There will be sheep. A cricket game. Nurses. Plus Paul McCartney and possibly James Bond.
Officials want details of the 27 million-pound (USD 42.3 million) London Olympics opening ceremony to be a secret so that viewers can be surprised, but director Danny Boyle has already disclosed select details: Real farm animals on meadows; plows and maypoles; an idyllic picture of England as the "green and pleasant land;" a dance number featuring nurses and a closing song by McCartney.