David Tennant narrates Episode 3 in the third series of the
award-winning sitcom W1A tonight on BBC Two from 10pm. Hugh Bonneville and
Jessica Hynes return to the roles of Ian Fletcher and Siobhan Sharpe in the
follow up to the acclaimed series Twenty Twelve. The six episode spoof
fly-on-the-wall documentary was written and directed by John Morton and the
cast also includes Jason Watkins, Nina Sosanya, Sara Pascoe, Sarah Parish,
Jonathan Bailey, Hugh Skinner and Monica Dolan.
W1A
Series 3 Episode 3
BBC Two, 10pm BST
The search for new ways of saving money at the BBC. Having
dismissed the idea of losing programmes about gardening as a possible solution
the renewal team propose that the cutting of the BBC Big Swing Band might send
out a useful message, but what had started in a strategy meeting as an idea
with potential turns into a major PR disaster.
In this context the BBC head of values Ian Fletcher's first
visit to the Department of Media, Culture and also Sport does not get off to
the best of starts, especially when it is revealed that the minister is a 'keen
trombonist'.
Meanwhile, PR guru Siobhan Sharpe is leading the creative
journey towards launching BBC Me and head of news Neil Reid has a problem of
his own when the latest version of the BBC's automatic live subtitling software
is shown to have some major defects - such as getting the spelling of proper
names embarrassingly wrong.
With guest appearances from Lenny Henry, Louise Minchin, Dan
Walker and Jeremy Paxman.
Viewers in Northern Ireland will see the episode at 10pm on Friday
6th October.
Photo: Hugh Skinner as Will Humphries (via BBC)
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