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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.

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The A Word
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About 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.
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Release Year
2016
TMDB Rating
7.9
Available Sources
20
Watch Path
/tv/the-a-word-65978
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Series 1
6 episodes | 2016-03-22
E1Diagnosis
Episode 1At Joe's birthday party, tensions rise when it's suggested he has communication problems.
E2Home School
Episode 2Following 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.
E3Therapy
Episode 3Alison has to deal with a blast from her past after Maggie, a speech and language therapist, shows up to assess Joe.
E4Sleepover
Episode 4An 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.
E5Goodbye
Episode 5Alison 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.
E6Lost
Episode 6Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but Joe goes missing.
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