The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series) Reginald Gudgeon, the well-meaning but inept manager of the local benefits office and Patrick Barlow as Mitchell Malone, the excitable local radio disc jockey. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series) The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole is a British television series based on the book of the same name written by Sue Townsend. It aired from 5 January to 9 February 1987 and starred Gian Sammarco, as the title character Adrian Mole, Stephen Moore as Adrian's father George Mole and Lulu as Adrian's mother Pauline Mole. There were one-off appearances from several other actors, including Tony Haygarth as
Secret Diary of a Call Girl who's really good at her job would talk to a client." It was less well received, however, by "The New York Times", which said, ""Secret Diary" has amusing touches, but not enough to sustain an entire series." Whilst reviewing Series 3 of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl", Gerard O'Donovan of "The Telegraph" opined that the show focuses too much on Piper's character, saying "All the characters, apart from Belle (Piper), are about as two-dimensional as cardboard cut-outs – and no more engaging." The series was attacked by some feminists, as Belle sells her body and some stated that it