Starring Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes, the drama tells the true story of the group behind the unstoppable and fierce campaign of direct action that significantly moved forward the battle for disabled rights in Britain. 

Written by Jack Thorne and Genevieve Barr, the series is told through the eyes of Barbara Lisicki (Ruth Madeley) and Alan Holdsworth (Arthur Hughes), two disabled cabaret performers who first met at a gig in 1989. 

The pair went on to become the unrelenting driving force behind the Direct Action Network, whose coordinated protests helped bring the campaign for disabled rights into the spotlight. 

The series is directed by Bruce Goodison and Amit Sharma and will show viewers the struggle disabled people went through to get their rights taken seriously. 

Then Barbara Met Alan will air on BBC in 2022.