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BBC comedy spotlights a romantic dilemma some disabled people face

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Kyla Harris, the co-creator and star of BBC comedy drama series We Might Regret This, has been with her partner for eight years. It's an issue she draws on in her series, co-created with Lee Getty, which follows Freya, an artist with tetraplegia - a partial or complete loss of sensory and motor function in all four limbs - her boyfriend, Abe and best friend, Jo. The Guardian has described the series as "trailblazing" and Harris says she wants the show to delve into issues that have "really not been on screen before". According to a report from the charity Scope, for the year 2024-5, disabled households need on average an additional £1,095 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. The writer says it was "hilarious" to see the Olivias so unaware of how wrong their approach is, but also adds that "people make mistakes and that's okay". You can watch We Might Regret This on BBC Two on Wednesday 18 March at 22:00 GMT or on iPlayer now.

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