The everyday traumas and emotional upheavals of the legendary teenage diarist as he struggles to come to terms with life in Margaret Thatcher's 1980s England.
DirectorPeter Sasdy
CreatorSue Townsend
Falklands War
Jan 5, 1987
Adrian, now 15, is back with Pandora and both have political views on everything, especially the Falklands Conflict featured in this episode. Lulu debuts here, playing Adrian's Mum.
Skating Rink
Jan 12, 1987
Grapes in hand, Adrian goes on a date with Sharon Botts.
Skegness
Jan 19, 1987
Adrian and his mother receive some shocking news from Dad during their Skegness holiday.
Mum Gives Birth
Jan 26, 1987
Adrian finds his life as an only child is now over. He also discovers that you need to tip a spaghetti jar upside down to get a fiver out of it
Reconciliation
Feb 2, 1987
Adrian is no longer an only child. He's having a nervous breakdown but nobody's noticed.
Church in Hull
Feb 9, 1987
It all gets too much for our hero. He runs away to Hull with the dog.......
