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9 February 1987. ( 1987-02-09) The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It aired from 5 January to 9 February 1987 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's father George Mole and Lulu as Adrian's mother Pauline Mole.
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole: With Gian Sammarco, Steven Mackintosh, Lulu, Stephen Moore. Continuation of the rites of passage comedy drama about spotty teenager Adrian Mole.
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- 1987-01-05
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- 26
The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, is an epistolary novel by Sue Townsend. It is the second in the Adrian Mole series. [1] It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenage aspiring intellectual and, like its predecessor, takes the form of a diary. The story takes place from 1982 to mid-1983.
- Sue Townsend
- 1984
Continuation of the rites of passage comedy drama about spotty teenager Adrian Mole. Set in the early 1980s, Adrian's mother and father are back together but...
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Mole family
1. Adrian Mole (Gian Sammarco) is the main character of the series and also serves as narrator. His character on screen is shown wearing spectacles as well as wearing ties often when not at school, points not mentioned in the book. 2. George Mole (Stephen Moore) is Adrian's father, married to Adrian's mother Pauline. 3. Pauline Mole (Julie Walters) is Adrian's mother, who leaves her husband George to live with her neighbour Mr. Lucas in Sheffield. Walters was replaced by Lulufor series two. 4...
Other characters
1. Bert Baxter (Bill Fraser) is Adrian's foul-mouthed and strongly opinionated friend, an old age pensioner whom Adrian has to look after as part of a school club of which he is part. Bert owns an aggressive and unpredictable German Shepherd dog named Sabre, whom Adrian strongly dislikes. 2. Queenie Baxter (Doris Hare) is Bert Baxter's partner, who later becomes his wife. 3. Pandora Braithwaite (Lindsey Stagg) is Adrian's girlfriend. 4. Tania Braithwaite (Louise Jameson) is Pandora's liberal-...
The series was mainly filmed on location in the Braunstone and South Wigston areas of Leicester. The Moles' house and street were actually filmed in Ludlow Close, South Harrow and Adrian's school scenes at "Neil Armstrong Comprehensive" were all filmed at Hammersmith School in West London (now Phoenix High). Whilst being set in Leicester, which is ...
The opening and closing theme was "Profoundly In Love With Pandora" by Ian Dury. It was released as a single in October 1985 and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.
- Comedy/Drama
S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4. January 26, 1987. 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. 7.6/10. Rate. Top rated.
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