CinemaOSSeries · 2016–2020 · 3 Seasons · TV-14

The A Word

79%(26)IMDbDrama

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.

Created byKeren Margalit

Status: Ended
Language: EN
First aired: March 22, 2016
Last aired: June 9, 2020
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 18

Network

BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited

Starring

Max Vento

Max Vento

Joe Hughes

Molly Wright

Molly Wright

Rebecca Hughes

Morven Christie

Morven Christie

Alison Hughes

Lee Ingleby

Lee Ingleby

Paul Hughes

David Gyasi

David Gyasi

Ben Chambers

Caroline O'Neill

Caroline O'Neill

Pauline

Creative team

Created by: Keren Margalit
Showrunner: Marcus Wilson
Patrick Spence

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