My Mad Fat Diary
- TV comedy drama
- E4
- 2013 - 2015
- 16 episodes (3 series)
Comedy drama set in the mid-1990s looking at teenage life from the eyes of a 16-year-old with weight and mental health issues. Stars Sharon Rooney, Dan Cohen, Jodie Comer, Jordan Murphy, Ciara Baxendale and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Chapter 1: Alarm!
Further details
She's sixteen, overweight, with mental health issues and a mum who's having more sex than her (loudly). At least there's music, mates, and lady-part-tingler on legs Finn... Welcome to Rae Earl's life, in all its honest, funny, painful glory.
Series two kicks off at the hazy end of the long hot summer of 1996, just after Rae has finally revealed the truth about her mental health to her gang of friends and shared that moment with object of her lust, Finn. Things are pretty much as good as they get in Lincolnshire. But there's something looming on the horizon which threatens to disrupt the glorious status quo... COLLEGE.
Determined to put her days as a psychiatric patient behind her, Rae is hoping college will be her fresh start. But the thought of starting somewhere new, surrounded by cool girls and brutal boys, is frankly terrifying. Rae also finds herself in scary new territory with Finn. Could he be interested in being more than friends? If so, it's all she's ever dreamed of - so why is she freaking out so much?
And home life is as unpredictable as ever... now that Rae's Mum has married toy-boy Karim she's acting even more irrational - if that's even possible.
In this first episode Rae is still madly in love with Finn, but will her insecurities sabotage their relationship before it's even begun? Meanwhile, Kester encourages her to face her demons and finally confront the truth about what happened to Tix.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 17th February 2014
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- E4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Sharon Rooney | Rae Earl |
Dan Cohen | Archie |
Jodie Comer | Chloe |
Jordan Murphy | Chop |
Ciara Baxendale | Izzy |
Nico Mirallegro | Finn |
Darren Evans | Danny Two Hats |
Claire Rushbrook | Rae's Mum |
Ian Hart | Dr Kester Gill |
Bamshad Abedi-Amin | Karim |
Eliot-Otis Brown Walters | Big G |
Turlough Convery | Liam |
Sally Tatum | Jenny |
Hazel Ellerby | Sheila |
Mike McClean | Finn's Dad |
Amy Renee (as Amy Renée) | Beauty Therapist |
Tom Bidwell | Writer |
Anna Starkey | Script Editor |
Anthony Philipson | Director |
Marianne Buckland | Producer |
Roanna Benn | Executive Producer |
Jude Liknaitzky | Executive Producer |
Tom Bidwell | Executive Producer |
Will Gould | Executive Producer |
Jacquie Glanville | Co-producer |
Tom Hemmings | Editor |
Tim Dickel | Production Designer |
Richard Spiller | Composer |
Videos
My Mad Fat Diary - Series 2, Second Trailer
Will Rae leave Finn?
Word Association
Kester still isn't convinced that Rae likes herself.
Featuring: Sharon Rooney (Rae Earl) & Ian Hart (Dr Kester Gill).
First Date Strike
Rae and Finn go on their first date at the bowling alley.
Featuring: Sharon Rooney (Rae Earl), Jodie Comer (Chloe), Ciara Baxendale (Izzy) & Nico Mirallegro (Finn).