Oliver Savell, who has been twice BAFTA nominated for his role as a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends, is leading the BBC’s adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.
The adaptation, which is being overseen by One Day author David Nicholls with writers including Caitlin Moran, comes nearly 30 years after the previous Townsend drama. First look has just dropped and the show will launch next year.
A nationwide search has taken place to find Savell, who will play the lead from the iconic book aboout an awkward teen in Margaret Thatcher-era Britain. The show starts in 1981 as Adrian begins his diary about family life and being a teenager before the advent of mobile phones and social media. With only a ballpoint pen as his guide, Adrian worries about his spots, his parents’ divorce, the torment of first love and the fact he’s never
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