{"id":22407,"date":"2022-09-21T18:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1710356"},"modified":"2022-09-21T19:22:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:22:35","slug":"the-a-word-spin-off-ralph-katie-gets-confirmed-october-air-date","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-a-word-spin-off-ralph-katie-gets-confirmed-october-air-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The A Word spin-off Ralph &amp; Katie gets confirmed October air date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The A Word spin-off <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-a-word-ralph-and-katie-spin-off\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ralph &amp; Katie<\/a> will be premiering with a double on BBC One next month, with the release date now confirmed by the broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will be able to catch up with newlyweds Ralph and Katie on Wednesday 5th October at 9pm, with the second episode airing straight after the first.<\/p>\n<p>Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/a-word-spin-off-filming-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">reprise their roles as the titular couple<\/a>, who got married in The A Word\u2019s third season.<\/p>\n<p>Also returning will be Pooky Quesnel as Ralph\u2019s mum Louise, Nigel Betts and Sherry Baines as Katie\u2019s parents Steve and Clare, and Matt Greenwood as Tom.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Jules Hussey has also shared the first trailer for the series on Twitter, which you can watch below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;zxx&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/TX8RnlEKAD&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/TX8RnlEKAD<\/a><\/p>\u2014 jules hussey ???? (@brazenprods) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/brazenprods\/status\/1572332585350725634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The BBC had previously teased the new series would explore \u201cissues faced by all newlyweds, but with an added ingredient in the mix being that the couple have Down\u2019s syndrome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The A Word creator Peter Bowker is also Ralph &amp; Katie\u2019s lead writer, with a new team made up completely of emerging disabled writers, who Bowker said had delivered \u201ca series of scripts that are full of joy, humour and authenticity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>BAFTA-winning director Jordan Hogg, who is also disabled, will be helming the series.<\/p> <p><b>Ralph &amp; Katie will begin airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday 5th October at 9pm and 9:30pm. 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