Twenty Twenty Six - BBC Two / iPlayer
Discussion
This mockumentary - which is a follow up to Twenty Twelve and W1A - begins on 08/04/2026. Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) is helping to organise this year's World Cup, assisted by his PA Will. As per the two previous series, David Tennant is doing the narration.
Episode 1 is already available on iPlayer, but it's really just a brief introduction that lasts a couple of minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002stzw/tw...
Episode 1 is already available on iPlayer, but it's really just a brief introduction that lasts a couple of minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002stzw/tw...
I'm not sure about this, I watched the first episode yesterday and I wonder if it's too "American".
2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
Dermot O'Logical said:
I'm not sure about this, I watched the first episode yesterday and I wonder if it's too "American".
2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
I know exactly where you're coming from after watching the first episode. I did think the Mexican woman was hilarious though 2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
Dermot O'Logical said:
I'm not sure about this, I watched the first episode yesterday and I wonder if it's too "American".
2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
I watched the first one and feel much like you so far. I liked the previous series because they were so "British" and reminded me of being a British civil servant. It's all about laughing at yourself. 2012 and W1A worked because of their British eccentricity - we all knew that despite everything, we'd make a success of running the Olympics, but 2012 introduced the possibility that behind the scenes, it was always teetering on the brink of catastrophic failure, for all sorts of previously unimagined reasons (the Multi-Cultural Worship building built without any of the walls facing Mecca for example).
W1A worked because everybody knew that behind the Reithian facade and decades of history, the BBC was a complete omnishambles, with political and inter-departmental feuds and cover-ups. But it also featured the impossibly lovely Ophelia Lovibond.
In both, the departmental meetings were sublimely funny and cringeworthy, but the Americans take that sort of thing rather seriously, so I wonder how much humour there is in that. David Tennant's voiceovers are well worth listening to, and the rolling subtitles are hilarious, in an understated manner.
I do hope that it's going to be a worthy follow-up.
Though in this series I was pleased to see posh boy Will Humphries arrive near the end though and I just love the voice/accent of the Mexican character.
Very disappointing.
A hard “no” from me.
I said to Mrs8 it was curious how little promotion we’d seen about this show considering the successes of the first two series and then we watched episode one. Pretty dire really. Perhaps the beeb had little confidence in the product themselves.
A hard “no” from me.
I said to Mrs8 it was curious how little promotion we’d seen about this show considering the successes of the first two series and then we watched episode one. Pretty dire really. Perhaps the beeb had little confidence in the product themselves.
Obviously it aped 2012 and W1A in many ways, useless participants, in pointless meetings uttering standard phrases to sound supportive but actually meaningless.
Anyone else play the game in real meetings?
Actually heard a paraphrase of the "identifying what we do best and finding more ways of doing less of it better" Only two of us got the joke.
Had to respond with my goto "Well that's all good then".
Not managed "nailing jelly to the hothouse wall" yet.
Anyone else play the game in real meetings?
Actually heard a paraphrase of the "identifying what we do best and finding more ways of doing less of it better" Only two of us got the joke.
Had to respond with my goto "Well that's all good then".
Not managed "nailing jelly to the hothouse wall" yet.
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