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
Episode 1.1 (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) scheduled with her first client and when he arrives she pulls out a saddle and asks who should wear it. The episode ends with the client entirely nude aside from a saddle placed on his back as Hannah rides him like a horse. The series premiere garnered an average of 1,997,000 viewers, peaking at 2.1 million. "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" received an 11% audience share for the 10:00 pm timeslot. Episode 1.1 gave the highest audience rates ITV2 had ever seen from a non-sports programme. Episode 1.1's viewing success has never been matched by a subsequent "Secret Diary