TV Series
★7.9(157 votes)
20133 Seasons16 EpisodesEndedMy Mad Fat Diary
“I keep a diary of all my thoughts and most of the time I don't even think about what I'm writing.”
ComedyDrama
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.
Episodes & Seasons
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Series 1
6 EpisodesSet 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.
EP 01
01.Big Wide World
48m★ 6.8
2013-01-14
01.Big Wide World
48m★ 6.8
Aired 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.
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EP 02
02.Touched
46m★ 5
2013-01-21
02.Touched
46m★ 5
Aired 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.
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EP 03
03.Ladies and Gentlemen
47m★ 8
2013-01-28
03.Ladies and Gentlemen
47m★ 8
Aired 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.
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EP 04
04.Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything
45m★ 8
2013-02-04
04.Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything
45m★ 8
Aired 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.
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EP 05
05.It's a Wonderful Rae (1)
45m★ 8
2013-02-11
05.It's a Wonderful Rae (1)
45m★ 8
Aired 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.
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EP 06
06.It's a Wonderful Rae (2)
47m★ 8.5
2013-02-18
06.It's a Wonderful Rae (2)
47m★ 8.5
Aired 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.
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