Summaries

Set in the mid-90s at the height of Cool Britannia, a drama based on real diaries takes an honest look at teenage life through the eyes of funny, music-mad Rae

Set in 1996 Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl, Rae, who spent four months in a psychiatric hospital for attempted suicide. After finally leaving the hospital, Rae reconnects with her best friend Chloe and her group, none of whom are aware of Rae's mental-health and body-image problems and her four-month hospital stay.

Rae is a young teenage girl struggling with mental health issues. Having spent time in a psychiatric institution, she comes out and tries to make connections with her friends and family. However, her friends are unaware of her stay in the hospital and life doesn't always go her way.

Details

Keywords
  • psychiatric hospital
  • best friends
  • mental health
  • overweight girl
  • body image
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Jan 13, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Production companies Tiger Aspect Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 47m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

My Mad Fat Diary is a British television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on "My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary" written by Rae Earl.

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