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
Rosie Mole her) and having an abortion. In "Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction", she has a very complicated boyfriend, to whom she gives money for drugs and drink. Rosie lies to her mother that she needs money for her studies. Adrian knows the truth, but keeps silent, even though he disapproves of Rosie's behaviour. Her favourite group is the Spice Girls and she models her clothes after members of the group, particularly Emma Bunton. Rosie goes to school at "Neil Armstrong Comprehensive School", the old school of her brother Adrian, in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. When she was a little girl, Rosie