Desc: The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68¾): Directed by Jude Ho. With Julie Walters, Sue Townsend, Isy Suttie, Adrian Scarborough. Profile of the creator of Adrian Mole, with contributions from comedians and writers she influenced. Townsend overcame poverty and a traumatic first marriage to become one of the defining authors of her age - but for years wrote in secret.