The Book Group

1
0h 0m
2002
7.1 /10 (16)

Who ever said reading was dull?

Overview

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...

Country : GB
Languages : en
Last Air Date:2003-02-28
Created by : Annie Griffin

Seasons

Specials
2002-12-12
Season 1
2002-04-12
Season 2
2003-01-24

Episodes

Episode: 1On the Road
S01
E01
2002-04-12
Episode: 2The Alchemist
S01
E02
2002-04-19
Episode: 3Magical Realism
S01
E03
2002-04-26
Episode: 4Bedtime Stories
S01
E04
2002-05-03
Episode: 5Dark Alley
S01
E05
2002-05-10
Episode: 6A Little More Living
S01
E06
2002-05-17

Series Cast

Anne Dudek

Clare Pettengill

Michelle Gomez

Janice McCann

Saskia Mulder

Fist de Grooke

Karen Kilgariff

Jean Pettengill

Rory McCann

Kenny McLeod

Derek Riddell

Rab

Bonnie Engstrom

Dirka

James Lance

Lachlan Glendenning

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