We’re really pleased to share the news that another comedy production from Small and Clever will be going out on the BBC later this month.

It’s called The i-Word and it’s the story of two ambitious influencers, on a mission to become social media’s favourite inter-abled couple. Written by and starring Jake Sawyers and Emily Nicole Roberts, this was a commission from the team behind The Sesh at BBC Wales. We worked closely with BBC exec producers Chris Walsh-Heron and Alice Rothwell who commissioned a pilot with Emily and Jake, two regular performers on BBC Sesh.

It’s been a really rewarding process, working with Jake and Emily to develop the concept and the characters, and guiding them through the stages of developing and writing a script to be ready for shooting. We’ve learnt a lot too along the way. The pilot is Directed and Produced by Small and Clever MD Phillip Moss with Photography by Jack Browse and Location Sound by another long-standing collaborator on previous SandC productions, Jack Beresford. We also continued our association with USW Film and TV School Wales, with two post-grad students Sanal Paul and Richard Llewellyn helping us out on the shoot.

Watch out for a smashing performance from Greatest Hits Radio presenter Phil Hoyles as a well-meaning but out of his depth Awards Host, plus a great cameo from real-life BSL interpreter Anthony Evans.

The i-Word is on BBC Two Wales on Friday 20th January, and on BBC i-Player