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: 1,385
Press clippings Page 9
W1A episode 1, review: Clarkson's now played for laughs
W1A is a curious show: a comedy about the absurdity of the BBC, broadcast by a BBC that claims to be nothing of the sort. It is either an example of the corporation's supreme self-awareness, or the exact opposite. I suspect they're not entirely sure which.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd April 2015Now on a second series, John Morton's comedy is less a satire of the BBC in particular and more a satire of big organisations in general. Endless meetings, managers with no discernible purpose and interns who outstay their welcome are all present and correct, but this week's hour-long special also benefits from the comic talents of PhoneShop's Andrew Brooke.
Ellen E Jones, The Independent, 23rd April 2015W1A is back, and its aim is as sharp as ever
The mockumentary's second season opens with an hour long special - but some of it hits a bit too close to home.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 23rd April 2015BBC's self-flagellating satire finally hits its stride
In its first series, W1A often felt like it was trying to do too much in 30 minutes, and breaking from the restrictive half-hour format allows the dynamics between characters to develop more organically, with longer set-pieces. As Ian himself would say, it's all good.
Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 23rd April 2015Ophelia Lovibond blog
Actress Ophelia Lovibond - hardworking PA Izzy - tells us what she loves about the comedy.
Ophelia Lovibond, BBC Blogs, 23rd April 2015W1A premiere review
BBC's self-flagellating satire finally hits its stride.
Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 23rd April 2015W1A: series 2 returns roaring its timid BBC head
W1A roars back on to our screens with a laugh a minute. Okay, cool, yeah.
The Gay UK, 23rd April 2015TV review: W1A
Why W1A reminds me of an embarrassing Geography teacher.
Julie McDowall, The Herald, 23rd April 2015The spirit of W1A comes to the real BBC
It is a problem that would have Hugh Bonneville's bungling BBC executive Ian Fletcher reaching for his Blackberry: the real-life BBC has run out of paper.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 22nd April 2015TV preview: W1A, BBC2
Too many tossers on Top Gear? Not much of a surprise there. The first episode of the new series of W1A finds itself in a veritable art-imitating-life scenario when they have to do a damage limitation exercise on Jeremy Clarkson's latest fictional outburst, which involves trawling through old TG episode and counting up the times he has said "tosser".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th April 2015