Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hugh Bonneville to Star in BBC America's TWENTY TWELVE, Premiering 6/30 (TALK TV WORLD)



As BBC AMERICA warms up for the London Olympics, the actors and creators of some of Britain's most iconic comedies come together for a new comedy, TWENTY TWELVE, premiering in the US in June as part of BBC AMERICA's Saturday night comedy block the Ministry of Laughs.




Starring Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Jessica Hynes (Spaced), Olivia Colman (Peep Show), Amelia Bullmore (I'm Alan Partridge), Vincent Franklin (The Thick of It), and Karl Theobald (Green Wing) and narrated by David Tennant (The Spies of Warsaw, Doctor Who) - the documentary style comedy follows the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on earth: the London Olympics.

Twenty Twelve premieres Saturday, June 30 as part of the Ministry of Laughs. From executive producer Jon Plowman (The Office, Extras, Absolutely Fabulous) and writer John Morton (People Like Us), Twenty Twelve (12 x 30) is a BBC production, distributed by BBC Worldwide and has been acquired by BBC AMERICA. 

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