The Secret Diary / Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

tvstudiestvstudies Posts: 739
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So what happened to the actors from this?

Gian Sammerco (Adrian) is now a psychiatric nurse, but what about the others?
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  • LoonLoon Posts: 3,282
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(actor)

    That's his dad.

    No idea what happened to Lulu or Julie Walters who played his mothers :D
  • mikebukmikebuk Posts: 18,720
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    Beryl Reid played his gran. She died in 1996.
  • VoodooChicVoodooChic Posts: 9,863
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    This hasn't aged well at all - I got the DVD's of the whole series a few months back. It was nostalgic viewing - but badly written and acted. Didn't realise Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) was Barry Kent.
  • ellie1997ellie1997 Posts: 942
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    Steven Mackintosh who played Adrian's best friend Nigel did ok for himself!

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533599/
  • Gutted GirlGutted Girl Posts: 3,285
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    ellie1997 wrote: »
    Steven Mackintosh who played Adrian's best friend Nigel did ok for himself!

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533599/

    And was about the only member of the cast that had a Leicester accent.

    That really annoyed those of us that were natives and living there at the time that most of the cast used a Brum accent.
  • GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,177
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    It never managed to translate the brilliance of Sue Townsend's books. Neither did the more recent version. I'm not sure why, but I think part of the fun of the books lies in their structure. The 'diary' allows for things to be revealed and dealt with at a pace that TV doesn't allow.

    BTW, the new Mole book, 'The Prostate Years', is fantastic. I highly recommend it.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,709
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    Who played Pandora, and where is she now?

    I seem to remember a nine/ten year old me fancied her at the time :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,709
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    Loon wrote: »
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(actor)

    That's his dad.

    No idea what happened to Lulu or Julie Walters who played his mothers :D

    Oh My Gosh - Steven Moore was the voice of Marvin from HHGTTG radio and tv series... 'I'm sooo Depressed, I'm not bringing you down, am I?' :D
  • ScoundreldaysScoundreldays Posts: 1,373
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    VoodooChic wrote: »
    This hasn't aged well at all - I got the DVD's of the whole series a few months back. It was nostalgic viewing - but badly written and acted. Didn't realise Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) was Barry Kent.

    I didn't realise that either until the other day when I was reading an article in the paper the other day about Chris Gascoyne. Straight away I though 'Of course!':p:)
  • ellie1997ellie1997 Posts: 942
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    BigBHM wrote: »
    Who played Pandora, and where is she now?

    I seem to remember a nine/ten year old me fancied her at the time :D

    Lindsey Stagg played Pandora, what became of her is a mystery as there is little online about her other than she hated the filming of the series :eek:
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,510
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    VoodooChic wrote: »
    This hasn't aged well at all - I got the DVD's of the whole series a few months back. It was nostalgic viewing - but badly written and acted. Didn't realise Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) was Barry Kent.

    Please, please, please could you tell me where from? WOuld be desperate to see this again. Thanks in advance. :)
  • tvstudiestvstudies Posts: 739
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    ellie1997 wrote: »
    Lindsey Stagg played Pandora, what became of her is a mystery as there is little online about her other than she hated the filming of the series :eek:

    I gather the whole experience was far too much for her and she never acted again.

    A shame, because she was superb.
  • tvstudiestvstudies Posts: 739
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    Please, please, please could you tell me where from? WOuld be desperate to see this again. Thanks in advance. :)

    The Secret Diary was released on DVD in Holland. Both series are 'available' in the usual places.
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    tvstudies wrote: »
    The Secret Diary was released on DVD in Holland. Both series are 'available' in the usual places.

    :confused: Could you let me know what that means?

    Thanks
  • stripedcatstripedcat Posts: 6,689
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    Try Amazon it is available as a Dutch import.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 87
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    Loved this, i have the first series on vhs, might dig it out and watch it now! I never took to lulu as mrs mole though, not a patch on julie walters. Loved Bert Baxter and Queenie!:D

    We sha-al we shall wear red socks :D:o
  • DanslinkDanslink Posts: 8,365
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    Im reading the book at the moment...its good
    Did the tv series live up to it?
  • LoonLoon Posts: 3,282
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    I liked it but I was v young and a child of the 80's so I wouldn't use my opinion as gospel!

    Most things around that time didn't age well :o
  • GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,177
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    Danslink wrote: »
    Im reading the book at the moment...its good
    Did the tv series live up to it?

    NO! Which book are you reading? The first one?
  • spangspang Posts: 515
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    If you search on Youtube for Adrian Mole there are some episodes uploaded.
  • emailsemails Posts: 11,275
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    tvstudies wrote: »
    So what happened to the actors from this?

    Gian Sammerco (Adrian) is now a psychiatric nurse, but what about the others?

    i think they tryed to remake this some years ago,but with different actors
  • GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,177
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    Yes, they tried to do a new version following Adrian Mole & The Weapons Of Mass Destruction, with Stephen Mangan and Helen Baxendale. It didn't really work.
  • emailsemails Posts: 11,275
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    Yes, they tried to do a new version following Adrian Mole & The Weapons Of Mass Destruction, with Stephen Mangan and Helen Baxendale. It didn't really work.

    i know your right there ,as when i watched it ,it just wasn't the same
  • davethorpdavethorp Posts: 8,701
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    Yes, they tried to do a new version following Adrian Mole & The Weapons Of Mass Destruction, with Stephen Mangan and Helen Baxendale. It didn't really work.

    Wasn't that the cappucino years not WOMD

    just checked IMDB and yes it was
  • GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,177
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    davethorp wrote: »
    Wasn't that the cappucino years not WOMD

    just checked IMDB and yes it was

    God, I'm getting old.
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