The A Word: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series is the story of the Hughes family, who work and love and fight like every other family. Then their youngest son is diagnosed with autism and they don't feel like every other family anymore. They realise that if their son is ever going to communicate, they are going to have to learn how to communicate themselves. It's a funny and thought-provoking series about parenthood and childhood.

Series details

• Title: The A Word
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2016-03-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 11402
• IMDb ID: tt5311790
• TVDB ID: 308680

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Ingleby — Paul Hughes
• Max Vento — Joe Hughes
• Christopher Eccleston — Maurice Scott
• Molly Wright — Rebecca Hughes
• Pooky Quesnel — Louise Wilson
• Morven Christie — Alison Hughes
• Greg McHugh — Eddie Scott
• Vinette Robinson — Nicola Daniels
• David Gyasi — Ben Chambers
• Julie Hesmondhalgh — Heather
• Ian Puleston-Davies — Doug Wilson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-03-22; final listed air date 2016-04-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-11-07; final listed air date 2017-12-12; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-05-05; final listed air date 2020-06-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The A Word on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.