TV series

The A Word

2016–2020 · 3 seasons

A warm, honest portrait of a messy family learning to listen, equal parts heartache and gentle laughter.

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.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, identity, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
identity
isolation
healing
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild