2012 Olympics: Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville Goes for the Gold in Twenty Twelve

British comedy makes U.S. premiere on BBC America tonight

By Katherine Riley Jun 28, 2012 11:30 AMTags

Looks like we're not the only ones with Olympic fever.

BBC America is revving up for the London games with Twenty Twelve. The documentary-style comedy stars Downton's Abbey's Hugh Bonneville and follows the adventures of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, aka the group in charge of organizing 2012 Summer Olympics. Think: The Office: Olympics Edition, i.e., lots of miscommunication and dry-humored uncomfortable moments. Only, you know, on a global scale.

Twenty Twelve makes its U.S. television premiere tonight at 9 p.m. on BBC America.

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