S01E01 Countdown
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...
Twenty Twelve
S01E04: Raising the Bar
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 working, conscientious and loyal but the truth is that he has about as much charisma as a dimmer switch. Ian and Siobhan have different views on how to deal with the problem.
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
S01E02 Visitors from Rio
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...
S01E03 Roman Remains
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...
S01E04 Raising the Bar
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...
S01E05 Cultural Curator
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...
S01E06 Equestrian Controversy
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
Ian Fletcher
Olivia Colman
Sally Owen
Jessica Hynes
Siobhan Sharpe
Amelia Bullmore
Kay Hope
Karl Theobald
Graham Hitchens
Vincent Franklin
Nick Jowett
Morven Christie
Fi Healey
Samuel Barnett
Daniel Stroud
Sara Pascoe
Coco Lomax
Joel Fry
Karl Marx
David Tennant
Narrator (voice)
Alex Beckett
Barney Lumsden
