Phillip Schofield forced to apologise to disabled guest after This Morning sent unsuitable car to take her to the studio

Phillip Schofield was forced to apologise to disabled guest today after This Morning sent an unsuitable car to take her to the studio

Barbara Lisicki changed history in the 1990s as an activist protesting for equal rights for people with disabilities.

But she was late to an interview on This Morning about her upcoming drama Then Barbara Met Alan after a car was sent without disabled access.

Phil said that despite clear instructions by the ITV show, the car company hadn't listened.

He said: "This is not how I'd like to start the show, but I'm going to start with an apology.

"When I was preparing for this interview I was going to ask about how much are we progressing, are we getting any better...

"Then I find out the car company we use for this show - and we specifically asked them for a car that enables your access - but we had to change the order of the show today because they didn't send a car you could get into.

"So we still have a long way to go."

Barbara replied: "It's one of life's daily ironies.

"It's a frustration that all disabled people experience.

"There's always a barrier to just being able to get on with following your plans or living your life."

The landmark BBC drama – commissioned to mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act – will follow activist couple Barbara and Alan who led the fight to secure life-changing civil rights for disabled people in the UK. 

Phillip was presenting alongside Josie Gibson who stepped in to replace Holly Willoughby.

Holly is still testing positive for coronavirus - despite feeling "absolutely fine".