Twenty Twelve
Twenty Twelve is a BBC television comedy series written and directed by John Morton. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, the programme is a spoof on-location mockumentary following the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. It was first broadcast on UK television station BBC Four in March 2011 to coincide with the 500-day countdown to the opening ceremony.
| Twenty Twelve | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mockumentary |
| Created by | John Morton |
| Written by | John Morton |
| Directed by | John Morton |
| Starring | Hugh Bonneville Jessica Hynes Amelia Bullmore Olivia Colman Vincent Franklin Karl Theobald Morven Christie |
| Narrated by | David Tennant |
| Theme music composer | Irving Berlin |
| Opening theme | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" sung by Nat King Cole |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jon Plowman |
| Producer | Paul Schlesinger |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four (2011–2012) BBC Two (2012) BBC HD |
| Release | 14 March 2011 – 24 July 2012 |
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Twenty Twelve gained mainly positive reviews from critics, and a four-part second series was announced on 15 April 2011, which began airing on 30 March 2012 on BBC Two. A further three episodes of series 2 began airing from 10 July 2012. The series' last episode was broadcast on 24 July 2012, three days before the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games.
Several core characters went on to appear in a sequel, W1A, in 2014.