“Downton Abbey” star Hugh Bonneville is to reprise* his role in BBC mockumentary* “W1A,” which is to return for a second series next year on BBC Two.

    Bonneville plays Ian Fletcher, the BBC’s fictional BBC head of values.

    In the new series, Fletcher will have to deal with the issue of the BBC’s charter renewal, which is due in 2016.

    “We’re overwhelmed and privileged to have Ian Fletcher return,” said the BBC’s Myfanwy Moore. “We just need to find him a desk.”

    Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning, added, “There’s an all-too-painful yet comedic delight in [writer] John [Morton] and his ability to pick away at the scab of modern corporate piffle and bureaucratic absurdity.

    “We can’t wait to see what dysfunctional madness lies ahead for Ian Fletcher and colleagues in this sly fiction,” he added.

    Bonneville’s character Fletcher also gave his response to the cameras being allowed to film his everyday work again.

    The new series of “W1A” — named after the postcode of BBC Broadcasting House in London — will be shown in one hour-long instalment and three 30-minute episodes.

    (SD-Agencies)