Twenty Twelve: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Twenty Twelve
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2011-03-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-07-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2362

Cast and credited roles

• David Tennant — Narrator
• Hugh Bonneville — Ian Fletcher
• Jessica Hynes — Siobhan Sharpe
• Karl Theobald — Graham Hitchins
• Amelia Bullmore — Kay Hope
• Vincent Franklin — Nick Jowett
• Olivia Colman — Sally Owen
• Morven Christie — Fiona "Fi" Healey
• Samuel Barnett — Daniel Stroud

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-03-14; final listed air date 2011-04-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-03-30; final listed air date 2012-07-24; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Twenty Twelve on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.