What We’ve Done – Access All Areas

What We’ve Done

We’ve trained production and casting teams, coached learning disabled and autistic talent on-set, and co-created scripts and productions. We have ongoing relationships with Netflix UK and Sky Studios, and have worked with BBC, ITV Studios, Channel 4 and many more.

Here’s a taste of some of the screen productions we’ve worked on.

To find out more about our theatre work, check out our theatre productions page.

Netflix UK

Our ongoing partnership with Netflix UK sees us work on many of their most high-profile productions.

We train production teams in access and inclusion, provide support staff for disabled talent, and consult across productions from start to finish.

We also work with Netflix UK teams away from productions, helping them to build processes that support all staff and talent.

Ralph and Katie

We worked as Access Consultants on the groundbreaking and award-winning Ralph and Katie, produced by ITV Studios and Keshet Productions, in association with Tiger Aspect Productions, and broadcast on BBC One. We provided:

  • Training in learning disability and autism awareness in prep
  • “Work With Me” support plans for the two lead actors in prep
  • Rehearsal techniques for accessible working with scripts
  • Creative Coaches Jess Mabel-Jones (rehearsals, shoot and post-production) and Gemma Harvey (rehearsal), who worked with the lead actors throughout the process, and worked with the production team to assess and adjust support.

I Used to be Famous

We provided 1:1 creative support to the neurodivergent lead performer, as well as supporting the team to be more accessible.

We provided:

  • Training in autism awareness across production departments
  • “Work With Me” support plans for neurodivergent performers
  • Support for the directing team in accessible practice
  • 1:1 talent support for every day of rehearsals and production
  • Support for accessible media training

The Cleaner: A Clean Christmas

Working with Studio Hamburg UK for BBC One, we:

  • Supported an accessible casting process for a neurodivergent lead performer
  • Supported the scripting process to ensure authenticity
  • Developed and implemented “Work With Me” support plans for talent
  • Provided 1:1 talent support for every day of rehearsals and production
  • Ran training in autism awareness

Dinosaur

We’ve worked on Dinosaur, produced by Two Brothers Pictures for BBC Three through BBC Scotland, and Hulu, since its pilot in 2021. Our work includes:

  • Training in autism awareness
  • “Work With Me” support plans for neurodivergent performers
  • Rolling out the use of “Work With Me” templates across all production departments
  • Bespoke support and coaching for directing and producing teams
  • On-set support and access oversight

Sky Studios

We’re partnering with Sky Studios from 2017 – 2024 to deliver our Diploma, most notably developing an accessible Writer’s Lab to give learning disabled and autistic talent a voice in TV scripting.

In their final year on the Diploma, students work with executives and creative teams from Sky Studios to create High-End TV pitches. This has helped to inform our approach to co-creation and accessible writer’s rooms, leading to more neurodivergent involvement in script creation.

Read more about it in Sky Manifesto

Access Coordinator Programme

We are currently working with Triple C, DDPTV, C Talent, and Brazen Productions to train the next cohort of Access Coordinators for High-End TV.

The programme is funded by the Screenskills High-End TV Fund. We’re working with our partners to set up a new standard of best practise for Access Coordinators across the sector.

TV Access Project

We’re officially partnered with the TV Access Project, an alliance of ten of the UK’s largest broadcasters and streamers. Our vision is to see full inclusion of disabled talent in the TV industry by 2030.

Our work with TV Access Project includes sharing approaches and consulting with our partners to establish new standards of best practise in access across the sector.

Hollyoaks

Working with Lime Pictures, we supported an accessible audition process for 90 autistic actors, leading to the casting of Tylan Grant in “Hollyoaks”. We went on to support and train the production team over two years, and provided 1:1 creative support for Tylan. This included:

  • Training in accessible casting
  • Creating easy-read audition information
  • 1:1 Creative Support for auditionees
  • Creative Support in the audition room
  • Regular training for the full crew
  • Supporting an accessible set
  • 1:1 Creative Support and acting coaching for every day of filming.

The Crown

We supported the direction of learning disabled and autistic background talent for Episode 7, “Moondust”, in Season 3. This included:

  • Acting for Camera workshops with background talent
  • Access plans for all background talent
  • On-set creative support, advocacy, and assistant directing for every day of filming.

 

“I have found AAA’s help invaluable. They’ve been involved from early in the process helping us to generate our written communication and providing specific training to casting & production teams from Lime Pictures.”

Peter Hunt, Head of Casting, Hollyoaks

We’ve also run training and consultancy for Banijay, Kudos, the Casting Directors Guild, Chapter One Pictures, and more. We’ve also worked extensively with the NHS and major theatres including National Theatre, Royal Court, Old Vic, The Lowry, and Battersea Arts Centre.

To learn more about how we might support your production, have a look at our Consultancy Packages for Screen, or get in touch on hello@accessallareasproductions.org.