<P> Writer Peter Bowker was approached by Keshet who produced Yellow Peppers who wanted him to remake the Israeli series but with an original story line . Bowker drew on his own experiences and observations as a teacher and with his family to write The A Word . </P> <P> Filming took place from October 2015 at locations in the Lake District, including Keswick, Broughton - in - Furness, Coniston, Thirlmere Reservoir, and Birkrigg Cottage in the Newlands Valley, and at The Space Project studios in Manchester . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Average UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 26 March 2016 (2016 - 03 - 26) </Td> <Td> 26 April 2016 (2016 - 04 - 26) </Td> <Td> 6.02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 November 2017 (2017 - 11 - 07) </Td> <Td> 12 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 12) </Td> <Td> 3.50 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Average UK viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

The a word series 2 how many episodes