The Diary Of A Nobody
Season 1
With the internet enabling anyone to set down their daily thoughts for the whole world to read, the classic 1892 satire The Diary of a Nobody now seems like a startlingly prescient mickey-take of the self-importance of today's bloggers.
By turns pompous, trivial, self-deluded and hilarious, George and Weedon Grossmith's diarist hero Pooter embodies the era's lower-middle class pretensions perfectly - and Hugh Bonneville captures Pooter's comic pathos in a solo performance of breathtaking virtuosity.
Andrew Davies's adaptation of the comic novel was directed by Susanna White (Jane Eyre, Bleak House) for Clerkenwell Films. Jenny Uglow was the historical advisor on the production.
By turns pompous, trivial, self-deluded and hilarious, George and Weedon Grossmith's diarist hero Pooter embodies the era's lower-middle class pretensions perfectly - and Hugh Bonneville captures Pooter's comic pathos in a solo performance of breathtaking virtuosity.
Andrew Davies's adaptation of the comic novel was directed by Susanna White (Jane Eyre, Bleak House) for Clerkenwell Films. Jenny Uglow was the historical advisor on the production.
Where to Watch Season 1
4 Episodes
- Episode 2E2
Episode 2Further social humiliation for poor old Pooter and his wife Carrie when their names are omitted from the Mansion House Ball's attendance list by the local newspaper. Not to mention the return of their son Willie, now calling himself Lupin and insisting on some rather unseemly behaviour. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3In the rollercoaster lead up to Christmas, Pooter suffers embarrassment in the card shop, receives an insulting Christmas card and a punch in the head at a rather raucous evening with the Holloway Comedians. Lupin falls in and out of love with Daisy Mutler, and both father and son receive some very good news. - Episode 4E4
Episode 4Pooter is a proud man when Lupin gains a position at the firm Perkupp and Co. But after he he loses them their most valued client and is sacked, he becomes engaged to an unsuitable young lady. However, Pooter acknowledges that the young must make their own way in life. He is then struck by the most wonderful good fortune and is rewarded beyond his wildest dreams.