Twenty Twelve

Name: Twenty Twelve
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 28, 2012
Rating: 66

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BBC-2 | BBC | BBC America | BBC-4 | BBC Two | BBC Four | Release Date: June 28, 2012

Summary: Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), Head of Deliverance of the Olympic Deliverance Commission along with Head of Brand Siobhan Sharpe (Jessica Hynes) struggle to organize the 2012 London Olympics in the British mockumentary series from John Morton.

[Premiered originally in the UK on 14 Mar 2011 and in the US on BBC America on 28 June 2012]

Genre(s): Comedy

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S2:E7. Loose Ends
Air Date: July 23, 2012
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S2:E6. Inclusivity Day
Air Date: July 16, 2012
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S2:E5. Catastrophisation
Air Date: July 10, 2012

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Brian Lowry

Jun 22, 2012

Season 1 Review: While light on laugh-out-loud moments, this clever half-hour earns the gold in the category of "wry and bemused." Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Jun 22, 2012

Season 1 Review: The Olympian spirit is all about relentless rigor, steely self-discipline and doing the impossible. Twenty Twelve celebrates sloth, inattention and surrender. There should be a gold medal for that too. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jun 28, 2012

Season 1 Review: BBC America delivers a satirical treat in the uncannily topical Twenty Twelve. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jun 26, 2012

Season 1 Review: It's more cheekily amusing than hilarious and full of comedy-of-the-uncomfortable moments. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Jun 28, 2012

Season 1 Review: Twenty Twelve is ultimately too safe and predictable to be funny enough for the time spent watching it. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Jun 27, 2012

Season 1 Review: A conceptually smart but only moderately funny comedy. Read full review

Verne Gay

Jun 25, 2012

Season 1 Review: We've just seen this stuff too many times. Merely changing script specifics to Olympic references doesn't make it fresh. Read full review

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BenWomack

May 17, 2020

This was prepared in time for the 2012 Olympics.
I watched it, at a later date (May 2020)
John Morton writes and directs for a cast of experienced? comedy actors. Is it true? However much it depends, on an air of truth, a la 'that is the sort of thing people say,' it is not. Description:This was prepared in time for the 2012 Olympics.
I watched it, at a later date (May 2020)

John Morton writes and directs for a cast of experienced? comedy actors.

Is it true? However much it depends, on an air of truth, a la 'that is the sort of thing people say,' it is not.

Description: I saw series 1 and series 2 is advertised here. Series 1... you're a fly on the wall, a bat on the belfry, watching a team discuss how to handle problems. Air of power about the whole thing. Problems- giant clock; rio team bus waylaid; archaeological find; boring spokesperson; is it a fair and open competition; harangue from a protest- then later, faith.

Reaction: I found it a friend when I felt faintly miserable.
But I am still unsure, whether the misery isn't heralded, by things like this, also.
Catch-phrases. Aren't a good sign.
Ultimately, feel as though I'm comparing different brands of candyfloss. Candyfloss , is not , a food. Being faintly nasty about people- you will, eventually, meet them. and then what.
Thank you.
Did it use beautiful people to get your attention? A bit.
Am I the right age category? Bit old.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

66

Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 8, 2012
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  S2:E7. Loose Ends
  Air Date: July 23, 2012
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  S2:E6. Inclusivity Day
  Air Date: July 16, 2012
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  S2:E5. Catastrophisation
  Air Date: July 10, 2012
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  S2:E4. The Rapper
  Air Date: April 20, 2012
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  S2:E3. Clarence House
  Air Date: April 13, 2012
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  S2:E2. Boycott Part 2
  Air Date: April 6, 2012
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  S2:E1. Boycott Part 1
  Air Date: March 30, 2012
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: June 28, 2012