ISRAELI TV DRAMA WINS TOP RATING ON BBC:

The A Word, a six-episode family drama revolving around a boy’s autism, is now airing on BBC and is reeling in top reviews. The show is based on the Israeli series Yellow Peppers, winner of five Israeli Academy Awards including Best Drama, Best Screenplay and Best Director. The A Word focuses on a family’s painful but humorous journey of denial and introspection after their five-year-old son is diagnosed with autism. "Like all the best dramas, this will make you laugh and it will also make you cry,” reads a review in the UK Mirror. "Whether you have an interest in autism is irrelevant – The A Word is a master-class in acting and script writing that is as funny as it is heartrending. I simply cannot recommend it enough,” reads another review. (Israel 21c)