My Mad Fat Diary

TV Series
2013–2015
TV-MA
47m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

19K

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POPULARITY

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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 RaeSet 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 RaeSet 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

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

19K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,790

608

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations total

Episodes16

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Trivia
The real life diaries of Rae Earl, on which the series is based, are set in the eighties instead of the nineties.

Quotes
Rae: I am a body dysmorphic without the dysmorphic. I am a bulimic without the sick. I am fat.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojoUK: Top 10 Student Sitcoms (2018)

Soundtracks
One to Another
(opening theme; uncredited)
Written by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Mark Collins and Rob Collins
Performed by The Charlatans

User reviews49

Review

Featured review

9/10

tears and laughs and a total identification

Most coming-of-age TV-shows present a wide variety of situations which are completely irrelevant for my life. The same could not be said about My Mad Fat Diary. It had me from the first scene, with the girls in the hospital bathroom, into the awkward moments of communications between Rae and her new friends. And when it heats the 'fat' issues, in the second season, I was already completely in love. The young characters in this series handle their daily hassles in an inexperienced manner, but I find that with some issues you straggle your entire life. The cast is brilliant, the dialogues are cool, and you can count on the writers to make each character as deep as in real life. Appreciation!