Coronation Street stars transforming attitudes towards disabilities in a Christmas ad

Think of all the Christmas adverts you've seen so far this season - can you think of one disabled character in any of them?

When you consider that disabled people make up around 22 per cent of the population the TV industry still has a long way to go to properly reflect that.

Now, a group of disabled actors and artists is trying to change things.

They've made a Christmas ad where the dog is an assistance dog and most of the actors have disabilities. The difference is hard to spot and that's the point.

Coronation Street star Melissa Johns helped make the advert and is one of its stars.

It's attitudes like this that Melissa and her co-star Cherylee Houston are trying to address. DANC is a group they set up to challenge ideas about disability in film and TV.

Nearly 100 actors came to an event in London including Julian Peedle-Calloo who starred in programmes like Holby City. After 15 years working in London he says he has seen some changes, but not enough.

They are hoping in the future scenes in their advert will become the norm and not just for Christmas.