'I'm Spazticus': Channel 4 commissions disabled prank show

Channel 4 has commissioned a new prank show entitled I'm Spazticus.

Each episode will feature disabled performers playing pranks on able bodied members of the public.

The five-part series will include both recurring and one-off characters, and will combine hidden camera sequences with a studio element.

"We're very excited to be doing a show that first and foremost will be very funny and also showcases some of the very best disabled talent both on screen and behind the camera," said commissioner of Channel 4 Comedy Nerys Evans.

Series producer Jamie O'Leary added: "I'm Spazticus uses the world of comedy to explore the world of disability; employing disabled writers and a cast of disabled on-screen talent to play pranks on an unsuspecting general public.

"We hope it's both barrier and ground-breaking - it will never be worthy and box-ticking but hopefully funny."

A pilot for the series, first aired on Channel 4 in 2005, won a Superfest International Disability Award.

I'm Spazticus will be made by Zeitgeist Television for Channel 4 and was commissioned by Nerys Evans.

O'Leary will serve as executive producer and director, while Jemma Gander will produce.

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