W1A (TV series) cast were created by Morton as new characters. "W1A" was commissioned by Janice Hadlow, controller of BBC Two, and Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning. Filming began in January 2014. "W1A" was written and directed by John Morton, who previously worked on "Twenty Twelve" and "People Like Us". The producer is Paul Schlesinger and the executive producer is Jon Plowman. A second series was commissioned in September 2014, with Bonneville's return also confirmed. On 15 September 2014, it was announced that "W1A" would return for a second series in 2015. This began with a 60-minute special on 23 April, followed
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