Second series for BBC sitcom

W1A, the BBC comedy about its own internal workings, is to return for a second series.

Hugh Bonneville has signed up to reprise his role of head of values Ian Fletcher in a new four-part series due to air on BBC Two next year.

Creator John Morton – who was also behind the Olympics comedy Twenty Twelve – is penning one 60-minute episode, followed by three 30-minute ones. Details of potential plotlines as the corporation approaches the renewal of its charter in 2016 have not yet been revealed.

BBC comedy chief Shane Allen said: 'There’s an all-too painful yet comedic delight in John’s ability to pick away at the scab of modern corporate piffle and bureaucratic absurdity. We can’t wait to see what dysfunctional madness lies ahead for Ian Fletcher and colleagues in this sly fiction.'

W1A is again being produced by the BBC's in-house comedy department.

Published: 15 Sep 2014