Series synopsis
The Write Offs is a British documentary television series that premiered on Channel 4 on September 22, 2020. It stars Sandi Toksvig.
Sandi Toksvig hosts this look at Britain's low adult literacy rates, as a group of adults overcome the one thing that's always held them back and lift the stigma around illiteracy
Premise
Sandi Toksvig hosts this look at Britain's low adult literacy rates, as a group of adults overcome the one thing that's always held them back and lift the stigma around illiteracy
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sandi Toksvig as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | September 22, 2020 | September 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The group meet each other for the first time and are set their first two challenges: a travel-based task to assess their reading skills and a cookery task set by host Sandi's good friend Prue Leith |
September 22, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The group are set a pantomime challenge and face one last test as they compete in a spelling bee. After 16 weeks of intensive learning, have they improved their literacy levels? |
September 22, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 22, 2020 |
| Last aired | September 22, 2020 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | continue |