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The Book Group

Who ever said reading was dull?

  • 2002 – 2003
  • Ended
  • Drama · Comedy
  • 2 seasons
  • 7.2/10

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...

Latest: Series 2 · 2003

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The Glasgow book group is back. As the group struggle to get through Don Quixote, Clare is facing a formidable windmill of her own in the guise of older sister, Jean, who wants to move to Glasgow from Cincinnati.

  1. E1. Sueños

    Jan 24, 2003 · 28m

    Clare is living in apparent bliss with her artist boyfriend Lachlan, in a loft apartment with no furniture. But then her sister from hell comes to visit - and won't go away.

  2. E2. Hunger

    Jan 31, 2003 · 25m

    Kenny brings along his new girlfriend, Carole Anne, to the book group, much to the irritation of all the women.

  3. E3. You Must Change Your Life

    Feb 7, 2003 · 25m

    Kenny is doing a book tour and the women of the Outer Isles can't get enough of the author of 'Peaks in the Mist'. Meanwhile, Lachlan seems to be taking an awful lot of interest in Clare's sister.

  4. E4. Drowning

    Feb 14, 2003 · 25m

    Lachlan is in a brace, due to his unfortunate fall into the empty pool. He makes a terrible invalid, and Clare is no good at changing bedpans.

  5. E5. Research

    Feb 21, 2003 · 25m

    The group reads a dirty book, The Sexual History of Catherine M. Fist is impressed, and decides to organise group sex with Dirka. Lars and Bart. Meanwhile, Jean is mistaken for a prostitute while conducting research for her new book, and Clare meets Kenny's underage girlfriend, Harriet.

  6. E6. A'Salaam Insh'Allah

    Feb 28, 2003 · 27m

    Jean has a party to celebrate her book deal. Kenny sings karaoke, Lachlan proposes to a reluctant Clare, and Janice gets very drunk and tells Rab she loves him.