Twenty Twelve

Name: Twenty Twelve
Genre: Comedy
Cast: David Tennant, Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes, Karl Theobald, Amelia Bullmore

TV Series2011 – 201230m2 seasons · 13 episodes

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Twenty Twelve follows the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on earth: the London Olympics. The actors and creators of some of Britain's most iconic comedies come together in this new documentary-style comedy that is not only deliciously topical and wickedly funny but also uncannily close to real life. They have billions of pounds to spend and plenty of time before the deadline; so what can possibly go wrong? Well, what do you do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind? And how do you cope with athletes who want to help but are just too dull? It's all in a day's work for the men and women whose job it is to stage the greatest sporting event in the world.

Creator: John Morton
Stars: David Tennant Hugh Bonneville Jessica Hynes

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E1Boycott (Part 1)Mar 30, 2012 · 30m · The Algerian Olympic team threatens to boycott the Games after discovering that the Shared Belief Centre does not face Mecca.Not rated yet

E2Boycott (Part 2)Apr 6, 2012 · 30m · It is the second half of a very long day. The Algerians issue a deadline of midnight for a solution to their demand for a Shared Belief Centre which faces Mecca, while the French threaten to pull out of the Games if a separate mosque is built. The team have to come up with an idea that will please everyone.Not rated yet

E3Clarence HouseApr 13, 2012 · 30m · A decision must be made about the future of the Olympic Stadium, and Clarence House has asked the ODC to look at ways of linking the Twenty Twelve Olympics with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - is 'Jubilympics' the perfect branding solution?Not rated yet

E4The RapperApr 20, 2012 · 30m · Siobhan's team design a major sexual health campaign, complete with a rap song "Get it On," which may upset the Catholic competitors.Not rated yet

E5CatastrophisationJul 10, 2012 · 30m · Thirty two days to go, and with Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher chairing the final ever meeting of the Twenty Twelve Security Committee's Special Catastrophisation Unit, it emerges that someone has been caught converting official Olympic starting pistols to fire live rounds. With the US Security Forward Team about to arrive to review security arrangements for the Games, the challenge is to find a way of handling this piece of news that doesn't involve shooting themselves in the foot. Meanwhile Kay Hope continues her one woman quest to find a Sustainable use for the Stadium post Games, and Siobhan Sharpe and her team at Perfect Curve take on the task of re-branding the Twenty Twelve Travel Advice Pack in such a way that no-one will ever have to read it.Not rated yet

E6Inclusivity DayJul 17, 2012 · 30m · Having been shot in the foot with a doctored starting pistol, head of deliverance Ian Fletcher discovers that he is also shortly to be without a PA as current PA Daniel Stroud has been offered another job. Back over at the offices of the ODC they try to work out how to launch Inclusivity Day in London on the same day that Seb Coe is launching Diversity Day in Oldham, when, even though both Boris Johnson and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson have agreed to take part, no-one knows what Inclusivity Day is. Meanwhile over at PR company Perfect Curve, Siobhan Sharpe and her team devise a viral campaign designed to change the face of women's football without mentioning women's football, following catastrophic ticket sales. The clock ticks on.Not rated yet

E7Loose EndsJul 24, 2012 · 30m · Ten days left to try to tie up loose ends before the Deliverance Team finally hands over to the Live Team. Issues include what to do when it's discovered that the fireworks planned for the Opening Ceremony will trigger all the ground to air missiles that are in place for the Games; how to respond when the environmentally sound charging stations installed for the official Olympic electric cars turn out to charge so slowly that the entire fleet will quickly become plugged in, unable to move; and how handle a much publicized competition to compose a special peal of church bells to ring in the dawn of the Opening Day but which so far has attracted only two entries. On a personal note, newly divorced and soon to be redundant Ian has some loose ends of his own, including what to do with the rest of his life and what to do about Sally.Not rated yet

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David TennantNarrator Hugh BonnevilleIan Fletcher Jessica HynesSiobhan Sharpe Karl TheobaldGraham Hitchins Amelia BullmoreKay Hope Vincent FranklinNick Jowett Olivia ColmanSally Owen Morven ChristieFiona "Fi" Healey Samuel BarnettDaniel Stroud

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Premiered: March 14, 2011
Ended: July 24, 2012
Status: Ended
Network: BBC Two
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Language: English
Episode runtime: 30m
Official site: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f87nh
TVmaze ID: 2362