W1A - with Hugh Bonneville & John Morton
Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman get the inside story of making W1A from Hugh Bonneville and John Morton. From 2020.
TV veterans Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to the writers, producers, and performers behind Britain鈥檚 biggest TV comedy hits and hear the inside story of how they brought their programmes to the screen.
In this episode, Peter and Jon talk to Hugh Bonneville and John Morton about W1A, their much-loved satire of the 麻豆社.
They discuss where the idea for W1A came from (there is, you鈥檒l be pleased to hear, a fold-up bike involved).
John reveals which 麻豆社 grandee offered his services when it came to researching the show.
Hugh talks about the challenges of playing Ian Fletcher and Downton鈥檚 Earl of Grantham, often at the same time (and how it all actually helped W1A to prise a bit more cash out of the 麻豆社!).
And we hear what Ian Fletcher might be doing next.
With Peter and Jon as our guides, we鈥檒l take the opportunity to ask quite how they went about making a great bit of TV comedy. Who came up with it? How did it get written? We鈥檒l talk about the commissioning, the casting, and the reception the show received when it first aired.
We鈥檒l do our very best to winkle out some backstage secrets straight from the horse鈥檚 mouth, as we hear the unvarnished truth from the people who were there, and who put these iconic shows on the telly.
Original W1A clips written by John Morton
Producer: Owen Braben
Made for 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra by Expectation Productions, and first broadcast in June 2020.
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- Wed 17 Jun 2020 22:30麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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