BBC SERIES ADAPTATION
THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE
BBC and David Nicholls are set to create a ten episode series out of THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ by Sue Townsend! It's New Year's Day 1981 and Adrian starts his uniquely funny diary
about family life and being a teenager before the advent of mobile phones and social media. With only a multi coloured ballpoint pen as his guide, Adrian worries about his spots, his parents' divorce, the torment of first love and the fact he's never seen a female nipple. As Adrian's mother Pauline wrestles with her feminist awakening, his father George struggles with being made redundant in an unforgiving economy. Adrian's wider world is made up of a host of memorable characters like his 'treacle-haired beloved' Pandora, his take-no-prisoners Grandma and his unlikely friend, the foul-mouthed pensioner Bert Baxter. This vivid portrait of suburban life in Britain shows how much we have changed while staying the same. The result is a timeless family drama that is as warm and funny as it is sad and poignant.
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| The book will be turned into a ten part series |
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