Rosie Jones has been pictured for the first time filming her new Channel 4 show Disability Benefits.
The sitcom sees Rosie, 34, star as a young woman called Emily, who starts her own illegal drugs empire after her state benefits are cut when she is made redundant.
She was spotted on Monday arriving to film the new comedy show, which she wrote with Peter Fellows.
Rosie was seen with her co star Ryan McParland, who plays Ewen, as the pair shot scenes in Manchester.
The comedian was spotted laughing as she filmed the scenes, while sporting a blue coat with jeans and a multi colour dotted jumper.
Rosie Jones has been pictured for the first time filming her new Channel 4 show Disability Benefits in Wales on Monday
Rosie was seen with her co star Ryan McParland, who plays Ewen, as the pair shot scenes in Manchester
After the six-part sitcom was announced, Rosie said of the project: ‘I am incredibly excited to be making Disability Benefits for Channel 4.
‘It has always been my dream to have my own sitcom and now it is coming true! Bring it on!!’
The character of Emily (Rosie) isn’t your average street-dealing dope peddler – she’s sharp, funny, biting, highly educated – and on top of all that, she has cerebral palsy.
People have underestimated Emily her entire life. If they’re not patronising her for completing the most menial of tasks, they’re pretending she’s not there. What better disguise could there be for criminal activity than to be entirely written off by the same broken system which exists to protect the law?
Earlier this year, Rosie also released a documentary called Am I a R*tard? and defended its controversial title as she discussed the abuse she has received.
The documentary aimed to explore and educate viewers on the online abuse faced by those with disabilities, including Rosie.
However it then emerged that a number of disabled contributors were withdrawing from the documentary fronted by Rosie as they claimed its title was ‘damaging’.
The sitcom sees Rosie star as a young woman called Emily, who starts her own illegal drugs empire after her state benefits are cut when she is made redundant
She was spotted on Monday arriving to film the new comedy show, which she wrote with Peter Fellows
The comedian was spotted laughing as she filmed the scenes, while sporting a blue coat with jeans and a multi colour dotted jumper
After the six-part sitcom was announced, Rosie said of the project: ‘I am incredibly excited to be making Disability Benefits for Channel 4’
The character of Emily (Rosie) isn’t your average street-dealing dope peddler – she’s sharp, funny, biting, highly educated – and on top of all that, she has cerebral palsy
But Rosie defended her use of the title and said although the word was ‘abhorrent’, she ‘wanted to tackle the subject head on’.
Appearing on This Morning at the time, Rosie said: ‘I needed to stay true to my lived experience which is I get that word thrown at me online and in the street on a regular basis.’
She explained: ‘Every single day, I receive ableist comments online, ableism in the street and no one knows about that.
‘Therefore no one, I felt, was taking that seriously, so I really felt passionate about getting my truth out there because if we start the conversation about albeism and slurs, then we can start to start really stop it.’
She said she feels ‘attacked’ from different avenues, saying: ‘It really needs to stop.’
Host Dermot O’Leary went on to question Rosie about the title, with the star saying: ‘Well I understand that a lot of people have found the title to be very upsetting. And I get why.
‘I find that word absolutely abhorrent. And when I get criticised from my own community it hits harder but this is my documentary.
‘I really feel that people use that slur and other ableist slurs casually in schools, in pubs, online, on the street, without really ever considering how damaging it is.