Magnificent 7

In December 2005 Helena Bonham Carter starred as Maggi, a mother with seven children - three 'normal' daughters and four sons who are each, in one form or another, autistic - in BBC TWO's uplifting drama Magnificent 7

The production was inspired by Jacqui Jackson and her children and is based on Jacqui's book 'Multicoloured Mayhem'. Jacqui worked as the programme consultant

Helena Bonham Carter said: "I found the script funny, touching and humane. Hopefully, this film will help people to understand what it is like to be autistic, and moreover, celebrate rather than marginalise what it is to be 'different'."