Rae Earl
Director
My Mad Fat Diary (2013)
Series 1
Set 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.
Released Jan. 14, 2013
Episode 45 min
15+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Production Companies: Tiger Aspect Productions
Network: E4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
7.2
S1E1 - Big Wide World
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.
Jan. 14, 2013, midnight
5.0
S1E2 - Touched
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.
Jan. 21, 2013, midnight
8.0
S1E3 - Ladies and Gentlemen
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.
Jan. 28, 2013, midnight
8.0
S1E4 - Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything
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.
Feb. 4, 2013, midnight
8.0
S1E5 - It's a Wonderful Rae (1)
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.
Feb. 11, 2013, midnight
8.5
S1E6 - It's a Wonderful Rae (2)
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.
Feb. 18, 2013, midnight
Network: E4
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 728 min.
Released: Jan. 14, 2013
Last Air Date: July 6, 2015, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 15+
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