TV series

Twenty Twelve

2011–2012 · 2 seasons

A dry, cringe-inducing mockumentary that turns bureaucratic incompetence into a slow-burn comedy of awkward silences and hollow jargon.

Overview: A mock-documentary following the challenges - both personal and professional - faced by the team responsible for delivering the biggest show on Earth: the 2012 Olympics. From getting a busload of non-English speaking Brazilians from A to B, who to appoint to run the Cultural Olympiad and what to do when the much-vaunted wind turbines won't turn because there's no wind, it's all in a day's work for the men and women whose job it is to stage the greatest sporting event in the world.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, light and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, media, politics, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
media
politics
class
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild