EXCLUSIVE: ITV panel present Sorry, I Didn’t Know has sealed itself within the file books by changing into the community’s longest-running present from a manufacturing firm led by Black creatives.
Hosted by Bel-Air star Jimmy Akingbola and shot in entrance of a stay viewers in London, the sequence, which launched simply after the Black Lives Matter protests, sees staff captains Chizzy Akudolu and Eddie Kadi plus company take one another on in a number of quiz rounds primarily centered on Black historical past.
Produced by TriForce Productions, Sorry, I Didn’t Know has constantly made historical past itself, first changing into the inaugural UK TV quiz present to be centered on Black historical past, earlier than being shifted away from the Black Historical past Month schedules and now changing into “the longest operating present produced by an organization led by Black creatives,” in line with the producers. Producers consider it’s the longest-running present from a Black-led indie throughout all UK networks.
TriForce was based by Fraser Ayres, Minnie Ayres and Akingbola and day-to-day operations are overseen by Fraser Ayres and Minnie Ayres.
On Sorry, I Didn’t Know, Triforce has prolonged its coaching scheme with the location of one other trainee author function becoming a member of the staff. Led by Fraser Ayres, the brand new trainee can even get to work alongside the remainder of the writing staff, together with Viv Might (Have I Obtained Information For You) and Mark Boutros (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown). The function types a part of a trainee program throughout a number of departments, funded by ITV’s Range, Fairness and Inclusion division, and a number of other former trainees will probably be returning in additional senior roles once more this sequence.
Fraser Ayres mentioned: “We’re thrilled to be working with ITV as soon as extra on this groundbreaking sequence and are wanting ahead to showcasing the most effective in new and established on display screen comedy expertise, in addition to supporting and growing off display screen expertise by our work with [training outfit] Dandi.”
ITV leisure boss Katie Rawcliffe added: “I’m delighted Sorry, I Didn’t Know is returning for its fifth sequence, a testomony to the complete staff, each on and off display screen.”
The fifth outing will probably be exec produced for TriForce Productions by Fraser Ayres, Minnie Ayres and Akingbola. The sequence producer is Delia Williams.
