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The Best Episodes of The A Word

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The Best Episodes of The A Word

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...

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  1. Background image for Sleepover
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Sleepover

    S1:E4

    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.

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    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Goodbye

    S1:E5

    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.

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  3. Background image for Lost
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Lost

    S1:E6

    Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but Joe goes missing.

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    Director:Susan Tully
  4. Background image for Home School
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Home School

    S1:E2

    Following Joe’s diagnosis, Alison wants to protect her son and takes him out of school without telling Paul. He and Rebecca believe that Joe shouldn’t have to change to fit into the world.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Family Album

    S2:E5

    Nicola makes a 'film' of Joe's behaviors. Maurice makes a shocking proposal.

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    Director:Luke Snellin
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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Diagnosis

    S1:E1

    At Joe's birthday party, tensions rise when it's suggested he has communication problems.

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  8. Background image for Therapy
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Therapy

    S1:E3

    Alison has to deal with a blast from her past after Maggie, a speech and language therapist, shows up to assess Joe.

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    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #8 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    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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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Naming Day

    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Susan Tully
  11. Background image for Get Away
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Get Away

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Susan Tully
  12. Background image for Are We Still Here?
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Are We Still Here?

    S2:E3

    Maurice and Louise clash. Paul makes an unexpected connection with Sophie. Eddie gears up for date night with his Manchester girlfriend, Holly.

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    Director:Susan Tully
  13. Background image for Falling
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Falling

    S2:E4

    Paul and Alison reconnect. Maurice has an existential crisis. Eddie teaches Joe to ride bikes.

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    Director:Luke Snellin
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    8.0/10(54 votes)

    #13 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    Louise and Maurice are shaken when an unwelcome visitor arrives on the eve of Ralph’s wedding. Mark and Joe test Paul and Sarah’s liberalism when they strike out on their own.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Same Deep Water

    S2:E6

    An "End of Year Show" at Joe's old school brings his family members together. Paul’s deepest feelings about his son’s autism emerge when Nicola makes a film of Joe’s behaviours. Eddie reaches D-Day with Holly, while Maurice makes a shocking proposal.

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    Director:Luke Snellin
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    7.4/10(62 votes)

    #15 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Unsettled by a change in his life, Joe rejects his headphones. Maurice tries to solve all his family’s problems, Alison clashes with a stranger, and Rebecca has some big news.

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    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    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.

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    7.3/10(51 votes)

    #17 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Maurice and Eddie lock horns on a kids camping trip. Paul tries to forge a connection with Joe. Rebecca interrupts Alison’s date with Ben to confront her about motherhood.

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    7.2/10(47 votes)

    #18 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sleepover" is the best rated episode of "The A Word". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Dominic Leclerc and written by Peter Bowker, it aired on 4/12/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Goodbye".