Series
The Book Group
“Who ever said reading was dull?”
DramaComedy
Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice are more interesting than she bargained for...
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Seasons & episodes
First series of the dark comedy about a dysfunctional book group in Glasgow. A lonely Clare has just moved to Scotland and is extremely keen to meet some new, interesting people. Naturally, she decides to start a book group...
1On the Road12 Apr 2002 · 24mClare's book group starts to assemble. She meets Kenny, a handsome guy in a wheelchair who wants to be a writer; Janice, the frustrated wife of a Scottish footballer; and eccentric student Barney, to whom Clare is strangely attracted...
2The Alchemist19 Apr 2002 · 24mKenny has an admirer at the leisure centre where he works, but does she know he's in a wheelchair? Meanwhile, Fist decides to follow some advice from this week's book - and leave her husband...
3Magical Realism26 Apr 2002 · 23mKenny is writing a book in which a beautiful woman who looks a lot like Fist shares a cabin in the hills with him. Clare is also writing a book, in which a handsome professor who looks a lot like Barney falls in love with his student, a lovely American woman not unlike Clare.
4Bedtime Stories3 May 2002 · 24mClare discovers Barney's on drugs, and decides it's her mission in life to save him. Meanwhile, Janice sleeps with the famous thriller writer, Martin Logan, and can't wait to go to confession to tell her priest, a big fan of the author.
5Dark Alley10 May 2002 · 24mJanice hosts the book group as they discuss the book written by the author she is having an affair with. But the group can't seem to focus on their subject.
6A Little More Living17 May 2002 · 24mBarney has died of an overdose. His brother Lachlan arrives to tell Clare - and there is an instant spark between them. Meanwhile, Kenny's literary fantasies intrigue Fist and Dirka - but can he deliver in the flesh?
Details
- Created by
- Annie Griffin
- First aired
- 12 Apr 2002
- Last aired
- 28 Feb 2003
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 18 on TMDB
Cast
Anne DudekClare Pettengill
Michelle GomezJanice McCann
Saskia MulderFist de Grooke
Karen KilgariffJean Pettengill
Rory McCannKenny McLeod
Derek RiddellRab- BBonnie EngstromDirka
James LanceLachlan Glendenning
