W1A Series 1, Episode 2 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Ian's mission to take the sting out of what is now being referred to as 'Wingategate' continues.
Further details
Ian's journeys north to Salford for his first big interview in the job with Jenni Murray on Woman's Hour, where he faces tough questions around the BBC's apparent ageism and sexism regarding the appointment of female presenters.
Meanwhile things are getting complicated for the Britain's Tastiest Village production team - having wooed and won Carol Vorderman as Clare Balding's replacement to co-present the show with Alan Titchmarsh (voted the world's sexiest man after George Clooney), they have discovered at the very last minute that Clare Balding is available after all (the How Big Is Your Dog dates have changed yet again).
All the confusion leads to Ian being sent mixed messages about who will actually be presenting, but it's not like he's live on Woman's Hour or anything...
The problem is that no one has told Clare that they were moving on and she unhelpfully turns up for her first production meeting at the same time as Carol Vorderman is leaving.
Broadcast details
Date
Wednesday 26th March 2014
Time
10pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
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 |
| 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
| Nyasha Hatendi | Reporter |
|---|---|
| Nadia Kamil | Woman's Hour B.A. |
| Carol Vorderman | Self |
| Clare Balding | Self |
| Jenni Murray | 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 |