All posts tagged 'The A Word'

Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sarah Gordy & David Gyasi Join BBC One’s ‘The A Word’ For Season 3

By Patrick Munn | May 24, 2019 - 8:06 am | No Comments

Julie Hesmondhalgh (Broadchurch, Coronation Street), Sarah Gordy (Call The Midwife, Holby City) and David Gyasi (Troy: Fall of a City, Man in an Orange Shirt) have joined the cast of BBC One's drama series The A Word for its upcoming third season. They join returning cast members Max Vento, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby, Molly Wright, Pooky Quesnel, Leon Harrop and Christopher Eccleston. Filming on season three is now underway in the Lake District and Manchester 

BBC One Sets Premiere Date For ‘The A Word’ Season 2

By The TVWise Team | October 25, 2017 - 11:14 pm | No Comments

The second season of The A Word will premiere on BBC One on Tuesday November 7th at 9pm, it has been announced.

BBC One Renews ‘The A Word’ For Second Season; Orders ‘Us’ Adaptation & Barbara Windsor Biopic

By Patrick Munn | May 26, 2016 - 11:41 am | No Comments

Fresh off of the news that BBC Two has renewed Peaky Blinders and ordered new drama The Boy With The Topknot, BBC One has renewed Autism drama The A Word for a second season and given the greenlight to David Nicholls adaptation Us and Barbara Windsor adaptation Babs.

Christopher Eccleston, Morven Christie, Lee Ingleby & More To Star In BBC One’s ‘The A Word’

By Patrick Munn | October 26, 2015 - 4:17 pm | No Comments

BBC One has set the cast for The A Word. Christopher Eccleston (Fortitude), Morven Christie (Grantchester) Lee Ingleby (Our Zoo), Greg McHugh (Fresh Meat), Vinette Robinson (Sherlock) and newcomer Max Vento have been set as series regulars in the six episode drama series from Marvellous and From There To Here scribe Peter Bowker, TVWise has learned.

BBC Unveils Slate Of New Dramas; Orders ‘SS-GB’ & ‘The Secret Agent’ Adaptations, DPP Drama & More

By Patrick Munn | November 19, 2014 - 11:39 pm | 1 Comment

At a special event in London, hosted by DG Tony Hall and Controller of Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson, the corporation unveiled details of more than 40 hours worth of drama commissions, which will air on BBC One and BBC Two in 2015 and 2016.