Fictional youngster in comic novels by Sue Townsend
For the TV series, see The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (TV series).
Fictional character
Adrian Mole
First appearance
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (1982)
Last appearance
The Prostrate Years (2009)
Created by
Sue Townsend
Portrayed by
Simon Schatzberger (1984 play) Gian Sammarco (TV 1985–87) Stephen Mangan (TV 2001) Joel Fossard-Jones, Lewis Andrews, Sebastian Croft, Toby Murray, Benjamin Lewis, Ilan Galkoff, Samuel Menhinick (musical 2015–17)
Albert Mole (grandfather) Edna May Mole (grandmother) Susan Mole (aunt) Mr Sugden (grandfather) Mrs Sugden (grandmother) Pete Sugden (uncle) Unnamed grandchild
Religion
Church of England, later atheist
Nationality
British
Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared (as "Nigel") as part of a comic diary featured in a short-lived arts magazine (called simply magazine) published in Leicester in 1980, and shortly afterward in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982. The books are written in the form of a diary, with some additional content such as correspondence. The first two books appealed to many readers as a realistic and humorous treatment of the inner life of an adolescent boy, and capturing the zeitgeist of the UK during the Thatcher period.
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