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Alice's life is complicated. She is recently separated from her husband, and her dad is living in her shed. Well, her 'annexe'. Her one constant in the madness is her son Henry, a straight-talking, no-nonsense 12-year-old, with a passion for the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy and a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Henry's best friend is Erin, who has a heart of gold, though she has previously tried to burn down a school. And Alice's best friend is Erin's mum Carla, because if there's one thing that can bring two people together it's having the rest of the school mums tut at your children.

Alice - Ruth Jones

Henry - Charlie Lock

Tom - Simon Armstrong

Erin - Liwsi Kilcourse

Carla - Eirlys Bellin

The Best Waitress - Nadia Kamil

Written by Jenny Laville

Produced and Directed by Victoria Lloyd

Recorded on location in Llandaff, Wales

A BBC Studios Production

Sitcom about a single mum raising a son who is on the autistic spectrum, with Ruth Jones.

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