| Twenty Twelve | |
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| 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 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 gained mainly positive reviews from critics, and a four-part second series was announced on 15 April 2011,[1] which began airing on 30 March 2012 on BBC Two.[2] A further three episodes of series 2 began airing from 10 July 2012.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "BBC Four recommissions hit comedy series Twenty Twelve". BBC Press Office. 15 April 2011.
- ^ "The British Comedy award-winning Twenty Twelve returns tonight for a four-part second series". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Mickel, Andrew (17 December 2011). "'Twenty Twelve' gets third series". Digital Spy.
- ^ "BBC's Twenty Twelve sequel to focus on the corporation itself". TheGuardian.com. 5 December 2013.