Ian Dury and performed the theme song "Profoundly in Love with Pandora" for the television series "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" (1985), based on the book of the same name by Sue Townsend, as well as its follow-up, "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole" (1987). Dury turned down an offer from Andrew Lloyd Webber to write the libretto for "Cats" (from which Richard Stilgoe reportedly earned millions). The reason, said Dury, "I can't stand his music." When AIDS first came to prominence in the mid-1980s, Dury was among celebrities who appeared on UK television to promote safe sex, demonstrating
Episode 1.1 (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) with people at all... Not allowing herself to "get close" or be "the real me" isn't a call girl's rule for Hannah (like it was for Julia [Roberts] in "Pretty Woman"), it's a twisted compulsion. And that's why I love the show." D'Arminio also praised Showtime, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl"s American broadcaster, for not simply buying format rights, saying "I'm just thankful that Showtime imported "Call Girl" without recasting it like its sister network CBS is doing with "Worst Week of My Life" or ABC did with "Life on Mars"." Episode 1.1 (Secret Diary of a Call Girl)