The Hughes family work and love and fight like every other family. Then, their youngest son is diagnosed with autism and they don't feel like every other family anymore.
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Following Joe's diagnosis Alison removes him from school to protect him, but Paul and Rebecca take a different view. Eddie is troubled by thoughts of Nicola's ex-lover and Maurice tries to avoid his ...
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Paul is annoyed that Nicola has filmed Joe to present at a symposium on autism, feeling that it turns his son into a freak show. He is also at odds with Alison over Rebecca's decision to work with ...
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Alison and Paul drive a confused Joe to Manchester and Pear Tree special school, which he appears to like, but back home Paul is concerned for barmaid Sophie and her damaged son Mark. Maurice, ...
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Max Vento | ... | Joe Hughes 18 episodes, 2016-2019 |
| Matt Greenwood | ... | Tom Clarke 13 episodes, 2016-2019 | |
| Lee Ingleby | ... | Paul Hughes 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Morven Christie | ... | Alison Hughes 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | Maurice Scott 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Molly Wright | ... | Rebecca Hughes 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Vinette Robinson | ... | Nicola Daniels 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Greg McHugh | ... | Eddie Scott 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Pooky Quesnel | ... | Louise Wilson 12 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
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Leon Harrop | ... | Ralph Wilson 11 episodes, 2016-2017 |
| Adam Wittek | ... | David Nowak 10 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
| Tommie Grabiec | ... | Pavel Kaminski 10 episodes, 2016-2017 | |
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Daniel Cerqueira | ... | Dr. Graves 8 episodes, 2016-2017 |
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In this moving BBC drama, the Hughes family living in the Lake District are like any other family; when their young son Joe is diagnosed as autistic, their lives are changed forever, and the family members must pull together to better learn their son's condition. Written by Tom Daly
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13 July 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The A Word is based on the 2010 Israeli TV Series "Pilpelim Tsehubim" (Yellow Peppers) which was created and written by Keren Margalit. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The show has an overall great mix of drama, comedy, romance and a bit of crime. The actor of joe is very convincing and isn't just a spoilt child who was picked from stage school. The drama is great as well as the developed characters in the show, the musical score is awesome as well as the scenery. It never rains, advertising for the Lake District? Good amount of comedy and mostly a good drama overall.