Twenty Twelve
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC Four
- 2011 - 2012
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Mockumentary about the team organising the London Olympics. Stars Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Olivia Colman. Also features Amelia Bullmore, Karl Theobald, Vincent Franklin, Morven Christie, Samuel Barnett and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
With time ticking inexorably downwards, the marketing team come up with a major public event to mark the 1,000 days to the milestone. A huge clock designed by a modern British artist will be installed outside the Tate Modern on the banks of the Thames in a ceremony hosted by both Sebastian Coe and Boris Johnson and will count down towards the start of the Olympic Games. The only problem is that the clock has a potentially disastrous design flaw which no one seems to have noticed until it's too late...
Meanwhile, the process of deciding which public figures should be approached to carry the Olympic Torch on its journey around Britain has begun, and head of deliverance Ian Fletcher discovers that he is going on a romantic mini-break with his wife, whether he likes it or not...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 14th March 2011
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Hugh Bonneville | Ian Fletcher |
Jessica Hynes | Siobhan Sharpe |
Amelia Bullmore | Kay Hope |
Karl Theobald | Graham Hitchins |
Vincent Franklin | Nick Jowett |
Olivia Colman | Sally Owen |
Alex Beckett | Barney Lumsden |
David Tennant | Narrator |
Nicholas Gleaves | Anthony Preston |
Marcus Onilude | Shaquille Johnson |
Leila Farzad | Journalist |
John Morton | Writer |
John Morton | Director |
Paul Schlesinger | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Nick Ames | Editor |
Andrew Stephenson | Production Designer |
Andrew Blaney | Composer |
Videos
1000 Days To Go Day
The Marketing team come up with a major public event to mark the 1000 days to go milestone. The re-launch of the Twenty Twelve website and a clock counting down 1000 days to the start of the London Olympics in 2012.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher), Vincent Franklin (Nick Jowett), Jessica Hynes (Siobhan Sharpe) & Karl Theobald (Graham Hitchins).
Twenty Twelve Website Re-Launch
1000 days to go sees the re-launch of the Twenty Twelve website. Ian Fletcher fears website designer Barney Lumsden hasn't quite got what it takes as the clock literally counts down to the start of the London Olympics in 2012.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher) & Jessica Hynes (Siobhan Sharpe).