Representation of disabled people on and off screen has risen in recent years, but it is still woefully short of reflecting the reality of Britain today.
A lively panel of disabled talent will debate why this is, how good or not portrayal is and what more can be done.
Click here to read the event report or watch the highlights below.
Pushers stars Rosie Jones as Emily, a woman with cerebral palsy whose benefits get slashed. To make ends meet, she decides to become a drug dealer. No-one ever suspects someone with a disability, which makes her the ideal candidate to dodge the law. She teams up with other disabled and neurodivergent people to form the ultimate drugs team. Well, okay, maybe not ultimate. A drugs team.
The Fellowships were presented last night during the RTS Patrons’ Dinner held at One Great George Street.
“From the beginning, when I got on board, I didn’t want anyone from the channel or production company to be like, ‘Great, we’ve got a gay, disabled woman hosting – now we’ve got free range to fill it with white, straight, non-disabled men.’”
Rosie Jones joins us for a Q&A with series producer Hannah Duncombe ahead of the new series of Out of Order, on Comedy Central.
Rosie talks about what drew her to the show, what made production so special and which team captain she thinks is the best. Comedy Central’s award-winning comedy show, Out of Order, returns to screens on Monday 16th September with six brand new episodes.
Out of Order is a Rumpus Media Production for Comedy Central.
Amy Gledhill – half of The Delightful Sausage duo – Babatunde Aleshe (Celebrity Gogglebox) and Chloe Petts (Gender Agenda) will all be appearing. Also joining in the fun will be Josh Jones (CelebAbility), Kerry Godliman (Mock the Week), Mike Wozniak (Man Down) and Roisin Conaty (GameShow). Rhys James (Live at the Apollo), Scarlett Moffatt (Gogglebox) and Thanyia Moore (The Duchess) will also be participating.
Jones will task teams of celebrities led by captains Katherine Ryan and Judi Love with finding out which of 'Rosie's Regulars', a group of unapologetic but endearing members of the public, are 'Out of Order'.
In a series of rounds, they'll be given a revealing category such as 'Who sends the most messages to their mum?' or 'Who's had the most one-night stands?', and they'll have to rank the Regulars from least to most.
The final round will involve a role reversal as one of the Regulars will judge Rosie and the celebrity teams in an attempt to win a cash prize.
Jones stars as Emily, a young woman who has lost her state benefits after being made redundant. She is highly educated, hilarious and quick witted, but she also has very little left to lose, and so building an illegal drugs empire seems like the natural next step.
Emily’s cerebral palsy works in her favour; all her life people have been overlooking her and pretending she’s not there, and now this means her new business flies completely under the radar. Her disability becomes the perfect disguise.
The entertainment travelogue series Trip Hazard will return for a second series, with Jones being joined by more famous companions to explore the unlikeliest of destinations and experience the unusual, quirky, and bizarre activities on offer at each location. The supersized series will offer longer episodes packed with Rosie and her celebrity friends creating mischief and getting stuck in with the locals.
The satirical comedy series will see Channel 4 ask comedian, creator and star of Chicken Shop Date, Amelia Dimoldenberg, to help change the public perception of some of their biggest stars by giving them a total rebrand.
The six-part series will see the celebrity guests undertake a series of unexpected brand exercises to help them connect to a wider audience, but to the celebrities’ horror, they unfortunately backfire.
