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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 6

Comedy series following the challenges faced by those responsible for delivering the 2012 Olympics. A group of dignitaries from Rio, the Olympic hosts in 2016, visits London.

Comedy series following the personal and professional challenges faced by those responsible for delivering the biggest show on earth, as the Olympic Deliverance team try to get through to the end of the day, the end of the week and the end of the year without all the wheels falling off at once.

A visiting group of dignitaries from Rio (Olympic hosts in 2016) is in London for the week. For Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher and his team the mission is simple. All they have to do is to meet the Brazilian delegation and take them by coach to the Olympic Stadium where they will meet Head of LOCOG, Lord Sebastian Coe. What can possibly go wrong?

As it turns out, just about everything: from language difficulties through satellite navigation issues to burst water mains and phantom punctures. For the team it's a lesson in the importance of staying positive and focused even when you are literally travelling in completely the wrong direction.

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30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Ian Fletcher Hugh Bonneville
Kay Hope Amelia Bullmore
Sally Owen Olivia Colman
Siobhan Sharpe Jessica Hynes
Graham Hitchins Karl Theobald
Himself Sebastian Coe
Interpreter Karina Fernandez
Bus Driver Karl Collins
Nina Christiani Nina Sosanya
Narrator David Tennant
Writer John Morton
Producer Paul Schlesinger
Director John Morton
Executive Producer Jon Plowman

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