Cathy Woolley and Andy Hearn: Super 'Terp Dog

Super 'Terp Dog is a parody of the superhero genre, sign-language interpreters ('terps) and hearing dogs for the deaf. Costume-clad Super 'Terp dashes to the rescue of deaf people in need or distress. The womanising, slightly overweight and accident-prone Super 'Terp can help any deaf person, anytime, anywhere for whatever reason.

Andy Hearn is 24, lives in Brighton and works as a software engineer in Crawley. He has always liked all sorts of comedy on all levels, especially satire and spoofs. He also has a profound and long-established interest in films and all aspects of film-making. 'I got a great buzz out of directing Super 'Terp Dog – the time just flashed by!' Andy told VEE-TV. 'I was pleased with my first experience working with a professional crew. The best bit was seeing all the ideas and rough outlines taking shape at the end.'

Cathy Woolley is 23 and lives and works in Wolverhampton as a research fellow for Wolverhampton University on a project to develop an online art and design sign-language glossary. She also worked as a part-time researcher for VEE-TV. Her interest in comedy stems from watching the 'Deaf Comedians' at the theatre when she was younger, and she has always loved comedy shows on television, especially Morecambe and Wise, the Fast Show, and French and Saunders. 'I really enjoyed making the film – it was hard work but good fun, especially when we filmed on the sea-front, attracting a lot of attention. Passers-by even interrupted to ask for Super 'Terp to pose with them for photographs!'

Cathy Woolley and Andy Hearn discovered only last year that they had a mutual interest in writing comedy sketches. Both would very much like to continue writing comedy sketches for television and film.

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