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    TV Series

    The Book Group

    "Who ever said reading was dull?"

    7.2/10
    2002 - 2003
    Ended
    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 12

    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...

    Created by: Annie Griffin
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    Seasons & Episodes

    On the Road

    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...

    4/12/200224 min
    The Alchemist

    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...

    4/19/200224 min
    Magical Realism

    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.

    4/26/200223 min
    Bedtime Stories

    4. 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.

    5/3/200224 min
    Dark Alley

    5. 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.

    5/10/200224 min
    A Little More Living

    6. 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?

    5/17/200224 min

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