ABOUT

Breaking Through episode saw the stars of Bridgerton and Coronation Street share their journeys as black women on screen with host Zeze Millz. Adjoa Andoh, Channique Sterling-Brown and Ruby Barker deep dive into the highs and lows of the industry and share their real and honest experience as well as their incredible achievements playing roles in two of the nation's most popular programmes.

The idea came from an individual within the Creative department, and after it was pitched to the Diversity and Inclusions department, who funded it to run as a digital-first piece of content. After the successful shoot and edit, the commissioners really liked the final edit and gave it an on-air slot on ITV1.

A traditional TV budget for a show such as Breaking Through, would cost in excess of £200,000. However, Breaking Through was made on a budget of £35,000.

We ensured that diversity was reflected behind the camera, as well as in front of the camera. So we had a diverse production team, which included a camera crew, makeup team, runners.

The episode was watched by 400,000 people during its airtime - and now it currently sits on ITVX.