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My Mad Fat Diary

My Mad Fat Diary

My Mad Fat Diary

My 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.

2013 - 2015•3 seasons•16 episodes•~45m•

★7.9(146 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

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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Main Cast

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Rachel 'Rae' Earl

Nico Mirallegro

Nico Mirallegro

Finn Nelson

Jodie Comer

Jodie Comer

Chloe Gemell

Dan Cohen

Dan Cohen

Archie

Ciara Baxendale

Ciara Baxendale

Izzy

Jordan Murphy

Jordan Murphy

Arnold 'Chop' Peters

Darren Evans

Darren Evans

Danny Two Hats

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Dr. Kester Gill

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Linda Earl

Bamshad Abedi-Amin

Bamshad Abedi-Amin

Karim

Full Crew

Writing

Writer: Tom Bidwell

Production

Line Producer: Tina Pawlik
Executive Producer: Liz Lewin

Keywords

overweightnorthern englanddark comedypsychiatric hospitalgroup of friendsunlikely loversbody imageteen dramamental disorders1990sanxiousdramaticcomfortingsarcastic

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Did You Know?

#1

The show's tagline is: "I keep a diary of all my thoughts and most of the time I don't even think about what I'm writing."

#2

The series spans 3 seasons with 16 episodes in total (avg. 5 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 45 minutes.

#4

The series ran from 2013 to 2015 — a total of 2 years on air.

#5

Originally aired on E4.

#6

Executive produced by Liz Lewin.

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Rating

7.9/10

Great

146 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

My Mad Fat Diary

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

15

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

First Episode:

1/14/2013

Last Episode:

7/6/2015

Networks:

Production Companies:

Tiger Aspect

Tiger Aspect

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