John Bishop and his son Joe will appear in a new ITV documentary later this year.
Set to air in autumn, Joe & John Bishop: Life After Deaf will document the dad and lad as they embark upon a journey to understand more about the Deaf community and learn British Sign Language (BSL) together in a one-hour film. Joe lost most of his hearing when he was just 15 years old.
It has now been 12 years since Joe became partially deaf. The documentary will show John set himself the goal of learning to Sign well enough to perform stand-up comedy in BSL to help communicate with his son and other members of the Deaf community better.
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They will meet people across the community who can not only relate to the miscommunication and misunderstanding they’ve faced, but can also offer them alternative perspectives on what it means to be deaf. John said : “Before we started this journey, we could never have imagined what an impact it would have on us as a family. Joe and I are so grateful to the members of the Deaf community who we’ve met this year, their generosity has changed our lives.”
South Shore CEO Andrew Mackenzie said: “This is an extraordinary and brave film for the Bishop family to make. They’ve opened up an incredibly personal and moving story as they take their first steps into the Deaf community."
Joe & John Bishop: Life After Deaf is made by South Shore & Lola TV for ITV and ITVHub
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