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
Mole Man Mole Man The Mole Man (Harvey Rupert Elder) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former scientist turned villain, the Mole Man is a recurring foe of the Fantastic Four. His schemes usually consist of trying to rule the surface of the Earth with the aid of his "Moloids", subterranean, mole-human hybrids that he rules over. The character has had numerous appearances in other media, usually on television and video games. Created by artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, the character first appeared in "The Fantastic Four" No. 1 (Nov.