Peter Sasdy
Director
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987)
Miniseries
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.
Released Jan. 5, 1987
Episode 26 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.england, tmdb.school, tmdb.1980s, tmdb.anorak, tmdb.pandora, imdb.six-word-title, imdb.character-name-in-title + 2 more, tmdb.nerd, tmdb.glasses
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Falklands War
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.
Jan. 5, 1987, midnight
S1E2 - Skating Rink
Grapes in hand, Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts.
Jan. 12, 1987, midnight
S1E3 - Skegness
Adrian and his mother receive some shocking news from Dad during their Skegness holiday.
Jan. 19, 1987, midnight
S1E4 - Mum Gives Birth
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
Jan. 26, 1987, midnight
S1E5 - Reconciliation
Adrian is no longer an only child. He's having a nervous breakdown but nobody's noticed.
Feb. 2, 1987, midnight
S1E6 - Church in Hull
It all gets too much for our hero. He runs away to Hull with the dog.......
Feb. 9, 1987, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 26 min.
Season Runtime: 26 min.
Released: Jan. 5, 1987
Last Air Date: Feb. 9, 1987, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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