The Book Group
Series 2
“Who ever said reading was dull?”
Created by: Annie Griffin
Network: Channel 4
Season aired: 2003-01-24
Seasons
Overview
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...
About This Season
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.
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Episodes · 6
Sueños
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.
Hunger
Kenny brings along his new girlfriend, Carole Anne, to the book group, much to the irritation of all the women.
You Must Change Your Life
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.
Drowning
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.
Research
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.
A'Salaam Insh'Allah
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.
