The Mystery that is the Adrian Mole TV Series


i've been working on researching this topic, on and off, for a while... and finally there is some NEW INFORMATION!

The Adrian Mole TV series has two seasons of six episodes each:
The Secret Diary, made in 1985
The Growing Pains, made in 1987

The Cast:
Gian Sammarco as Adrian Mole
Julie Walters as Pauline Mole [ 1 ] Lulu as Pauline Mole [ 2 ]
Stephen Moore as George Mole
Beryl Reid as Grandma
Lindsay Stagg as Pandora
Bill Fraser as Bert Baxter

The Episode Guide:

Original Episode # | Prod # | Air Date | Episode Subject
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1st Series 1985 (as The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4)

1- 1 | 16 | Sep 85 | (intro) (1 hr)
1- 2 | 23 | Sep 85 | (parents separate)
1- 3 | 30 | Sep 85 | (Charles and Di's wedding)
1- 4 | 7  | Oct 85 | (British museum)
1- 5 | 14 | Oct 85 | (hospital)
1- 6 | 21 | Oct 85 | (New Year's Eve)

2nd Series 1987 (as The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole)

2- 1 | 5 | Jan 87 | (Falklands war)
2- 2 | 12 | Jan 87 | (skating rink)
2- 3 | 19 | Jan 87 | (Skegness)
2- 4 | 26 | Jan 87 | (Mom gives birth)
2- 5 | 2 | Feb 87 | (reconciliation)


I recently wrote to PBS, in hopes of finding some copies of the Mole television series, and their response follows:

Dear PBS Viewer:


The episode guide is thanks to Emma Grant
This page was created by Dana Kotler
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