BBC Four's Twenty Twelve - Series 2

[mcgillianaire]

If you can, watch this low-budget comedy. They've only broadcast the first part of the 1st episode of the second series, but it's absolutely brilliant! Though to be honest, I didn't quite enjoy the 1st series as much as I would've expected. Who cares? The new series has started off with a bang. Narration by David Tennant!

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[edical]

Is that the show that was based on "The Games" (based on the Sydney Olympics) from the ABC?

I heard the BBC were interested in it...

[mcgillianaire]

Ah, I've no idea! I'll have to look it up.

However there is another Aussie comedy that is being broadcast on BBC4, Lowdown. Am absolutely loving all the episodes I've been able to see. Narration by Geoffrey Rush.

[edical]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Games_%28Australian_TV_series%29

The wiki article has a reference to Twenty Twelve as well.

I remember the newspaper article now.. the BBC claimed they didn't copy the idea for The Games, but one of the writers or producers for The Games had talked to the BBC about the idea for their olympics oly months before... :)

Hadn't heard of Lowdown....? Not sure why, given Rush is in it!

[mcgillianaire]

Thanks for the link! And it does seem like they did copy the idea from your lot first! One of these days I'll try and watch at least an episode of the ABC version, if it's available on one of the free streaming websites.

As for Lowdown here's how Wiki describes it: "an award-winning Australian television comedy series set in the world of celebrity journalism". It's probably the first non-soap Aussie show I've ever watched. Unfortunately Rush doesn't appear in it at all, he's just the narrator. It's still good without him.

Do you recommend any other punchy Aussie shows? I tend to like gritty dramas, or thinking comedies.