Recently awarded an OBE for services to broadcasting to add to his Bafta, BCA and RTS awards, Armando Iannucci, talks about the differences he found working for US cable after 20 years at the UK public broadcaster.
Veep, set in the White House and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the vice president, debuted in the US in April and arrives in the UK on Sky Atlantic on June 25. It has already been renewed for a second season by HBO.