| Adrian Mole | |
|---|---|
| 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 | George Mole (father) Pauline Mole (née Sugden) (mother) Rosie Germaine Mole (sister) Brett Slater (half-brother) |
| Spouse | JoJo Daisy Flowers |
| Children | Glenn Bott-Mole (by Sharon Bott) William (Wole) Mole (by JoJo) Gracie Mole (by Daisy) |
| Relatives | Albert Mole (grandfather) Edna May Mole (grandmother) Susan Mole (aunt) Mr Sugden (grandfather) Mrs Sugden (grandmother) Pete Sugden (uncle) Unnamed grandchild |
| 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.