Its central character rae is as mad and fat as the title promises, but shes. There was raes sharon rooney difficult return to college, her rocky. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Drama looking at life from the perspective of funny, music mad rae. Which character from the amazing show my mad fat dairy are you. I read orange is the new black in 20, and because of that book, i figured that my fat, mad teenage diary would bear only a vague resemblance to the tv show. When i first saw the name of the series, it didnt impressed me that much.
The second series started on 17 february 2014 and ended on 31 march 2014, with each episode posted on 4od a week prior to the television release. Welcome to the my mad fat diary wikia, constantly being updated on all the latest news and spoilers. Initially uncomfortable with archies homosexuality, the two reconcile when chop stands up for archie when the latter gets. Bookslibrary humorlibrary booksreading quotesbook quotesreading books. This is a list of characters from my mad fat diary. The e4 comedydrama series my mad fat diary 202015 was based on her books. What is the opening music used at the start of the show. Here are the latest details on the cast of my mad fat diary, including main characters and actors. After finally leaving the hospital, rae reconnects with her best friend chloe and. It stars sharon rooney as our heroine rae earl and its set in the 90s, of all places.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. A channel 4 comedydrama show about rachel rae earl, a 16yearold girl returning to the outside world after spending time in a mental hospital. Rae real name rachel has weight issues and is battling with mental health problems on top of that too. Its 1989 and rae is a fat, boy mad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf white cat in a council house with a mint offgreen bath suite and a larder rae cant keep away from. My mad fat diary or my fat, mad teenage diary author.
Dont be put off by its glib, teenoriented title, e4s my mad fat diary was brilliantly funny, well. I had the pleasure to work on the title sequence and graphics for e4s bata nominated tv series mad fat diary. The scene ends with tix kissing rae on the cheek and rae being. It is based on the novel my fat, mad teenage diary by rae earl. Sharon rooney in my mad fat diary 20 sophie stanton in my mad fat diary. This is the hilarious and touching reallife diary she kept during that fateful year with characters like her evil friend. Its 1989 and rae earl is a fat, boy mad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf white cat in a council house with a mint green bathroom and a refrigerator rae cant keep away from. Unlike the books, the series took place in the 1990s rather than the 1980s. I was watching too many series that i forced myself not to watch my mad fat diary, but somehow i started it and it was the best decision. My mad fat diary returned as a final series with only 3 episodes, written by george kay rather than tom bidwell who wrote most of the first two series.
Finn, rae, and archibald are summoned by the king of affenland in order to investigate the mysterious appearance of the dragon that they recently defeated. Archie my mad fat diary chop my mad fat diary izzy my mad fat diary alternate universe medieval. Why todays teenagers still want to take a peek inside my. After waiting about a year for the sophomore season of my mad fat diary, the show did not disappoint. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform.
Rae is invited by finn, archie, and chop to see oasis perform at knebworth. You may use these title hypertext markup languagehtml tags and attributes. Read my mad fat diary a memoir by rae earl available from rakuten kobo. Set in a parthistoric, partidyllic lincolnshire, england in the height of 90s britpunk, the show follows rae through her battles with mental. My mad fat diary title song \ theme song full duration. The series is based on the first and second book of writer rae earl. Luck key detective movie title sequence 2d animation motion graphic duration.
Rae reminded me so much of my own teenage years but rae had a much better social life than i did. Its risky for a critic to compare anything to a short storythe comparison inevitably makes the thing sound twee and smugbut the best. Goodbye, my mad fat diary, the best teen drama of the decade. The real life diaries of rae earl, on which the series is based on, is set in the eighties instead of the nineties. My mad fat diary is the hilarious, harrowing and touching reallife diary rae kept during that fateful year and the basis of the hit british television series of the same name now coming to hulu. Girls my mad fat diary is lovely drama honest and painful, real, and very funny. Based on a published diary called my fat, mad teenage diary by the author of the same name. This is the hilarious reallife diary she kept during that fateful year with characters like her evil. Earl lives in the australian city of hobart and is married to kevin johnson. Although naming my mad fat diary as the best new show of 20 raised my expectations for the shows second season, it had no problem delivering. The trailer for my mad fat diary seemed to proclaim it as a.
My fat, mad teenage diary was fantastic from start to end. I realise that its the title of rae earls book, so it perhaps couldnt be helped but still. An overweight, homely girl who has spent time in a mental hospital and is learning to live a normal life again. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Tix was a resident in the psychiatric ward that rae is released from at the beginning of series. To ask other readers questions about my fat, mad teenage diary, please sign up.
The opening of my mad fat diary begins with a close up of raes face cuts off the body she is so ashamed off, dwells on her alone kester enters, angry and swearing already signs of quirky characters dysfunctionality. My mad fat diary is a british comedydrama television series that aired on e4 from 14 january. This is the hilarious and touching reallife diary she kept during that fateful year with. It was fascinating to find out which of the codenamed boys was the real finn, who was the real chop, and who chloe really was, etc. Contains spoilers this comedydrama series based on the book my fat, mad teenage diary by rae earl, which in turn was based on her real life diaries, has been the best new show of 20 so far. A scene in which she is locked in a disabled bathroom with finn. A book that everyone should read plus it encouraged me to buy a new copy of the stone roses by the stone roses. My mad fat diary tv series 202015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Meet my mad fat diary cast and characters from season 3. After all, the diary is based on the experiences of rae earl, who has at least one brother, in the late 80s. My mad fat diary 202015 trivia 6 add new the character of finn is made up, and not taken from the actual diaries rae earl wrote. This is an unofficial wikia for my mad fat diary, and is not in any way affiliated with e4, the show, cast, or crew. She goes jogging, borrows a book on sex from the local library claiming it is for her mother, and. A decade ago, that might have offered a jolt, but in these post.
Mmfd cue uncontrollable bawling from me during this scene. The tv series is set in lincolnshire in 1996, and is about 16 year old 16 and a. In season 2 episode 2, rae and her mother are in the car when the song. Lots has changed since rae earl wrote her personal diary in the 1980s, which she later converted into the bestselling book my mad fat diary, but the basic pains of. My fat, mad teenage diary by rae earl published by hodder on 2007 genres. Its 1989 and rae earl is a fat, boy mad 17yearold girl, living in stamford, lincolnshire with her mum and their deaf. She has just come out of a stay at a psychiatric ward which looks after those with mental health issues. The main character and narratorwriter of the diary. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my mad fat diary. My mad fat diary is a british comedydrama television series that debuted on e4 on 14 january 20. Goodbye, my mad fat diary, the best teen drama of the decade rae means so much to so many because theres rarely been a character like her on british television. The reason i have decided to analyse the title sequence for this show is because the main character in my mad fst diary rae is very similar to the main character in our film. While there wasnt much of a gap between the events of series 1 and 2 both set in 1996, the third series saw them skip to the end of their time in sixth form college, in 1998. The first word of my mad fat diary is an obscenity, uttered by an adult who turns out to be the lead character s new psychiatrist.