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| Adrian Mole | |
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| First appearance | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (1982) |
| Last appearance | The Prostrate Years (2009) |
| Created by | Sue Townsend |
| Portrayed by | Simon Schatzberger (1984 play) Gian Sammarco (TV 1985–87) Stephen Mangan (TV 2001) Joel Fossard-Jones, Lewis Andrews, Sebastian Croft, Toby Murray, Benjamin Lewis, Ilan Galkoff, Samuel Menhinick (musical 2015–17) |
| Born | 2 April 1967 |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Adrian Albert Mole |
| Alias | Nigel Mole |
| Nicknames | Moley, Brains |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Writer, TV chef, bookshop employee |
| Family |
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| Spouse | JoJo Mapfuso Daisy Flowers |
| Children | Glenn Bott-Mole (by Sharon Bott) William (Wole) Mole (by JoJo) Gracie Mole (by Daisy) |
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| Religion | Church of England, later atheist |
| Nationality | British |
Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared (as "Nigel") as part of a comic diary featured in a short-lived arts magazine (called simply magazine) published in Leicester in 1980, and shortly afterward in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982. The books are written in the form of a diary, with some additional content such as correspondence. The first two books appealed to many readers as a realistic and humorous treatment of the inner life of an adolescent boy, and capturing the zeitgeist of the UK during the Thatcher period.