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.
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Season 1)
Falklands War (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-01-05
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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.
Skating Rink (Episode 2)
Air date: 1987-01-12
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Grapes in hand, Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts.
Skegness (Episode 3)
Air date: 1987-01-19
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Adrian and his mother receive some shocking news from Dad during their Skegness holiday.
Mum Gives Birth (Episode 4)
Air date: 1987-01-26
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: 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
Reconciliation (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-02-02
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Adrian is no longer an only child. He's having a nervous breakdown but nobody's noticed.
Church in Hull (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-02-09
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: It all gets too much for our hero. He runs away to Hull with the dog.......
Seasons
Episodes 6