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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.

My Mad Fat Diary | Trailer

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Cast

Sharon Rooney

Rachel 'Rae' Earl

Nico Mirallegro

Finn Nelson

Jodie Comer

Chloe Gemell

Dan Cohen

Archie

Ciara Baxendale

Izzy

Jordan Murphy

Arnold 'Chop' Peters

Darren Evans

Danny Two Hats

Ian Hart

Dr. Kester Gill

Claire Rushbrook

Linda Earl

Bamshad Abedi-Amin

Karim

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