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My Mad Fat Diary
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My Mad Fat Diary

Mon, Jan 14, 2013
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Sharon Rooney
    Sharon Rooney
    as Rachel 'Rae' Earl
  • Nico Mirallegro
    Nico Mirallegro
    as Finn Nelson
  • Jodie Comer
    Jodie Comer
    as Chloe Gemell
  • Dan Cohen
    Dan Cohen
    as Archie
  • Ciara Baxendale
    Ciara Baxendale
    as Izzy
  • Jordan Murphy
    Jordan Murphy
    as Arnold 'Chop' Peters
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Episodes

3 seasons · 16 episodes

Ended · 16 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Big Bad World
    Aired · Mon, Jan 14, 2013 · 60m

    In the opening episode, 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.

  • E2
    Touched
    Aired · Mon, Jan 21, 2013 · 60m

    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.

  • E3
    Ladies and Gentlemen
    Aired · Mon, Jan 28, 2013 · 60m

    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.

  • E4
    Don't Ever Tell Anyone Anything!
    Aired · Mon, Feb 4, 2013 · 60m

    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.

  • E5
    It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 1
    Aired · Mon, Feb 11, 2013 · 60m

    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.

  • E6
    It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 2
    Aired · Mon, Feb 18, 2013 · 60m

    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.

Season 2
7 episodes · 7 aired
▾
  • E1
    Alarm!
    Aired · Mon, Feb 17, 2014 · 60m

    Rae's still madly in love with Finn, but will her insecurities sabotage their relationship before it's even begun? Meanwhile, Kester encourages her to face her demons.

  • E2
    Radar
    Aired · Mon, Feb 24, 2014 · 60m

    The long hot summer is over and Rae is starting her first year at sixth form college. She's determined that things will be different this year, but she quickly starts to struggle under the pressure.

  • E3
    Girls
    Aired · Mon, Mar 3, 2014 · 60m

    Without Finn in her life, Rae feels lonely in college and struggles to make friends. When the chance comes to be a part of the cool gang, she has to decide how far she'll go to fit in.

  • E4
    Friday
    Aired · Mon, Mar 10, 2014 · 60m

    Without Finn in her life, Rae feels lonely in college and struggles to make friends. When the chance comes to be a part of the cool gang, she has to decide how far she'll go to fit in.

  • E5
    Inappropriate Adult
    Aired · Mon, Mar 17, 2014 · 60m

    Rae is desperate to be treated like an adult, so she's staying out late and pushing the boundaries at home. But when she starts to hang out with a group of older lads, things turn nasty.

  • E6
    Not I
    Aired · Mon, Mar 24, 2014 · 60m

    Rae is furious when it looks like Chloe is going to let her down again, but a surprise discovery forces her to see things through Chloe's eyes for a change.

  • E7
    Glue
    Aired · Mon, Mar 31, 2014 · 60m

    Rae finds herself in a dark place without the gang and her mum for support. She's alienated everyone and now a crisis with Chloe leaves her feeling helpless.

Season 3
3 episodes · 3 aired
▾
  • E1
    Who is Stan Ford?
    Aired · Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · 60m

    It's June 1998. Rae Earl has life as a teenager nailed, despite a disastrous university interview. However, change is on the horizon as the gang grows up...

  • E2
    Rewind
    Aired · Mon, Jun 29, 2015 · 60m

    Rae takes drastic action that could jeopardise her future when Chloe's parents ban her from seeing their daughter in hospital.

  • E3
    Voodoo
    Aired · Mon, Jul 6, 2015 · 60m

    Rae takes drastic action that could jeopardise her future when Chloe's parents ban her from seeing their daughter in hospital.