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Is The Book Group coming back?

The Book Group (2002–2003) — comedy on Channel 4

The answer: Concluded February 28, 2003.
The Book Group poster
Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
Channel 4
Premiered
April 12, 2002
Ended
February 28, 2003
Runtime
~30 min per episode
TVMaze rating
6.0 / 10
2seasons
6.0/ 10

About The Book Group

The Book Group ended on February 28, 2003, after its second season aired on Channel 4. The show concluded its run in 2003, and no further episodes are scheduled or planned.

The series was a comedy that premiered in 2002. It followed Clare, a neurotic American who moved to Glasgow and started a book club to meet new people. The story explored her interactions with the diverse members of the group, including Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist, and Janice, who proved to be more interesting and complex than she initially expected.

The cast included Anne Dudek as Claire Pettengill, Derek Riddell as Rab, Michelle Gomez as Janice McCann, Rory McCann as Kenny McLeod, Saskia Mulder as Fist de Grooke, and Bonnie Engstrom as Dirka. The show received a rating of 6 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of 30 minutes.

The Book Group cast

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