The BEST episodes of The Book Group season 1

Every episode of The Book Group season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Book Group season 1!

Clare, a neurotic American, moves to Glasgow and starts a book group to meet new, interesting people. But Kenny, Dirka, Rab, Fist and Janice turn out to be rather more interesting than she bargained for...

Last Updated: 10/1/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Ended
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Dark Alley
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9.41
34 votes

#1 - Dark Alley

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2002

Janice hosts the book group as they discuss the book written by the author she is having an affair with. But the group can't seem to focus on their subject.

Directors: Annie Griffin
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Magical Realism
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8.51
35 votes

#2 - Magical Realism

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2002

Kenny is writing a book in which a beautiful woman who looks a lot like Fist shares a cabin in the hills with him. Clare is also writing a book, in which a handsome professor who looks a lot like Barney falls in love with his student, a lovely American woman not unlike Clare.

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Bedtime Stories
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7.00
7 votes

#3 - Bedtime Stories

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2002

Clare discovers Barney's on drugs, and decides it's her mission in life to save him. Meanwhile, Janice sleeps with the famous thriller writer, Martin Logan, and can't wait to go to confession to tell her priest, a big fan of the author.

Directors: Annie Griffin
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The Alchemist
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6.90
10 votes

#4 - The Alchemist

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2002

Kenny has an admirer at the leisure centre where he works, but does she know he's in a wheelchair? Meanwhile, Fist decides to follow some advice from this week's book - and leave her husband...

Directors: Annie Griffin
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A Little More Living
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6.71
7 votes

#5 - A Little More Living

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2002

Barney has died of an overdose. His brother Lachlan arrives to tell Clare - and there is an instant spark between them. Meanwhile, Kenny's literary fantasies intrigue Fist and Dirka - but can he deliver in the flesh?

Directors: Annie Griffin
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On the Road
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6.45
11 votes

#6 - On the Road

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2002

Clare's book group starts to assemble. She meets Kenny, a handsome guy in a wheelchair who wants to be a writer; Janice, the frustrated wife of a Scottish footballer; and eccentric student Barney, to whom Clare is strangely attracted...

Directors: Annie Griffin
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