The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

The everyday traumas and emotional upheavals of the legendary teenage diarist as he struggles to come to terms with life in Margaret Thatcher's 1980s England.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Falklands War

Air Date: 1987-01-05

Adrian, now 15, is back with Pandora and both have political views on everything, especially the Falklands Conflict featured in this episode. Lulu debuts here, playing Adrian's Mum.

2. Skating Rink

Air Date: 1987-01-12

Grapes in hand, Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts.

3. Skegness

Air Date: 1987-01-19

Adrian and his mother receive some shocking news from Dad during their Skegness holiday.

4. Mum Gives Birth

Air Date: 1987-01-26

Adrian finds his life as an only child is now over. He also discovers that you need to tip a spaghetti jar upside down to get a fiver out of it

5. Reconciliation

Air Date: 1987-02-02

Adrian is no longer an only child. He's having a nervous breakdown but nobody's noticed.

6. Church in Hull

Air Date: 1987-02-09

It all gets too much for our hero. He runs away to Hull with the dog.......

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Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

1987-01-05

Episodes

6 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Gian Sammarco

Gian Sammarco

Adrian Mole

Lulu

Lulu

Pauline Mole

Lindsey Stagg

Lindsey Stagg

Pandora

Beryl Reid

Beryl Reid

Grandma Mole

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Bert Fraser

Doris Hare

Doris Hare

Queenie

Su Elliot

Su Elliot

Doreen Slater

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Nigel