The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
Directed by:
Peter SasdyScreenplay:
Sue TownsendComposer:
Chaz JankelCast:
Gian Sammarco, Stephen Moore, Steven Mackintosh, Julie Walters, Freddie Jones, Rita Davies, Louise Jameson, Brenda Cowling, Chris Gascoyne, Doris Hare (more)Plots(1)
Adapted from Sue Townsend's bestselling novel, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, chronicles the everyday traumas and emotional upheavals of the legendary teenage diarist as he struggles to come to terms with life in the 1980s. Gian Sammarco is the angst-ridden scribbler with literary aspirations, with Julie Walters and Lulu successively portraying his mother, Beryl Reid his opinionated grandma, Stephen Moore his errant father, and Bill Fraser his elderly chum, Bert Baxter. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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I really liked this British series with its typical humor. It captures the life of the lower middle class during the early Thatcherism period excellently, and it is even more charming because it is described through the eyes of a boy entering puberty. The most amazing character is the small-town school headmaster, an obsessed fan of the Prime Minister. Overall impression: 80%.
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