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The A Word

The A Word

7,9 /10 (26 Votes)
2016 EN 3 Seasons

Overview

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.

First air date

22/03/2016

Votes

26

Popularity

5.0

Genres

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Created by

Keren Margalit

Networks

BBC One

Language

EN

Last air date

2020-06-09

Episodes

18

Episode runtime

60 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk
Series 1

Series 1

6 episodes • 2016 • ⭐ 9,1

Series 2

Series 2

6 episodes • 2017 • ⭐ 8,1

Series 3

Series 3

6 episodes • 2020

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Joe

2017-03-02

⭐ 10

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 lovely, while her friend is awesome too! Uncle Eddie, played by the amazing Greg McHugh, is a delight, unlike his wife Nicola, who's not the world's most faithful woman. There's also his well-intentioned dad, his aggressive mum, and his more aggressive grandad. We also meet various counsellors, babys…

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