The Best Episodes Written By Peter Bowker

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Sleepover

   S1:E44/12/2016

   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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   #2 - Goodbye

   S1:E54/19/2016

   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 - Lost

   S1:E64/26/2016

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

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #4 - Home School

   S1:E23/29/2016

   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:E512/5/2017

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

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Diagnosis

   S1:E13/22/2016

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

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   #7 - Therapy

   S1:E34/5/2016

   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 - Episode 4

   S1:E412/2/2004

   Carlisle doesn't believe Danny's confession to the murder. He's convinced that Danny is covering up for his father, Ripley. Natalie confronts Carlisle and warns him to stay away from her, and her family. Heartbroken, Carlisle sets out with a renewed determination to nail Ripley, his love rival.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Naming Day

   S2:E111/7/2017

   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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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Get Away

    S2:E211/14/2017

    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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    #11 - Are We Still Here?

    S2:E311/21/2017

    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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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Falling

    S2:E411/28/2017

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

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Same Deep Water

    S2:E612/12/2017

    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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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Episode 1

    S1:E19/29/2019

    When war breaks, translator Harry Chase vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?

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