Overview
- The BBC’s adaptation, which unveiled a first-look image Tuesday, confirmed Oliver Savell in the title role and said cameras are rolling in Hartlepool.
- Savell, twice BAFTA-nominated for Changing Ends, leads a nine-part coming-of-age drama based on Sue Townsend’s bestselling novel.
- Lisa McGrillis plays Pauline and Colin Hoult plays George, with Pam Ferris as Grandma, Galaxie Clear as Pandora, and Alun Armstrong as Bert.
- Big Talk Studios, part of ITV Studios, produces for BBC One and iPlayer with Alex Winckler directing after a commission by BBC drama chief Lindsay Salt.
- Set on New Year’s Day 1981, the series follows Adrian’s diary of teen life and family strain in Thatcher-era Britain, with broadcast slated for 2027.