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
The Mole (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) job with all three plots." Andy Crump of "Paste" gave the episode a 8.4 and wrote, "There's a lot to laugh about here - Samberg's climactic 'whaaaaaaaa' and Terry's headphone check in the silent disco in particular, but Melissa Fumero's line-read of her texting history with Gina is probably the funniest non-Braugher moment 'The Mole' has to offer. Since "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"s premiere, we've known that Braugher is its secret weapon; now we have proof that he's one of its essential building blocks. But more than that, 'The Mole' reminds us of just how good the show can be when it