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The A Word

The A Word

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The A Word

2016- 2020

3 Seasons

18 Episodes

7.9(26 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Fifty Fathoms

Keshet Productions

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

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

Creative team

Created by: Keren Margalit
Showrunner: Marcus Wilson
Avi Nir

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