Twenty Twelve

Overview

A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on Earth: the 2012 Olympics. From getting a busload of non-English speaking Brazilians from A to B, who to appoint to run the Cultural Olympiad and what to do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind, 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.

Episodes

Countdown

S01E01 Countdown

March 14, 2011 27 min
With time ticking inexorably downwards the marketing team come up with a major public event to mark the 1,000 days to go milestone. A huge clock designed by a contemporary British artist. The only problem...
Visitors from Rio

S01E02 Visitors from Rio

March 21, 2011 29 min
A visiting group of dignitaries from Rio (the Olympic host in 2016) is in London for the week. For Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher and his team the mission is simple. They have to get...
Roman Remains

S01E03 Roman Remains

March 28, 2011 28 min
It's another challenging week for Head of Deliverance, Ian Fletcher and his team. Roman remains have been discovered on the site of the Aquatics Center, forcing them to contemplate radical last minute modifications to the...
Raising the Bar

S01E04 Raising the Bar

April 4, 2011 29 min
Dave Wellbeck is an ex-athlete, double Olympic silver medalist and in theory a natural choice as Brand Ambassador for Raising the Bar - a scheme to get young people inspired by Olympic ideals. He's hard...
Cultural Curator

S01E05 Cultural Curator

April 11, 2011 29 min
There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad so how difficult can it be to select the best candidate? Ian and the team are about to find out when...
Equestrian Controversy

S01E06 Equestrian Controversy

April 18, 2011 27 min
The decision to hold equestrian events in Greenwich Park is one of the most controversial choices made by the Olympic authorities. Among the local residents against it is self-style maverick film director Tony Ward. Over...

Cast

Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
Ian Fletcher
Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman
Sally Owen
Jessica Hynes
Jessica Hynes
Siobhan Sharpe
Amelia Bullmore
Amelia Bullmore
Kay Hope
Karl Theobald
Karl Theobald
Graham Hitchens
Vincent Franklin
Vincent Franklin
Nick Jowett
Morven Christie
Morven Christie
Fi Healey
Samuel Barnett
Samuel Barnett
Daniel Stroud
Sara Pascoe
Sara Pascoe
Coco Lomax
Joel Fry
Joel Fry
Karl Marx
David Tennant
David Tennant
Narrator (voice)
Alex Beckett
Alex Beckett
Barney Lumsden

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