Thus ‘W1A’ continues in the footprints of its predecessor, with Fletcher at the centre of the middle of things at the Beeb, quickly becoming the spokesperson and whipping boy for a number of topical-at-the-time scandals at the corporation, involving regional discrimination and pay levels. Now with the Quango-esque title "Head of Values" he is soon involved with a similar group of headless deadbeats talking lots but saying little in another amusing spoof comedy.

Hugh Bonneville writes: “As with its predecessor, ‘W1A’ proved to be strangely prophetic: Jeremy Clarkson causing headaches for senior management and problems with a tricky ‘Match of the Day’ presenter… I lost count of the number of BBC employees who sidled up to me when we were filming at Broadcasting House and said, “I hope you realise you’re making a documentary, not a comedy?”

Our thanks to the BBC for this screening.