"Twenty Twelve" (2011) TV series 2011-

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

14 March 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The team responsible for organizing the 2012 Olympics in London face many challenges.

Plot Keywords:

Fake Documentary | Olympic Games | Mockumentary | London England | Two Word Title

Awards:

3 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Hugh Bonneville	...	Ian Fletcher (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Amelia Bullmore	...	Kay Hope (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jessica Hynes	...	Siobhan Sharpe (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Karl Theobald	...	Graham Hitchens / ... (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
David Tennant	...	Narrator (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Vincent Franklin	...	Nick Jellet / ... (12 episodes, 2011-2012)
Olivia Colman	...	Sally Owen (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Morven Christie	...	Fi Healey (7 episodes, 2012)
Alex Beckett	...	Barney Lumsden (6 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Directed by
John Morton		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Writing credits
John Morton		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Produced by
Jon Plowman	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Paul Schlesinger	....	producer / series producer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eirwen Davies	....	production executive (3 episodes, 2012)
Catherine Gosling Fuller	....	producer (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Original Music by
Andrew Blaney		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Cinematography by
John Sorapure		(4 episodes, 2012)
Bill Broomfield		(3 episodes, 2012)

Series Film Editing by
Robin Hill		(7 episodes, 2012)
Nick Ames		(6 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting by
Rachel Freck		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Production Design by
Andrew Stephenson		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Art Direction by
Anastasya Martynova		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Costume Design by
Debbie O'Brien		(13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Makeup Department
Nichola Bellamy	....	makeup designer / make up designer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Liz Hardiment	....	makeup artist / make up artist (13 episodes, 2011-2012)

Series Production Management
Sue Longstaff	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2011)
Catherine Gosling Fuller	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2012)
Andy Bennions	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alex Grasham	....	third assistant director (9 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tom Dunbar	....	first assistant director (7 episodes, 2012)
Julie Sykes	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2011)
Mark Turner	....	second assistant director (6 episodes, 2011)
Tamara King	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 2012)
Simon Whitby	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Art Department
Maura Laverty	....	production buyer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Andy Leach	....	props master (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Cecily Duckett	....	design assistant (7 episodes, 2012)
Tony Harries	....	construction manager (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Peregrine Andrews	....	dubbing mixer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Stuart Piggott	....	sound recordist (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Graham Tait	....	boom operator (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Stephane Malenfant	....	boom operator (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Goddard	....	gaffer (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Geraint Owen	....	focus puller / camera assistant (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Robbie Cairns	....	camera assistant (7 episodes, 2012)
Matt Wicks	....	second camera operator (5 episodes, 2012)
Steve Cortie	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2012)
Anton Jeffes	....	second camera operator (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting Department
Rachel Sheridan	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2012)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Natalie Willis	....	costume assistant (9 episodes, 2011-2012)
Chloe Flanagan	....	costume assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Lauren Kilcar	....	costume assistant (4 episodes, 2012)
Eloise Park	....	costume assistant (4 episodes, 2012)
Yanika Waters	....	costume assistant (3 episodes, 2012)

Series Editorial Department
Alex Leask	....	colorist / colourist (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Saul Budd	....	on-line editor (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Music Department
Justin Stennett	....	promo music (1 episode, 2012)

Series Other crew
David Colenutt	....	location manager (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Eirwen Davies	....	production executive (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Lauriel Martin	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Rebecca Rycroft	....	script supervisor (10 episodes, 2011-2012)
Lucy Fewell	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Cartwright	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Richard Green	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2011)
Andrew Harvey	....	production runner (6 episodes, 2011)
Nicki Safe	....	production runner (6 episodes, 2011)
Jamie Graham	....	production runner (4 episodes, 2012)
Aggie Mensah	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2012)
Wendy Rees	....	post production coordinator (4 episodes, 2012)
Paula Lamont	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2012)
Kevin McSweeney	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2012)
Gemma Neep	....	production runner (3 episodes, 2012)
Kate Scarbrough	....	production co-ordinator (3 episodes, 2012)
Natalie Scicluna	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2012)
Daisy Brydon	....	script assistant (2 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2011) (UK) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Wright Stuff: Episode #17.60" (2012)

More satire than sitcom comedy and all the better for that

The first episode was criticised by the TV critics of two British newspapers for lacking jokes. That rather seems to miss the point. I found it far funnier than they seem to have done, and often it is the small, almost insignificant points which are so telling: the casting of peripheral characters is masterly and hints at the essence of Twenty Twelve. This is not in the first instance a comedy but satire which sends up mercilessly the attitudes, dishonesty and outright nonsensical babble of recent times. But it is done in such a straight-faced manner than perhaps some miss its nuances. My favourite character is the utterly vacuous air-headed Siobhan Sharpe, on secondment from the PR company Perfect Curve as the Olympic deliverance committee's Head of Brand, but that is just a personal choice and it would be unfair to single her out. I have met all the characters portrayed in real life and, oddly, they are not at all exaggerated. With luck - and the Games being just over a year away - this one will run and run.