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
The Mole (series 1) saying, "Were you genuinely stumped? Or was it that "moles thrive underground"?" During the mission, David is the one giving the correct answers. Episode 5 Intro: The players were shown alphabetically by first name, except for David. However, if went by his nickname, Mole, he is in alphabetical order. The Monologues: Adding together the first word Glenn says each episode gives: "The first words reveal the mole is David." The First Meal: In the first episode, a table could be seen with tea, coffee, and bottled mineral water for the contestants. The bottles were labeled "BUXTON Mineral Water", Buxton standing