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After Thomas was a one-off drama, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2006, on ITV.

It stars Keeley Hawes (Spooks, Under the Greenwood Tree, Tipping The Velvet), Ben Miles (Coupling, Prime Suspect, The Forsyte Saga), Andrew Byrne, Sheila Hancock and Duncan Preston.

Synopsis

A couple, Nicola and Rob Graham, struggle to cope with their son, Kyle, who has autism. The struggle to connect with him ends when they find the answer with a golden retriever named Thomas. The dog is named after Kyle's favourite television character, Thomas the Tank Engine, with whom he is obsessed. By putting words into the dog's mouth, they are able to break through. It was based on the book A Friend Like Henry By Nuala Gardner, which was about her autistic son Dale and their struggle to cope with obstacles that comes with having an autistic child. In his dog Henry, Dale finds a true friend and a teacher.

Cast

Keeley Hawes - Nicola Graham
Ben Miles - Rob Graham
Andrew Byrne - Kyle Graham
Sheila Hancock - Grandma Pat
Duncan Preston - Grandpa Jim
Asa Butterfield - Andrew
Clive Mantle - John Havers
Lorraine Pilkington - Rachel
Noma Dumezweni - Paula Murray
Sean Francis - Mal Edwards
Gill Hutley - School Teacher

External links

After Thomas at IMDb
After Thomas at autism-in-scotland.org.uk

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 == Synopsis ==
-A couple, Nicola and Rob Graham, struggle to cope with their son, Kyle, who has [[autism]]. The struggle to connect with him ends when they find the answer with a golden retriever named Thomas. The dog is named after Kyle's favourite television character, [[Thomas the Tank Engine]], with whom he is obsessed. By putting words into the dog's mouth, they are able to break through. It was based on the book ''A Friend Like Henry'' By Nuala Gardner, which was about an autistic boy called Dale who got a dog named Henry.
+A couple, Nicola and Rob Graham, struggle to cope with their son, Kyle, who has [[autism]]. The struggle to connect with him ends when they find the answer with a golden retriever named Thomas. The dog is named after Kyle's favourite television character, [[Thomas the Tank Engine]], with whom he is obsessed. By putting words into the dog's mouth, they are able to break through. It was based on the book ''A Friend Like Henry'' By Nuala Gardner, which was about her autistic son Dale and their struggle to cope with obstacles that comes with having an autistic child. In his dog Henry, Dale finds a true friend and a teacher.
 == Cast ==