W1A (TV series)

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W1A
Genre	Comedy
Created by	John Morton
Written by	John Morton
Directed by	John Morton
Starring	Hugh Bonneville; Jessica Hynes; Monica Dolan; Hugh Skinner; Nina Sosanya; Sarah Parish; David Westhead; Rufus Jones; Ophelia Lovibond; Jonathan Bailey; Max Olesker; Ivan Gonzalez; Sara Pascoe; Jason Watkins; Joel Fry;
Narrated by	David Tennant
Theme music composer	Laurie Johnson
Opening theme	Las Vegas (from Animal Magic)
Composer	Andrew Blaney
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producer	Jon Plowman
Producer	Paul Schlesinger
Production locations	Broadcasting House, London; MediaCityUK;
Cinematography	John Sorapure
Editor	Robin Hill
Running time	30 minutes ; 60 minutes (specials)
Production company	BBC Studios
Original release
Network	BBC Two; BBC Two HD;
Release	19 March 2014 –; 23 October 2017
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W1A is a British mockumentary sitcom television series that satirises the management of the BBC. It was created by John Morton, and first broadcast on BBC Two on 19 March 2014. The series is the follow-up to Twenty Twelve, a BAFTA-winning comedy series by the BBC about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]^[2] It sees the reintroduction of Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes as their Twenty Twelve characters, alongside a new cast, with David Tennant's role as narrator also continuing from the earlier series.

The first series began on 19 March 2014, concluding on 9 April. A second series was announced later in 2014 which launched on 23 April 2015 with a one-hour special. In August 2016, Radio Times announced that W1A had been recommissioned for a third and final series, which began airing on 18 September 2017.^[3]

The series is named after the postal code of the BBC's headquarters, Broadcasting House, which is W1A 1AA.^[4]

^ Westbrook, Caroline (5 December 2013). "Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes to reunite for Twenty Twelve sequel W1A". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
^ Sherwin, Adam (5 December 2013). "Twenty Twelve team returns to satirise life inside BBC Broadcasting House". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^ "Next series of W1A set for 2017". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ Plunkett, John (5 December 2013). "BBC's Twenty Twelve sequel to focus on the corporation itself". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[metro_4216927-1] Westbrook, Caroline (5 December 2013). "Hugh Bonneville and Jessica Hynes to reunite for Twenty Twelve sequel W1A". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[independent_8985759-2] Sherwin, Adam (5 December 2013). "Twenty Twelve team returns to satirise life inside BBC Broadcasting House". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

[3] "Next series of W1A set for 2017". Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[guardian_2013dec05-4] Plunkett, John (5 December 2013). "BBC's Twenty Twelve sequel to focus on the corporation itself". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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