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Channel 4's Cast Offs, a new disabled comedy drama featuring Sophie Woolley as one of six disabled people banished to a remote island for a new reality TV show, starts next Tuesday at 11pm on Channel 4. There's been tons of press coverage.

The Office producer Ash Atalla, himself disabled, has had a similar idea, and is producing a one off comedy pilot called The Amazing Dermot (heavily reminiscent of Mitchell and Webb's Magicians)Ìýairing Friday 4th December. Ash Atalla makes some interesting, if confusing,Ìýcomments about casting in this article:

At See Hear we wonder what the criteria were for casting the deaf role - were they too deaf, or not deaf enough? Were they supposed to speak or sign? All will be revealed on 4th December we're sure.

Congratulations to Genevieve Barr who won the part in the end - she did a couple of weeks' work experience on See Hear back in the day, you know...

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