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BBC Orders ‘The A Word’ Spin-Off & Sister-Produced Con Artist Thriller
Peter White Television EditorA spin-off of The A Word and a con-artist thriller from Chernobyl producer Sister are two of the latest dramas ordered by British public broadcaster the BBC.Both projects will air on flagship network BBC One but what is more remarkable about the pair of orders is that both involve emerging writers and in the case of The A Word spin-off, disabled writers.Ralph and Katie focuses on two of the characters from Peter Bowker’s The A Word.The series follows Ralph, played by Leon Harrop, and Katie, played Sarah Gordy, as they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives, having just had the wedding of the year.
