Twenty Twelve 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 documentary (or 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, which began airing on 30 March 2012 on BBC Two. A further three episodes of
The Fast Show a stand-alone series in 2003 and 2004 and broadcast on BBC Three. The first three episodes of the first series were repeated on BBC One. In 2006, Higson and Whitehouse produced and performed in "Down the Line", a spoof talkback show for BBC Radio 4, hosted by Rhys Thomas, which featured many of the regular "Fast Show" cast, including Higson, Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir and Felix Dexter. Further series were broadcast in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2013. A follow-on TV series, "Bellamy's People", was broadcast in 2010. Speaking on the BBC Two show "Something for the Weekend" on 9