The Book Group

Series 1

6 episodes · Apr 12, 2002

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...

0/6 watched

Swipe a row to mark watched · long-press to mark up to there

  • On the Road
    S1E1

    On the Road

    Apr 12, 200224m

    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...

    Reviews
  • The Alchemist
    S1E2

    The Alchemist

    Apr 19, 200224m

    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...

    Reviews
  • Magical Realism
    S1E3

    Magical Realism

    Apr 26, 200223m

    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.

    Reviews
  • Bedtime Stories
    S1E4

    Bedtime Stories

    May 3, 200224m

    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.

    Reviews
  • Dark Alley
    S1E5

    Dark Alley

    May 10, 200224m

    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.

    Reviews
  • A Little More Living
    S1E6

    A Little More Living

    May 17, 200224m

    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?

    Reviews