W1A press clippings - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

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10 little-known UK sitcoms that US viewers need to watch

Only a few British sitcoms make an impression in the United States, but there are plenty of hilarious shows which deserve bigger international audiences. While shows like Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and The Office have had plenty of success in America, this is merely the tip of the iceberg. British comedy doesn't always translate well overseas, so people don't often give lesser-known British sitcoms a chance.

Ben Protheroe, Screen Rant, 28th July 2024

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.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th January 2021

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."

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st May 2020

W1A, Series 3 Finale, BBC Two review

If we were expected to relate to the characters on an emotional level, it was too little, too late - in truth we barely know them.

Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 24th October 2017

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