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 Diary of a Nobody this in the style of the silent films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, with the text narrated in a voice-over. The BBC screened two subsequent adaptations: in 1979 a version dramatised by Basil Boothroyd, and in 2007 a four-part dramatisation Andrew Davies, directed by Susanna White and first shown on BBC Four as part of the channel's Edwardian season. "The Guardian"s critic wrote of the latter that Hugh Bonneville was "immaculate as the ignored kerfuffler [Pooter]." BBC Radio 4 (sound radio) has broadcast several dramatisations of the "Diary". These include Stephen Tompkinson and Annette Badland in a 2004 adaptation