The Book Group - Season 1

The Book Group - Season 1

Season 1

First series of the dark comedy about a dysfunctional book group in Glasgow. A lonely Clare has just moved to Scotland and is extremely keen to meet some new, interesting people. Naturally, she decides to start a book group...
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Episodes6
DatesApr 12, 2002 - May 17, 2002
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Episodes

On the Road
Season 1Episode 130 min

On the Road

Clare's book group starts to assemble.

Apr 12, 2002
The Alchemist
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Alchemist

Kenny has an admirer at the leisure centre where he works, but does she know he's in a wheelchair?

Apr 19, 2002
Magical Realism
Season 1Episode 330 min

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
Bedtime Stories
Season 1Episode 430 min

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
Dark Alley
Season 1Episode 530 min

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
A Little More Living
Season 1Episode 630 min

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

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