Olympics mockumentary Twenty Twelve to return
Twenty Twelve, the mockumentary about the team organising the London Olympics, will return to BBC Four for a second series.
The news of the recommission was announced via the BBC Comedy Blog, which said: "Here at BBC Comedy HQ we've noticed a lot of love for Twenty Twelve, so we wanted to be the first to break the good news... Twenty Twelve will return for a second series."
The comedy, created by People Like Us writer John Morton and filmed in a similarly documentary style, follows the personal and professional challenges faced by those responsible for delivering the 2012 London Olympics. The show stars Hugh Bonneville, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes, Amelia Bullmore, Karl Theobald and Vincent Franklin.
The BBC blog features a quote from Ian Fletcher, the Head of Deliverance character played by Bonneville: "Obviously I think damage has already been done to the smooth-running of our department by allowing the BBC cameras in. Personally, I don't want it to continue. But upstairs says it's going to. So that's all good."
Storylines suggested for the new series include the Deliverance Team having to deal with the Algerian team's demand for a mosque; meet budgetary concerns, such as how to deliver 'value for money'... when there's isn't any money; and undertaking a Legacy Audit on the rival bids for the Stadium... when no-one in the team knows what a Legacy Audit is.
Executive producer Jon Plowman says: "We are really delighted that we have been granted permission to follow the Olympic Deliverance team again as they near the climax of their deliverance."
Richard Klein, BBC Four's Controller, adds: "Twenty Twelve is deliciously topical, wickedly funny and sometimes uncannily close to real life. It has quickly captured the imagination and shows that, above all, the British don't take themselves too seriously!"
The last episode of the current first series of Twenty Twelve is on Monday at 10pm, guest starring Blackadder's Tim McInnerny as a self-styled maverick film director opposed to the decision to hold equestrian events in Greenwich Park.
Series 2 of Twenty Twelve is expected to be filmed later this year, for broadcast towards the end of 2010 or in early 2012.