John Bishop's Britain - Specials (2012)

John Bishop's Big Year sees John Bishop perform a structured stand-up comedy review of 2012. In front of a live studio audience, John uses his trademark humour to examine all the major talking points from the past 12 months. Using a mix of his own jokes, archive footage and some bespoke comedy sketches written and performed by sketch troupe Pappy's, John reminds the viewers of the highs and lows of 2012 before giving his unique take on each area. In this, the first of two episodes, John tackles possibly the biggest event of the year in the Olympics, as well as getting to grips with the economy.

The second and final instalment of John Bishop's comedy review of the big stories and events from 2012. Filmed in front of a live studio audience, John looks back over major talking points from the past year, in his trademark style. With a mixture of clips, sketches and of course John's own stand-up, viewers are reminded of the good, the bad and the funny from the last 12 months. In this episode John looks at the highs and lows of the royal family, from Prince Harry to the Queen's Jubilee, and he digs out some of the biggest success stories of the year.