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The A Word (2016)

7.9/10 Ended 60 min Mar 22, 2016 3 Seasons
Drama

The various generations of the Hughes family, who all love, work and fight like any other clan, find they must learn to communicate all over again when the youngest member is diagnosed with autism.

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Show Details

Original Title The A Word
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 18
Total Seasons 3
Popularity 1.3

Networks

BBC One
GB

Cast

Max Vento
Max Vento
Joe Hughes
18 episodes
Molly Wright
Molly Wright
Rebecca Hughes
18 episodes
Morven Christie
Morven Christie
Alison Hughes
18 episodes
Lee Ingleby
Lee Ingleby
Paul Hughes
18 episodes
Matt Greenwood
Matt Greenwood
Tom Clarke
6 episodes
Thomas Gregory
Thomas Gregory
Luke Taylor
6 episodes
George Bukhari
George Bukhari
Terry
6 episodes
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Adam Wittek
David Nowak
6 episodes
Julia Krynke
Julia Krynke
Maya Petrenko
6 episodes
Vinette Robinson
Vinette Robinson
Nicola Daniels
6 episodes
Tommie Grabiec
Tommie Grabiec
Pavel Kaminski
6 episodes
Ralf Little
Ralf Little
Stuart
6 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Keren Margalit
Executive Producer Patrick Spence, Avi Nir

Seasons

Series 1
Series 1
6 episodes 2016
Series 2
Series 2
6 episodes 2017
Series 3
Series 3
6 episodes 2020

Networks

BBC One
GB

Videos & Trailers

THE A WORD | Official Trailer | SundanceTV
THE A WORD | Official Trailer | SundanceTV
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Keywords

autism dysfunctional family family relationships family drama

Reviews from TMDB

Joe 10/10
Mar 2, 2017

I love this show! It's actually quite a personal thing for me, as I am an autistic male, called... Joe! Unlike my fictional counterpart, I was diagnosed at 10, not 5, but this show definitely draws on familiar experiences. With regards the other characters, well, obviously his sister Rebecca is l ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 25 votes

Details
First Air Date March 22, 2016
Last Air Date June 9, 2020
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 1.3
Links
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