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My Mad Fat Diary

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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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4.0 / 5

14th January 2013 - 6th July 2015
Writer
Tom Bidwell
Top Cast
Sharon RooneyNico MirallegroJodie Comer
Watch Providers 🇬🇧
Channel 4
Channel 4
Production Companies
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Big Wide World Still
Big Wide World
14th January 2013

Episode 1

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.

Touched Still
Touched
21st January 2013

Episode 2

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.

Ladies and Gentlemen Still
Ladies and Gentlemen
28th January 2013

Episode 3

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.

Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything Still
Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything
4th February 2013

Episode 4

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.

It's a Wonderful Rae (1) Still
It's a Wonderful Rae (1)
11th February 2013

Episode 5

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.

It's a Wonderful Rae (2) Still
It's a Wonderful Rae (2)
18th February 2013

Episode 6

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.