Things are pretty much as good as they get in Lincolnshire. Series 2 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. The series is written by Tom Bidwell, a previous alumnus of Channel 4's talent scheme Coming Up, and Oscar-nominee for his short film Wish 143. My Mad Fat Diary is adapted from Rae Earl's real-life diaries and subsequent book My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary. Rae's friendship group on the 'outside' includes best friend and popular girl Chloe, jack-the-lad and joker Chop, the sweet and innocent Izzy, major lust interest Archie, and fit-but-knows-it Finn. Rae has just got out of a psychiatric ward, but she still sees Dr Kester Gill, an unconventional therapist who is trying to help her fully return to 'normal'. Set in the mid-90s at the height of cool Britannia, My Mad Fat Diary takes a funny and honest look at life from the perspective of Rae - a funny, music-mad teenager who, despite an eccentric mother and her own body image and mental health issues, has a huge lust for life, love and trying to get laid.
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