The Book Group

2002 - 2003 TV-14 24m 7.6

The Book Group" is a dark comedy that follows an American and the dysfunctional book group she forms in Glasgow as a way to make friends.

American Clare Pettengill, newly arrived in Glasgow, starts up a book group in order to make some new friends. The group consists of three unhappy European football wives, a pretentious drug-addict student, a closet-homosexual football enthusiast, and a kind and gentle struggling author in a wheelchair. Each week they meet to read and discuss a new book, which always affects or influences each of the group's lives in some way.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 On the Road

1. On the Road

Aired: Apr 12, 2002

Clare Pettengill arrives in Glasgow from Cincinnati and, in order to meet new...

Episode 2 The Alchemist

2. The Alchemist

Aired: Apr 19, 2002

The footballers' ladies are clearly dissatisfied with their menfolk whilst, o...

Episode 3 Magical Realism

3. Magical Realism

Aired: Apr 26, 2002

Kenny is writing a book in which his character shares a mountain cabin with a...

Episode 4 Bedtime Stories

4. Bedtime Stories

Aired: May 3, 2002

Barney comes to see Clare to apologize but is high on drugs and collapses. Sh...

Episode 5 Dark Alley

5. Dark Alley

Aired: May 10, 2002

Janice is hosting the group's discussion of Martin's book 'Dark Alley' but th...

Episode 6 A Little More Living

6. A Little More Living

Aired: May 17, 2002

Clare and Kenny continue with their novels though both find the other intrudi...

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Info about The Book Group

Current Status: Ended

Network: Channel 4

Genres: Comedy, Drama