The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987)

Name: The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Gian Sammarco, Lulu, Stephen Moore, Steven Mackintosh, Beryl Reid

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (212 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Gian Sammarco Adrian Mole
Lulu Pauline Mole
Stephen Moore George Mole
Steven Mackintosh Nigel
Beryl Reid Grandma Mole
Lindsey Stagg Pandora

Seasons

Season 1 (1987)

8.12 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 26 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.8	17
2	Episode #1.2	8.0	17
3	Episode #1.3	8.1	14
4	Episode #1.4	8.0	14
5	Episode #1.5	8.4	14
6	Episode #1.6	8.4	16