Comedian John Bishop has thanked viewers for the "overwhelming" response to what he described as the hardest piece of TV he has ever made. John & Joe Bishop: Life After Deaf, which aired on Thursday, explored the comedian's journey with his eldest son, who began losing his hearing when he was a teenager.
The documentary was initially supposed to be about John's attempts to learn sign language - and the show featured John attempting an entire gig in sign language. But as the project progressed, John said it turned into a "healing process" for him and his family.
Writing on Instagram this morning, John said: "Thank you to everyone for the overwhelming response to last night's documentary Life After Death. As a family we had no idea when we started how it would be received and we are so grateful to everyone who participated in it and the superb production team."
