Series synopsis
The Book Group is a British drama comedy television series that premiered on Channel 4 on April 12, 2002. It ended on February 28, 2003. It was created by Annie Griffin. It stars Anne Dudek, Michelle Gomez, Saskia Mulder and Karen Kilgariff.
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...
Premise
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...
Premise: Who ever said reading was dull?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anne Dudek as Clare Pettengill
- Michelle Gomez as Janice McCann
- Saskia Mulder as Fist de Grooke
- Karen Kilgariff as Jean Pettengill
- Rory McCann as Kenny McLeod
- Derek Riddell as Rab
- James Lance as Lachlan Glendenning
- Bonnie Engstrom as Dirka
Guest cast
- Sara Vickers as Babysitter
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 12, 2002 | December 12, 2002 |
| Season 1 | 6 | April 12, 2002 | May 17, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 6 | January 24, 2003 | February 28, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DVD Extras | December 12, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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... |
April 12, 2002 |
| 2 |
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... |
April 19, 2002 |
| 3 |
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. |
April 26, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sueños Clare is living in apparent bliss with her artist boyfriend Lachlan, in a loft apartment with no furniture. But then her sister from hell comes to visit - and won't go away. |
January 24, 2003 |
| 2 |
Hunger Kenny brings along his new girlfriend, Carole Anne, to the book group, much to the irritation of all the women. |
January 31, 2003 |
| 3 |
You Must Change Your Life Kenny is doing a book tour and the women of the Outer Isles can't get enough of the author of 'Peaks in the Mist'. Meanwhile, Lachlan seems to be taking an awful lot of interest in Clare's sister. |
February 7, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 12, 2002 |
| Last aired | February 28, 2003 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:30:00 |