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The Best Episodes of The Book Group Season 1

Every episode of The Book Group Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Book Group Season 1!

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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...

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Book Group Season 1 Episode 2 - The Alchemist
    8.1/10(42 votes)

    S1:E2

    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...

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  2. The Book Group Season 1 Episode 3 - Magical Realism
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  3. The Book Group Season 1 Episode 4 - Bedtime Stories
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  4. The Book Group Season 1 Episode 5 - Dark Alley
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  5. The Book Group Season 1 Episode 6 - A Little More Living
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    S1:E6

    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?

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  6. The Book Group Season 1 Episode 1 - On the Road
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S1:E1

    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...

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Alchemist" is the best rated episode of "The Book Group" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Annie Griffin and written by Annie Griffin, it aired on 4/19/2002. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Magical Realism".