The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series)

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
Grandma and Adrian Mole, played by Beryl Reid and Gian Sammarco.
Genre	Comedy/Drama
Written by	Sue Townsend Trevor Waite Oscar Webb
Directed by	Peter Sasdy
Starring	Gian Sammarco Julie Walters Stephen Moore Beryl Reid
Theme music composer	Ian Dury & Chaz Jankel
Opening theme	Profoundly In Love With Pandora
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	Peter Sasdy
Running time	50/26 minutes
Production company(s)	Thames Television
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Original release	16 September (1985-09-16) – 21 October 1985 (1985-10-21)
Chronology
Followed by	The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It started in 1985 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's father George Mole and Julie Walters as Adrian's mother Pauline Mole.

It was directed by Peter Sasdy.

In addition, Brenda Cowling appeared in two episodes as the formidable matron of the Alderman Cooper Sunshine Home, in which Bert and Queenie were residents before their marriage.

The series was mainly filmed on location in the Braunstone and South Wigston areas of Leicester. The Moles' house and street were actually filmed in Ludlow Close, Harrow and Adrian's school scenes at 'Neil Armstrong Comprehensive' were all filmed at Hammersmith School in West London (now Phoenix High). Whilst being set in Leicester, which is in the East Midlands, some of the characters speak with a distinct West Midlands accent (e.g. Birmingham, Coventry, etc.).

The opening and closing theme was "Profoundly In Love With Pandora" by Ian Dury. It was released as a single in October 1985 and reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ at the Internet Movie Database