What: I love this show very, very much. W1A is a spin-off from the limited series Twenty Twelve (about the London Olympics) and is a satire about the working life of BBC employees.
Almost every line is quotable, and each character's verbal tics often weave together into an impressive villanelle of jobspeak clichés.
Comparable to: Think Armando Iannucci, but with a bit more heart.
Representative quotes:
"There's something about the place as soon as you come in. You're aware that you're at the centre of something genuinely important. And the really exciting thing is to think that part of my job is going to be trying to establish where that centre is and also exactly what it's in the middle of."
"I'm not being funny or anything, but it's literally genocide in the press office, and not in a good way."
"Meanwhile, Izzy and Jack are coming to terms with the possibility that Will may have managed to find a solution to the BBC's Wimbledon problem by accidentally having a sister."
How to get it: All three series (seasons) are streaming on Netflix. Of course, it's British, so that means the entire episode count is a snappy 14. That's only 7 hours total!
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