue as contract killers? They're better off sticking to presenting.

Season two of the star-packed sitcom about a silvery couple having their retirement plans upended continues. After last week's dire house viewing, fastidious Phil (John Cleese) has vanished, which is probably just as well since daffy Roger (Jason Watkins) has jumped headlong into the Airbnb market. Farcical, fitful fun.