Funniest comedy confirmed for BBC reboot and its out | UK News

The “funniest British comedy” has been confirmed for an epic BBC reboot, and it is out very soon. Twenty Twenty Six is a highly-anticipated sitcom starring Hugh Bonneville and Hugh Skinner, with narration from David Tennant. The mockumentary is a follow-up to both Twenty Twelve and W1A, which satirised the higher management of the BBC.

Twenty Twelve noticed Bonneville play Ian Fletcher in the lead-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, with the upcoming collection marking his comeback. Fleabag’s Hugh Skinner will return as Ian’s personal assistant Will Humphries.

“Next year’s football tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues thousands of miles apart across the whole of North America; what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami as its Director of Integrity,” the show’s official synopsis reads.

Across two collection of W1A, Will graduated from hapless intern to the dizzy heights of Ian’s PA. Will is now back, keen as ever to personally help Ian on delivering a seamless soccer competitors.

Joining the collection’ stellar line-up of already announced solid are Marli Siu, Nicole Sadie Sawyerr, Joe Hewetson, and Erin Kellyman.

After being announced in June last yr, many followers have been left questioning when Ian and his group shall be seen on screen again. It has now been confirmed that Twenty Twenty Six will premiere at 10pm on BBC Two on Wednesday, April 8.

Hugh Bonneville confirmed the news with a post on his Instagram account, with the caption studying: “A major international tournament is approaching. In an office somewhere in Miami is Ian Fletcher, a ball and quite possibly a plan.”

Fans rapidly took to the feedback part to share their pleasure, with one particular person writing: “This will be so much better than the actual football.” Another added: “My absolute favourite,” while a third said: “This is going to be just awesome!” A fourth particular person echoed the sentiment, saying: “The funniest show ever!”

Viewers have continued to reward the upcoming sitcom’s predecessors, significantly W1A, which aired from 2014 to 2017. An IMDb consumer wrote: “Hidden gem that’s actually better than The IT Crowd. It’s great that the BBC makes limited episodes of these shows. Very funny and light. Great characters and very well narrated.”

Another added: “I watched all three seasons in just a few days. This is one of the funniest British comedies I’ve seen in a very long time. So many British-isms and the ridiculous things that happen in all corporate offices! There is a cracking cast and with David Tennant narrating too.”

A 3rd said: “Equisitely funny and too true. Bonneville and [Jason] Watkins are brilliant in this wonderful parody of BBC’s internal workings and all its shenanigans,” with another equally sharing: “A hilarious skewering of both the BBC and the mindset of corporate lackeys everywhere. Absolutely crammed with great characters, many of whom, in the British manner, have their distinctive and increasingly wonderful catchphrases.”

A fifth fan echoed the sentiment, saying: “Such a great series I watched it twice. Wonderfully acted and written, the single word interplay between the characters is a marvel. The discipline and skill to pull off the rapid-fire exchanges is something to behold.”

Twenty Twenty Six will premiere at 10pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday, April 8