A Word (The)
- Director: Peter Cattaneo et al.
- Writer: Peter Bowker
- Producer: Marcus Wilson
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Who would have thought that Christopher Eccleston could do [abrasive] comedy rather well?!? Well...he does.
He and the little boy are the highlights of the entire show...unfortunately, they do tend to get lost in a quagmire of irrelevance. Yes, dear hearts, the writer lost focus and meandered down many a blind alley.
There's a gay character who is...out there, with some pretty sharp retorts, he's a character that could have been developed more...instead of the sidekick he is.
There's no faulting the performances...the mother is as irritating as hell...good acting! It's a safe light drama that could have gone further...obviously, it wasn't written to challenge...more of an introduction to autism.
Watchable...light fayre. The potential for a feast was there...but, sadly, squandered.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The Hughes family 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.
Cast & Characters
Morven Christie as Alison Hughes;
Lee Ingleby as Paul Hughes;
Greg McHugh as Eddie Scott;
Vinette Robinson as Nicola Daniels;
Max Vento as Joe Hughes;
Molly Wright as Rebecca Hughes;
Christopher Eccleston as Maurice Scott;
Adam Wittek as David Nowak;
Tommie Grabiec as Pavel Kaminski;
Pooky Quesnel as Louise Wilson;
George Bukhari as Terry;
Abby Ford as Sally;
Leon Harrop as Ralph Wilson;
Daniel Cerqueira as Dr. Graves;
Julia Krynke as Maya Petrenko