My Mad Fat Diary

Synopsis

Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend Chloe and her group, who are unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months.

First Air Date: 2013-01-14

Last Air Date: 2015-07-06

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 16

Created By: Rae Earl

Networks: E4

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Top Cast

Sharon Rooney as Rachel 'Rae' Earl
Nico Mirallegro as Finn Nelson
Jodie Comer as Chloe Gemell
Dan Cohen as Archie
Ciara Baxendale as Izzy
Jordan Murphy as Arnold 'Chop' Peters
Darren Evans as Danny Two Hats
Ian Hart as Dr. Kester Gill
Claire Rushbrook as Linda Earl
Bamshad Abedi-Amin as Karim

Seasons

Series 1 (2013) - (6 Episodes)

Series 2 (2014) - (7 Episodes)

Series 3 (2015) - (3 Episodes)

Series 1 (2013)

Set in the mid-90s at the height of Cool Britannia, this drama based on real diaries takes an honest look at teenage life through the eyes of funny, music-mad Rae. With Sharon Rooney and Jodie Comer.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Big Wide World (2013-01-14)

Rae is discharged from psychiatric hospital. Back in the real world, all she wants is to be a normal teenager, but it's not that simple.
Ep. 2: Touched (2013-01-21)

Rae is determined to catch up with the rest of the gang in terms of her sexual experience, but worries her weight will stop her from getting a boyfriend. Then one of the boys in the gang asks her out.
Ep. 3: Ladies and Gentlemen (2013-01-28)

Rae and Chloe's friendship becomes difficult when Rae discovers who Chloe is secretly dating. Things start to get rocky and Rae finds herself drawn back to her old patterns of destructive behaviour.
Ep. 4: Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything (2013-02-04)

Rae is falling in love but doesn't know whether to admit it to the object of her desires. And Kester pushes Rae to examine what triggered her self-harming.
Ep. 5: It's a Wonderful Rae (1) (2013-02-11)

Rae and Chloe battle it out in the fight for Finn's affections, but when Rae's mum prevents her from going to a rave with the rest of the gang, Rae thinks it's game over.
Ep. 6: It's a Wonderful Rae (2) (2013-02-18)

Rae is in a dark place following Tix's deterioration and an argument with Chloe. To make matters worse, she loses her diary and begins to see her world crashing down around her.