W1A (TV series) W1A (TV series) W1A is a British comedy television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 19 March 2014, created by John Morton. The series is the follow-up to "Twenty Twelve", a BAFTA-winning comedy series by the BBC about the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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
The Fast Show a stand-alone series in 2003 and 2004 and broadcast on BBC Three. The first three episodes of the first series were repeated on BBC One. In 2006, Higson and Whitehouse produced and performed in "Down the Line", a spoof talkback show for BBC Radio 4, hosted by Rhys Thomas, which featured many of the regular "Fast Show" cast, including Higson, Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir and Felix Dexter. Further series were broadcast in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2013. A follow-on TV series, "Bellamy's People", was broadcast in 2010. Speaking on the BBC Two show "Something for the Weekend" on 9