Where the W1A cast are now from Wicked success to huge TV careers

BBC spoof documentary bid W1A showed the interior workings of the broadcaster and the chaos down the scenes.

The bid was a continuation of the bid Twenty Twelve, which poked amusive astatine the organising committee for the London Summer Olympics.

W1A ran for 3 bid betwixt 2014 and 2017 with David Tennant narrating the scenes of the spoof documentary series.

With a cult following, the amusement returned for a one-off peculiar poking amusive astatine the Covid-19 pandemic and for a caller peculiar for Comic Relief earlier this year.

There are rumours the bid could instrumentality successful different format successful the adjacent future, which volition delight fans of W1A. Some formed members person gone onto person respectable TV careers portion 1 histrion is presently enjoying his Hollywood breakout.

Hugh Bonneville - Ian Fletcher

Hugh Bonneville's quality went from preparing for the 2012 Olympics arsenic the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission to reforming the BBC arsenic Head of Values astatine the broadcaster.

Since his clip connected W1A, Bonneville has remained a fixture connected British TV, but besides made waves successful Hollywood with roles specified arsenic Henry Brown successful the Paddington movie series, Muppets Most Wanted and Bank of Dave. He was precocious seen successful The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Douglas Is Cancelled and BBC play The Gold.

Bonneville was besides adored for his relation arsenic Lord Grantham successful Downton Abbey, which earned him 2 Emmy nominations and a motion from the Golden Globes. He besides returned for the diagnostic films including the 2025 sequel.

Jessica Hynes - Siobhan Sharpe

Siobhan Sharpe besides migrated from the Olympics squad to assistance with the BBC's PR arsenic a BBC Brand Consultant - adjacent if she wasn't afloat up to the task connected immoderate days.

From her clip connected W1A, Jessica went onto to nonstop her archetypal movie The Fight and reconnected with David Tennant to prima arsenic a parent raising a girl with a terrible learning disablement successful play There She Goes.

She has besides appeared successful Paddington films, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Am I Being Unreasonable? Years and Years arsenic connected The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off.

Monica Dolan - Tracey Pritchard

Straight talking Tracey has seen it all, thing surprises her, and she prides herself connected knowing however to woody with immoderate it is earlier it happens. The Senior Communications Officer besides clashed with Siobhan and was precise steadfast with her views.

Since the amusement ended, Monica has appeared successful Wolf Hall, Alan Partridge, Inside No.9, Black Mirror, Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Sherwood.

Jason Watkins - Simon Harwood

Simon was an important fig astatine the BBC and underneath his evident informality and astir relentless bonhomie helium is astir apt 1 of the BBC’s astir strategical Directors.

At this point, it's easier to accidental what Jason hasn't been in. The prolific TV histrion has appeared successful Doctor Who, Call the Midwife, McDonald & Dodds, Line of Duty, Midsomer Murders, The Crown and overmuch much since the extremity of W1A.

2024 has been overmuch quieter for Jason, with roles arsenic Alfred successful Batman: Caped Crusader and TV play Coma.

Sarah Parish - Anna Rampton

Anna was liable for everything the BBC broadcasts successful each formats and besides hard to please.

She had a estimation for being uncompromising, for not doing doubt, and for making decisions rapidly and past sticking to them, albeit astir ever the incorrect ones.

The Peak Practice prima has had a dependable travel of TV enactment with roles successful Broadchurch, Trollied, Industry, Pglets and Geek Girl.

Nina Sosanya - Lucy Freeman

The experienced shaper was invited to enactment connected a assortment of programmes that she ne'er dreamed she would beryllium invited to enactment connected erstwhile she primitively joined.

Nina has since gone connected to look successful Marcella, Killing Eve, His Dark Materials, Brave New World and Baby Reindeer.

Hugh Skinner - Will Humphries

Once the intern successful the BBC, helium yet recovered a occupation arsenic Ian Fletcher's PA. He was perpetually trying to find thing to bash and fixed menial tasks to bash by staff.

Since W1A, Hugh has appeared successful Fleabag, Poldark, Zog, The Witcher and films The Invitation and Wicked Little Letters.

David Westhead - Neil Reid

Bumped up to regular relation successful W1A, Neil Reid was the memorable Controller of News and Current Affairs. His relation was truthful fashionable that helium was asked to bash a leaving code for a real-life BBC exec who loves the show.

After appearances successful The Coroner, Jericho, Reg, Bodyguard, David appears to person taken a vocation interruption with lone Enola Holmes 2 successful 2022 his caller role.

Rufus Jones - David Wilkes

The Entertainment Format Producer was the brains down Britain’s Tastiest Village with a batch riding connected it.

Rufus has since landed a fig of movie roles including Paddington, Stan & Ollie, Wonka and The Foreigner. The histrion precocious appeared successful Disney+ deed Rivals arsenic Paul Stratton, arsenic good arsenic roles successful Beyond Paradise, Four Lives and Hijack.

Ophelia Lovibond -Izzy Gould

Izzy started arsenic the PA to Simon Harwood but her hard enactment saw her promoted to Development Executive by Director of Better Anna Rampton. Izzy was 1 of the hard moving figures that made W1A enactment and often dealt with tasks others didn't privation to woody with.

Ophella has since gone connected to look successful TV and film, with roles successful Elementary, Feel Good, This England and Partygate. Marvel fans whitethorn recognise her arsenic Carina successful Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: The Dark World.

Jonathan Bailey - Jack Patterson

The enthusiastic lad was the PA to Anna Rampton and aboriginal an enforcement successful betterness development.

Jonathan Bailey's vocation has precocious skyrocketed acknowledgment to playing Fiyero successful the philharmonic phantasy movie Wicked. He was hailed arsenic a standout quality successful the fashionable philharmonic and volition instrumentality successful the sequel.

Bailey has besides appeared successful Broadchurch, Crashing, Bridgerton and Heartstopper.