The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
1987•26m•6.7/10
ComedyDrama
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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.
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 5, 1987
Last Aired
February 9, 1987
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Sue Townsend
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
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.
E2
Skating Rink
Air date: 1987-01-12
Grapes in hand, Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts.
E3
Skegness
Air date: 1987-01-19
Adrian and his mother receive some shocking news from Dad during their Skegness holiday.
E4
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
E5
Reconciliation
Air date: 1987-02-02
Adrian is no longer an only child. He's having a nervous breakdown but nobody's noticed.
E6
Church in Hull
Air date: 1987-02-09
It all gets too much for our hero. He runs away to Hull with the dog.......
Cast
Gian Sammarco
Adrian Mole
Lulu
Pauline Mole
Stephen Moore
George Mole
Steven Mackintosh
Nigel
Beryl Reid
Grandma Mole
Lindsey Stagg
Pandora
Bill Fraser
Bert Fraser
Doris Hare
Queenie
Su Elliot
Doreen Slater
