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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 6
Further details
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Among the many groups of people who are against holding equestrian events in Greenwich Park are local residents, led by self-styled maverick film director Tony Ward. Given that it's now over 30 years since he made his one - and so far only - successful film, Ward has had a lot of time on his hands to think about how angry he is and to plan his campaign of protest.
It starts with the arrival of an enormous pile of horse manure on the pavement outside the Olympic Deliverance Commission offices and climaxes with a live head-to-head debate with Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Meanwhile, in Ian's personal life, manure of a different kind finally hits the fan and he finds himself effectively locked out of his own house by his wife. Fortunately, his ever-loyal PA Sally is on hand and completely ready to pick up the pieces.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 18th April 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 |
David Tennant | Narrator |
John Ramm | Nigel Fox |
Tim McInnerny | Tony Ward |
John Hollingworth | Reporter |
Ingrid Oliver | AP The Today Programme |
Lucy Briers | Laura Fletcher |
James Naughtie | Self |
Sarah Montague | Self |
John Morton | Writer |
John Morton | Director |
Paul Schlesinger | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Nick Ames | Editor |
Andrew Stephenson | Production Designer |
Andrew Blaney | Composer |
Videos
A Pile of Manure
The manure is quite literally hitting the fan in more ways than one for Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Hugh Bonneville (Ian Fletcher) & Olivia Colman (Sally Owen).
Save the Stag Beetle
Can Kay Hope prevent the Greenwich Park stag beetles winding up in the waste paper bin when the Olympic equestrian events come to London in 2012.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Amelia Bullmore (Kay Hope) & John Ramm (Nigel Fox).