DR1, SBS signs up Write Offs format

Channel 4’s UK version of adult education series The Write Offs

Danish pubcaster DR1 and Australian pubcaster SBS have ordered local versions of Shine TV’s adult education series The Write Offs.

In Australia, the series will be renamed Lost for Words and will be produced by Endemol Shine Australia, while Metronome Productions will produce the Danish version for DR1.

The Write Offs sees a group of illiterate adults given one-to-one tuition and entertaining tasks to master reading and writing, and change their lives forever.

Lucas Green, global head of content operations at Banijay, which distributes the series, said: “The Write Offs is a heart-warming format which uses personal stories to address a critical issue relevant to every country around the globe.

“Whilst the subjects’ journeys are poignant and challenging, this uplifting show is full of heart, humour and triumph as viewers see the participants grow in confidence like never before, to share their newfound abilities in front of an audience of stunned and proud loved ones.”