Iconic bestselling novel The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole is coming to the BBC from a creative team led by One Day author David Nicholls .

Nicholls has assembled a team featuring Caitlin Moran and Caroline Moran ( Raised By Wolves ), Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor ( Everyone Else Burns ), and Jack Rooke ( Big Boys ) to adapt The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ , the first in Sue Townsend’s beloved series.

A nationwide casting search is underway for the lead, an awkward boy entering his teens before the advent of mobile phones and social media who writes a diary about his spots, his parents’ divorce, the torment of first love and the fact he’s never seen a female nipple. In the background is early-1980s Britain, with historic events such as Margaret Thatcher’s r

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