The A Word
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.
Seasons
1. Diagnosis
Air Date: 2016-03-22
At Joe's birthday party, tensions rise when it's suggested he has communication problems.
2. Home School
Air Date: 2016-03-29
Following Joe’s diagnosis, Alison wants to protect her son and takes him out of school without telling Paul. He and Rebecca believe that Joe shouldn’t have to change to fit into the world.
3. Therapy
Air Date: 2016-04-05
Alison has to deal with a blast from her past after Maggie, a speech and language therapist, shows up to assess Joe.
4. Sleepover
Air Date: 2016-04-12
An impromptu attempt to win Joe some friends leads to a breakthrough moment for Alison, but how long can it last? Maurice and Louise come to blows over Joe, while Rebecca turns to Eddie for relationship advice.
5. Goodbye
Air Date: 2016-04-19
Alison is hit hard when Joe's helper Maya looks set to be deported. As Paul and Eddie discover their wives both want different things, Maurice is left kicking himself for letting Louise go.
6. Lost
Air Date: 2016-04-26
Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but Joe goes missing.
1. Naming Day
Air Date: 2017-11-07
When Joe says the A word for the first time, Paul and Alison know they must talk to him about his autism. Maurice is catapulted back into the life of Louise, and Eddie and Nicola have a secret to keep.
2. Get Away
Air Date: 2017-11-14
Life for the Hughes family turns upside down as Joe starts at a specialist school in Manchester. Rebecca halts her plans with James, and Louise confides in a stunned Maurice.
3. Are We Still Here?
Air Date: 2017-11-21
Maurice and Louise clash. Paul makes an unexpected connection with Sophie. Eddie gears up for date night with his Manchester girlfriend, Holly.
4. Falling
Air Date: 2017-11-28
Paul and Alison reconnect. Maurice has an existential crisis. Eddie teaches Joe to ride bikes.
5. Family Album
Air Date: 2017-12-05
Nicola makes a 'film' of Joe's behaviors. Maurice makes a shocking proposal.
6. Same Deep Water
Air Date: 2017-12-12
An "End of Year Show" at Joe's old school brings his family members together. Paul’s deepest feelings about his son’s autism emerge when Nicola makes a film of Joe’s behaviours. Eddie reaches D-Day with Holly, while Maurice makes a shocking proposal.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-05-05
Unsettled by a change in his life, Joe rejects his headphones. Maurice tries to solve all his family’s problems, Alison clashes with a stranger, and Rebecca has some big news.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2020-05-12
Joe causes concern at school as he becomes fixated on his teacher, Heather. Paul helps Mark in his bid to join the army, and Rebecca sets the family straight about her pregnancy.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2020-05-19
Maurice and Eddie lock horns on a kids camping trip. Paul tries to forge a connection with Joe. Rebecca interrupts Alison’s date with Ben to confront her about motherhood.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2020-05-26
Alison brings the family together when she organises a sponsored walk for Joe. Paul gets a surprise from Sarah, and Maurice feels rejected by Ralph.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2020-06-02
Louise and Maurice are shaken when an unwelcome visitor arrives on the eve of Ralph’s wedding. Mark and Joe test Paul and Sarah’s liberalism when they strike out on their own.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2020-06-09
When Rebecca goes into labour, it falls to Joe to help his sister. Alison makes a decision about Ben, Paul makes Mark an offer, and Maurice has a big question for Louise.
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Rating
7.9/10
Release Date
2016-03-22
Episodes
18 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Fifty Fathoms
Keshet Productions