W1A - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Genre
Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
14 (3 series), plus 1 Zoom special
Stars
Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes, Jason Watkins, Monica Dolan, Hugh Skinner, Nina Sosanya, Sarah Parish, David Westhead and more
Writer
Director
Producers
Paul Schlesinger and Jon Plowman
Company
Ian Fletcher, the ex Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, takes up his next big job - the Head of Values at the BBC.
His task is to clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future, in particular for Licence Fee Renegotiation and Charter Renewal in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Reith was then; this is now.
The post is sold to Ian as a chance to influence and shape one of the great British institutions. His job is to think Big Thoughts, but it doesn't him take long to realise that not only does he not have time to think Big Thoughts, he never has time to think any thoughts at all.
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Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
First broadcast
Wednesday 19th March 2014 at 10pm on BBC Two
Most recent repeats
- Thursday 1st August 2019 at 9:45pm on London Live - Series 1, Episode 4
- Thursday 1st August 2019 at 9:00pm on London Live - Series 1, Episode 3
- Thursday 1st August 2019 at 2:15am on London Live - Series 1, Episode 3
Recording details
BBC Broadcasting House - Locations
Pinewood Studios