His next career move takes him to Miami as the Director of Integrity on the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team. 

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Ian Fletcher. After heading the Olympic Deliverance Commission in the run up to London Twenty Twelve, he went on to a stint as Head of Values at the BBC’s prestigious W1A address.

Comic Relief W1A – Jessica Hynes, Monica Dolan, Hugh Bonneville, Romesh Ranganathan, Lenny Henry, Hugh Skinner & Richard Madeley

He was last seen in that capacity in 2024, helping Comic Relief to audition replacements for Lenny Henry.

Now, he takes up a prestigious role as the Director of Integrity on the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami ahead of the forthcoming World Cup.

Ian Fletcher said:

“I’m thrilled at the prospect of joining the Oversight Team in Miami for this unique event. And in terms of the Integrity role, to borrow a soccer analogy, this is a rare opportunity to set out your own goals and then score them on the global stage.

Twenty Twenty Six is a new six-part series for BBC One and iPlayer. It comes from the team behind Twenty Twelve and W1A, and producers Expectation.

Hugh Bonneville reprises his role as Ian Fletcher. Joining him, the show also stars Nick Blood (Slow Horses), Chelsey Crisp (Ten Percent), Paulo Costanzo (Designated Survivor), Stephen Kunken (Billions), Jimena Larraguivel (Patience), Alexis Michalik (A Love Story) and Belinda Stewart-Wilson (The Inbetweeners).

The show’s writer and director John Morton says:

“I wasn’t sure what Ian Fletcher had been up to recently. The last I heard he was still recovering from a serious Mindfulness Course in Somerset. So, it’s great to hear that he’s made it back and has re-emerged in his natural habitat at the centre of a well-known institution, but now on the world stage and facing his biggest opportunity yet to get things right. I’m thrilled and hugely grateful to the BBC for giving me the chance to follow him again, this time all the way to Miami, and I literally can’t wait to see what happens.”

You can catch up with Ian Fletcher’s former career in Twenty Twelve and W1A on the BBC iPlayer.

We’ll keep you posted on Twenty Twenty Six.