BBC filming groundbreaking The A Word spin-off series starring Gogglebox narrator Craig Cash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFilming has started in Manchester and The Lake District on a groundbreaking spin-off series of the popular BBC One series The A Word.
The new BBC One series Ralph & Katie will follow The A Word favourites Ralph and Katie Wilson. Starring Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy as the newlyweds, the six episodes with each feature a different story focusing on the domestic challenges the couple, who have Down’s Syndrome, face in the first year of married life. READ MORE: ITV No Return fans marvel as they realise teen star's very famous parents Leon and Sarah Gordy are joined by Eccles actress Pooky Quesnel who reprises the role of Louise, Ralph's mum, now Katie's mother-in-law.
New and familiar faces heading to Manchester's Space Studios and stunning Lakeside locations include The Royle Family, Gogglebox and Early Doors star Craig Cash as Brian and Dylan Brady, who plays Danny Tomlinson in Coronation Street, as Dan.
And Bohemian Rhapsody and Waterloo Road actor Matt Greenwood is back as Tom Clarke. Co-produced by ITV Studios and Keshet Productions in association with Tiger Aspect, Ralph & Katie is written by The A Word's Peter Bowker alongside new and emerging disabled writers.
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