Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2002)

Overview

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...

Cast

Anne Dudek as Clare Pettengill
Anne Dudek

as Clare Pettengill

Michelle Gomez as Janice McCann
Michelle Gomez

as Janice McCann

Saskia Mulder as Fist de Grooke
Saskia Mulder

as Fist de Grooke

James Lance as Barney Glendenning
James Lance

as Barney Glendenning

Rory McCann as Kenny McLeod
Rory McCann

as Kenny McLeod

Derek Riddell as Rab
Bonnie Engstrom as Dirka
Bonnie Engstrom

as Dirka

Episodes

On the Road poster

On the Road 0.0

April 12, 2002

Clare's book group starts to assemble. She meets Kenny, a handsome guy in a wheelchair who wants to be a writer; Janice…

The Alchemist poster

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April 19, 2002

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

Magical Realism poster

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April 26, 2002

Kenny is writing a book in which a beautiful woman who looks a lot like Fist shares a cabin in the hills with him. Clar…

Bedtime Stories poster

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May 3, 2002

Clare discovers Barney's on drugs, and decides it's her mission in life to save him. Meanwhile, Janice sleeps with the …

Dark Alley poster

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May 10, 2002

Janice hosts the book group as they discuss the book written by the author she is having an affair with. But the group …

A Little More Living poster

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May 17, 2002

Barney has died of an overdose. His brother Lachlan arrives to tell Clare - and there is an instant spark between them.…