Two years on, in the idyllic landscape of the Lake District, seven-year-old Joe is growing up and changing. He has started to notice he's different from other kids. And when he says the word 'autistic' out loud, seeing it as something bad, Alison and Paul know they must talk to their son. But how do they broach the subject with a child for whom language is already a struggle? And how do they respond to the news that Joe is struggling at school far more than they thought?\n\nAlso growing up is Joe's sister, Rebecca. Now 19, she's been travelling round Africa on a gap year and crashes back into the family home with a backpack, a tattoo and a boyfriend, James. Having met Rebecca's family, and her kid brother, James can't wait to get away again. But it's clear Rebecca has other ideas.\n\nTwo years after splitting from Nicola, Eddie is the one that got away. He has a new life in Manchester, with a flat and a good job. But he can't quite shake the old Eddie off, not least because Nicola keeps dragging him back to the Lakes. Having never told her parents that she and Eddie are divorced, Nicola is horrified when they turn up for a surprise visit.\n\nMaurice is feeling awkward too when he finds himself on old flame Louise's doorstep. They've hardly spoken in two years, but all that's about to change when Louise's son Ralph applies for a job at Scott's Brewery.
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Series 2: Episode 6
An end-of-year show at Joe's old school brings his family members together. As Joe takes the stage, it is clear what they mean to him. But can they remain the family he knows?
12-12-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 5
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.
05-12-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 4
Rebecca sends Paul and Alison on a weekend away to help them reconnect. Maurice has an existential crisis during a fell race, and Eddie is determined to teach Joe to ride a bike.
28-11-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 3
Paul makes a connection with Sophie when he takes her and Mark to a gig. Louise clashes with Maurice, and Eddie gears up for date night with his Manchester girlfriend Holly.
21-11-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 2
As a parent, how do you know if the decisions you make for your child are right? If your child can't always express his own feelings, how do you even go about making the decisio ...
14-11-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 1
Two years on, in the idyllic landscape of the Lake District, seven-year-old Joe is growing up and changing. He has started to notice he's different from other kids. And when he ...
07-11-2017
BBC 1
Episode 6
Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but plans for their big day are shattered when Joe goes missing.
26-04-2016
BBC 1
Episode 5
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 lettin ...
19-04-2016
BBC 1
Episode 3
Drama series. Alison gets a blast from her past when speech and language therapist Maggie arrives to assess Joe. For the family, it is time to face some uncomfortable truths.
05-04-2016
BBC 1
Episode 2
Following Joe's autism diagnosis Paul, Alison and Rebecca clash over how best to deal with his first weeks at school. Eddie is troubled by thoughts of Nicola's ex-lover Michael, ...
29-03-2016
BBC 1
Episode 2
Following Joe's autism diagnosis Paul, Alison and Rebecca clash over how best to deal with his first weeks at school. Eddie is troubled by thoughts of Nicola's ex-lover Michael, ...
29-03-2016
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 4
Rebecca sends Paul and Alison on a weekend away to help them reconnect. Maurice has an existential crisis during a fell race, and Eddie is determined to teach Joe to ride a bike.
28-11-2017
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 3
Paul makes a connection with Sophie when he takes her and Mark to a gig. Louise clashes with Maurice, and Eddie gears up for date night with his Manchester girlfriend Holly.
21-11-2017
BBC 1
Episode 5
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 lettin ...
19-04-2016
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 2
As a parent, how do you know if the decisions you make for your child are right? If your child can't always express his own feelings, how do you even go about making the decisio ...
14-11-2017
BBC 1
Episode 6
Alison brokers a peace with Paul in time for the gastropub opening, but plans for their big day are shattered when Joe goes missing.
26-04-2016
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 6
An end-of-year show at Joe's old school brings his family members together. As Joe takes the stage, it is clear what they mean to him. But can they remain the family he knows?
12-12-2017
BBC 1
Episode 3
Drama series. Alison gets a blast from her past when speech and language therapist Maggie arrives to assess Joe. For the family, it is time to face some uncomfortable truths.
05-04-2016
BBC 1
Episode 1
In their idyllic Lake District home, the extended Hughes family reunites for Joe's fifth birthday party. But tensions soon rise among Alison, Paul and patriarch Maurice when new ...
22-03-2016
BBC 1
Series 2: Episode 1
Two years on, in the idyllic landscape of the Lake District, seven-year-old Joe is growing up and changing. He has started to notice he's different from other kids. And when he ...
07-11-2017
BBC 1