The A Word

The A Word
GenreDrama
Based onYellow Peppers
by Keren Margalit
Developed byPeter Bowker
Written byPeter Bowker
Directed by
Starring
ComposerRob Lane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Lucy Ritcher (BBC)
  • Patrick Spence (Fifty Fathoms)
  • Peter Bowker (Fifty Fathoms)
  • Marcus Wilson (Fifty Fathoms)
  • Howard Burch (Keshett)
  • Avi Nir (Keshet)
  • Keren Margalit (Keshet)
  • Sara Johnson (Keshet)
Producers
  • Marcus Wilson (Series 1)
  • Jenny Frayn (Series 2)
  • Clare Shepherd (Series 3)
Production locations
EditorJamie Pearson
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) –
9 June 2020 (2020-06-09)
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The A Word is a British television drama series, based on the Israeli series Yellow Peppers. The series follows a young boy and how his family cope with the revelation that he has autism spectrum disorder. Following filming in the Lake District from October 2015, a six-part series began airing on 22 March 2016. On 26 May 2016, the BBC announced that a second series of The A Word had been commissioned.[1] It premiered in the UK on 7 November 2017. The third series began airing on 5 May 2020.[2]

  1. ^ "BBC Drama announces three new commissions for BBC One and BBC Two" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. ^ Tatum, Kris (24 May 2019). "Filming starts on series three of BBC's The A Word in Cumbria". Times & Star. Workington, Cumbria. Retrieved 9 October 2022.