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  • W1A Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

W1A

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

With the Olympics over Ian Fletcher joins the BBC as its new head of values and has trouble finding his office. Dim young intern Will introduces him to Simon Harwood, the director general's right hand man and he attends a meeting along ...See moreWith the Olympics over Ian Fletcher joins the BBC as its new head of values and has trouble finding his office. Dim young intern Will introduces him to Simon Harwood, the director general's right hand man and he attends a meeting along with senior communications officer Tracey Pritchard, head of output Anna Rampton and Neil Reid, who believes the BBC should be more Cornwall-friendly. Producer Lucy Freeman plans a rural series, 'Britain's Tastiest Villages' but proposed host Clare Balding is doing a dog show for ITV so Lucy and Anna go after Carol Vorderman instead. Carol is not fooled into believing that she was first choice and refuses to commit. After trying to placate professional Cornishman Nigel Trescott Ian finds himself chairing his first meeting where he is perturbed, not only by the Cornish debate but by the presence of ridiculous PR woman Siobhan Sharpe, whom he knows of old. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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John Morton (written by)
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Updated Mar 18, 2014

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Mar 18, 2014 (United States)
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22 cast members
Name Known for
Hugh Bonneville
Ian Fletcher Ian Fletcher   See fewer
Monica Dolan
Tracey Pritchard Tracey Pritchard   See fewer
Jessica Hynes
Siobhan Sharpe Siobhan Sharpe   See fewer
Sarah Parish
Anna Rampton Anna Rampton   See fewer
Hugh Skinner
Will Humphries Will Humphries   See fewer
Nina Sosanya
Lucy Freeman Lucy Freeman   See fewer
Jason Watkins
Simon Harwood Simon Harwood   See fewer
David Westhead
Neil Reid Neil Reid   See fewer
Jonathan Bailey
Jack Patterson Jack Patterson   See fewer
Ivan Gonzalez
Jerry Guildencrantz Jerry Guildencrantz   See fewer
Rufus Jones
David Wilkes David Wilkes   See fewer
Ophelia Lovibond
Izzy Gould Izzy Gould   See fewer
Max Olesker
Ben Rosenstern Ben Rosenstern   See fewer
Carol Vorderman
Carol Vorderman Carol Vorderman   See fewer
David Tennant
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Laurence Howarth
Adam Brady Adam Brady   See fewer
Emil Lager
Waiter Waiter   See fewer
Simon Greenall
Nigel Trescott Nigel Trescott   See fewer
Karen Ascoe
Sally Wingate Sally Wingate   See fewer
Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob Alan Yentob   See fewer
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie   See fewer
Graham Curry
BBC Staff (uncredited) BBC Staff (uncredited)   See fewer
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