I Am Darren takes the form of a premium sports documentary telling the story of a fictional, paralympic tandem cyclist, Darren (played by Channel 4 Paralympics co-host and comedian Josh Pugh) who won British hearts and minds at the Tokyo Games but failed spectacularly at the final hurdle, and now he’s making his comeback.

The ten-minute comedy is a parody of overblown, high-end sports documentaries with a ‘road to Paris 2024’ story, coming to BBC Three and iPlayer.

Josh Pugh says: “It's really exciting to be able to make comedy about sport and friendship, what else is there in life, really? (Family, music, food, nature, material possessions).”

Stu Richards says: “This is Darren’s story. Untold. Unsheathed. And we can’t thank him enough for choosing Rockerdale Studios to tell it”.

I Am Darren is a Rockerdale Studios production for BBC Three and iPlayer, commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy. The show is written by Josh Pugh and Stu Richards, and co-created by Rab Christie, Stu Richards and Josh Pugh. The director is Stu Richards and the producer is Michelle Singer. The Executive Producers are Rab Christie for The Comedy Unit, Michelle Singer and Stu Richards for Rockerdale Studios. Seb Barwell and Roya Eslami are Commissioning Editors for the BBC.

I Am Darren will air on BBC Three and iPlayer on Thursday 29th August during Paralympic season.