The A Word

2016–2020

Drama馃嚞馃嚙 English馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom
IMDb
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Production
Fifty FathomsKeshet Productions

Seasons

Season 1

  • E1 Diagnosis 2016-03-22 路 60m At Joe's birthday party, tensions rise when it's suggested he has communication problems.
  • E2 Home School 2016-03-29 路 60m Following Joe鈥檚 diagnosis, Alison wants to protect her son and takes him out of school without telling Paul. He and Rebecca believe that Joe shouldn鈥檛 have to change to fit into the world.
  • E3 Therapy 2016-04-05 路 60m Alison has to deal with a blast from her past after Maggie, a speech and language therapist, shows up to assess Joe.
  • E4 Sleepover 2016-04-12 路 60m 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.
  • E5 Goodbye 2016-04-19 路 60m 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.
  • E6 Lost 2016-04-26 路 60m Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but Joe goes missing.

Season 2

  • E1 Naming Day 2017-11-07 路 60m 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.
  • E2 Get Away 2017-11-14 路 60m 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.
  • E3 Are We Still Here? 2017-11-21 路 60m Maurice and Louise clash. Paul makes an unexpected connection with Sophie. Eddie gears up for date night with his Manchester girlfriend, Holly.
  • E4 Falling 2017-11-28 路 60m Paul and Alison reconnect. Maurice has an existential crisis. Eddie teaches Joe to ride bikes.
  • E5 Family Album 2017-12-05 路 60m Nicola makes a 'film' of Joe's behaviors. Maurice makes a shocking proposal.
  • E6 Same Deep Water 2017-12-12 路 60m An "End of Year Show" at Joe's old school brings his family members together. Paul鈥檚 deepest feelings about his son鈥檚 autism emerge when Nicola makes a film of Joe鈥檚 behaviours. Eddie reaches D-Day with Holly, while Maurice makes a shocking proposal.

Season 3

  • E1 Episode #3.1 2020-05-05 路 60m Unsettled by a change in his life, Joe rejects his headphones. Maurice tries to solve all his family鈥檚 problems, Alison clashes with a stranger, and Rebecca has some big news.
  • E2 Episode #3.2 2020-05-12 路 60m 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.
  • E3 Episode #3.3 2020-05-19 路 60m Maurice and Eddie lock horns on a kids camping trip. Paul tries to forge a connection with Joe. Rebecca interrupts Alison鈥檚 date with Ben to confront her about motherhood.
  • E4 Episode #3.4 2020-05-26 路 60m 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.
  • E5 Episode #3.5 2020-06-02 路 60m Louise and Maurice are shaken when an unwelcome visitor arrives on the eve of Ralph鈥檚 wedding. Mark and Joe test Paul and Sarah鈥檚 liberalism when they strike out on their own.
  • E6 Episode #3.6 2020-06-09 路 60m 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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