The BBC sitcom Twenty Twelve is about to be rebooted.
The broadcaster has given the official go-ahead to Twenty Twenty Six, and Hugh Bonneville is about to reprise the function of Ian Fletcher for the upcoming sequence.
The 61-year-old actor beforehand performed the character in Twenty Twelve, and he’ll star within the new sequence alongside the likes of Paulo Costanzo, Chelsey Crisp, Stephen Kunken, and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
In Twenty Twenty Six, Ian heads to the US, Canada and Mexico to assist with the organisation of the 2026 World Cup.
John Morton, the sequence creator, stated: “I wasn’t certain what Ian Fletcher had been as much as just lately. The final I heard he was nonetheless recovering from a severe Mindfulness Course in Somerset. So, it’s nice to listen to that he’s made it again and has re-emerged in his pure habitat on the centre of a well known establishment, however now on the world stage and dealing with his greatest alternative but to get issues proper.
“I’m thrilled and massively grateful to the BBC for giving me the possibility to observe him once more, this time all the way in which to Miami, and I actually can’t wait to see what occurs.”
In the meantime, Nerys Evans, the artistic director of scripted on the Expectation manufacturing firm, can also be trying ahead to seeing the reboot.
Nerys stated in a press release: “I’ve been a fan of John’s writing for such a very long time, particularly seeing the totally different challenges he creates for poor Ian Fletcher, so superbly portrayed by Hugh Bonneville.
“We’re thrilled to be collaborating on Twenty Twenty Six, I can’t wait to see what he’s received in retailer for Ian this time.”
Twenty Twelve starred Hugh, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore, and was an on-location mockumentary that adopted the organisation of the London Olympics.
The comedy sequence proved to be successful with critics and viewers, with the final episode airing shortly earlier than the beginning of the 2012 Olympics. A number of characters from the present – together with Ian Fletcher – went on to seem in a sequel, W1A, which aired in 2014.
