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The Book Group

The Book Group

★ 7.2/10•2002•TV-14•Drama•Comedy
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Who ever said reading was dull?

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...

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 12, 2002

Episodes

Episode 1 - On the RoadE124m

On the Road

Clare'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...

Apr 12, 2002

Episode 2 - The AlchemistE224m

The Alchemist

Kenny 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...

Apr 19, 2002

Episode 3 - Magical RealismE323m

Magical Realism

Kenny 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.

Apr 26, 2002

Episode 4 - Bedtime StoriesE424m

Bedtime Stories

Clare 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.

May 3, 2002

Episode 5 - Dark AlleyE524m

Dark Alley

Janice 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.

May 10, 2002

Episode 6 - A Little More LivingE624m

A Little More Living

Barney 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?

May 17, 2002

Actors

Anne Dudek

Anne Dudek

Clare Pettengill

Michelle Gomez

Michelle Gomez

Janice McCann

Saskia Mulder

Saskia Mulder

Fist de Grooke

Karen Kilgariff

Karen Kilgariff

Jean Pettengill

Rory McCann

Rory McCann

Kenny McLeod

Derek Riddell

Derek Riddell

Rab

Bonnie Engstrom

Dirka

James Lance

James Lance

Lachlan Glendenning

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