{"id":47098,"date":"2024-03-04T18:37:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2003146"},"modified":"2024-03-04T20:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:13:04","slug":"w1a-stars-hugh-bonneville-jessica-hynes-and-more-reunite-for-comic-relief","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/w1a-stars-hugh-bonneville-jessica-hynes-and-more-reunite-for-comic-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"W1A stars Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and more reunite for Comic Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dearly missed characters are back for one night only! <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 04 March 2024 at 17:37 PM<\/p>

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The stars of BBC sitcom W1A will reunite for a special at this year\u2019s Comic Relief extravaganza, it has been announced.<\/p>\n

The celebrated series, which ran between 2014 and 2017, followed the BBC\u2019s Head of Values Ian Fletcher (Dick Turpin<\/a>\u2018s Hugh Bonneville) as he dealt with everyday problems and long term questions about the broadcaster\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

He worked alongside Brand Consultant Siobhan Sharpe (There She Goes<\/a>\u2018\u00a0Jessica Hynes), Senior Communications Officer Tracey Pritchard (Mr Bates vs the Post Office<\/a>\u2018s Monica Dolan) and personal assistant Will Humphries (The Witcher<\/a>\u2018s Hugh Skinner).<\/p>\n

The four actors are confirmed to feature in a reunion sketch (via TV Zone<\/a>), which will see their W1A characters scramble to find a presenter to replace the outgoing Sir Lenny Henry, who is stepping down after this year\u2019s show<\/a>.<\/p>

Expect familiar faces to crop up as the hapless characters hold interviews for the prestigious role, but it\u2019s not yet known who exactly will be in contention \u2013 in the sketch or in real-life, for that matter.<\/p>\n

However, we do know the presenting team assembled to work alongside Henry for 2024\u2019s edition, with Romesh Ranganathan, Maya Jama, David Tennant, Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Rosie Ramsey and Paddy McGuinness all locked in.<\/p>\n

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