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Sitcom about Matt, who has cerebral palsy and can only speak using an app on his tablet.

Sitcom about Matt, who has cerebral palsy and can only speak using an app on his tablet. Co-written by Lee Ridley and Katherine Jakeways.

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Ability: Series 4: Till Death Do Us Part

Till Death Do Us Part

Series 4

BBC Radio 4 - Ability, Series 4, Till Death Do Us Part

Matt, Bob and Jess re-assess their romantic choices, while at some-one else's wedding.

Matt, Bob and Jess re-asses their life choices while gatecrashing Bob's ex girlfriend's wedding.

Matt (played by Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy) is 28. He has cerebral palsy and can only speak via an app on his iPad. Everyone who cares about Matt knows that this isn't the defining thing about him. Matt is funny and clever and "up for stuff". 

Matt shares a flat with his best mate, Jess (Sammy Dobson). He has a rubbish carer, Bob (Jason Lewis). And finally, last year, in series 3 Matt met Anna (Lisa Hammond). They have loads in common and she is even a wheelchair user so they can share their annoyance and grief and same sense of humour at people's crazy attitudes to disabilities.

Now in series 4 of this award nominated comedy, Matt has been with Anna for six months. But Matt has been worried that the lines were getting blurred between girl-friend and carer and had set out to um-blur them. But when Anna had discovered him doing a pros and cons list, with disability on the cons list, she was not pleased. Now Matt is worried he has lost her - can he get her back?

Ability is the semi-autobiographical co-creation of Lee Ridley, who, like Matt, has Cerebral Palsy and uses his iPad to speak. Producer Jane Berthoud started developing this sitcom with Lee after he won the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2014. Lee later went on the win Britain's Got Talent in 2018. 

The series is set in Newcastle. 

Written by Lee Ridley, Kat Butterfield and Daniel Audritt
A Funnybones production for BBC Radio 4

Ability: Series 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Matt is worried that Anna is becoming more carer than girlfriend.

Matt has been with his girlfriend Anna for six months now, and is worried that she has all too easily slipped into the role of carer. He sets out to un-blur the lines.

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