The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV series) 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 Bernard Porke, the ill-mannered proprietor of the Rio Grande boarding house in Skegness, where the Moles stayed during a holiday; David Ryall as Mr
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