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In The Book Group - Series 2 the critically acclaimed drama by Annie Griffin returns for a six-part second series. An American woman Claire (Anne Dudek) is living in apparent bliss with her artist boyfriend Lachlan (James Lance) in a loft apartment with no furniture. But then, the sister from hell Jean (Karen Kilgariff) comes to visit and, because she really likes Glasgow, won't go away. Meanwhile, Janice (Michelle Gomez) is still trying to find a career in the media, so starts at the bottom as a correspondent for the local newspaper. Handsome Kenny (Rory McCann) is attracting a great deal of attention from the ladies as he has just published his first book, and Rab (Derek Riddell) meets Anselmo (Andoni Gracia), a Spanish goalkeeper, and falls in love. Dirka (Bonnie Engstrom) is pregnant and Fist (Saskia Mulder) wants to be pregnant too, so she turns to the group to find her man...
With The Book Group - Series 2 you can join this unlikely clan of personalities as they search for the perfect book in the hope that it will make everything better. But, as they discover, life isn't like that and a little reading can actually be dangerous...
Episode 1 - 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...
Episode 2 - Hunger
Kenny brings along his new girlfriend, Carole Anne, to the book group, much to the irritation of all the women.
Episode 3 - 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...
Episode 4 - 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.
Episode 5 - 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.
Episode 6 - 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...
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: American Clare Pettengill, newly arrived in Glasgow, starts up a book group in order to make some new friends. The group consists of three unhappy European football wives, a pretentious drug-addict student, a closet-homosexual football enthusiast, and a kind and gentle struggling author in a wheelchair. Each week they meet to read and discuss a new book, which always affects or influences each of the group's lives in some way. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...The Book Group - Enire Series Two ( The Book Group - Enire Series 2 )
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
At long last!,
By primitivegrrl "primitivegrrl" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book Group Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
I don't know why it took so long for the second series of this fantastic show to come out on DVD - it feels as if I have been waiting for an eternity! This show is so well written and so well acted that you truly believe these characters are real. So much so that when I saw my favourite character Janice, in the Heat magazine adverts, I nearly passed out. Really, everyone should have this DVD in their collection (along with the first series), as it is a show you have to watch again and again to actually hear every joke and aside, see every gesture and facial expression, and experience every joyful moment. James Lance for once, is NOT desireable - and it takes genius to pull that off.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Book Group - Welcome Back!,
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This review is from: The Book Group Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
After such a long wait for Series 2 of The Book Group to come onto DVD the magic moment has finally arrived. The Book Group has been one of the most original, wittiest and unforgettable black comedies to hit our screens in recent years. It's a pity that it hasn't attracted the same massive following like Sex and The City or Footballer's Wives.American ex-pat Claire and her international group of readers have returned and this series has certainly proved to be more entertaining than the first series. I found Janice's love triangle with Rab and his Spanish boyfriend Anselmo highly amusing as well as Claire's rivalry with her sister Jean who comes to Scotland to visit her. It's interesting to see Kenny's developments as a character throughout the second series when he's the first member of the Book Group to get his book published and the events that unfold in his life because of this. There is so much to enjoy in the second series so anyone who loved The Book Group the first time will not be disappointed with this follow up. The Book Group will always hold a special place in my heart because I set up my own reading group at work because I loved this series so much. One year my group is still going strong and I've certainly learned to look and appreciate books in a different way due to the influence of this brilliant programme.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic read.,
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This review is from: The Book Group Series 2 [DVD] (DVD)
I watched this series avidly when it was first broadcast. All I can say is that it has lost none of its humour or charm. An absolute must for a lover of British humour.
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