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-> Another music lover in the group who enjoys playing guitar and quoting historical figures. Portrayed by Dan [[AmbiguouslyJewish Cohen]].
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-> Aged 16-17. Another music lover in the group who enjoys playing guitar and quoting historical figures. Portrayed by Dan [[AmbiguouslyJewish Cohen]].
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-> Aged 17-18. The eldest boy in the group and the only one not in school.school -- he works as a mechanic. Portrayed by Jordan Murphy.
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-> Aged 16-17. The perpetually happy cute girl of the group who introduced Chloe to the gang first. Portrayed by Ciara Baxendale.
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-> Aged 15-16. A vulnerable teenage girl who was best friends with Rae while she was hospitalised. [[spoiler:Dies of a heart attack between Series 1 and 2.]] Portrayed by Sophie Wright.
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-> Aged 16-17. A [[NorthernIreland Northern Irish Irish]] boy who is attending the same college and group therapy sessions as Rae. Portrayed by Turlough Convery.
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-> The resident therapist that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Ian Hart.
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-> Aged 40s or 50s. The resident therapist that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Ian Hart.
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-> Rae's mum, who is always making her daughter's life a misery. Portrayed by Claire Rushbrook.
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-> Aged 40s. Rae's mum, who is always making her daughter's life a misery. Portrayed by Claire Rushbrook.
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-> Linda's Tunisian much younger husband. Portrayed by Bamshad Abedi-Amin.
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-> The head bully that torments Rae when she is out and about in Stamford. Portrayed by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Eliot Otis Brown Walters]].
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-> Aged 17. The head bully that torments Rae when she is out and about in Stamford. Portrayed by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Eliot Otis Brown Walters]].
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** They also don't seem to care much when their only daughter [[spoiler:goes missing, only remarking that she does it often and calling her selfish for doing so.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Her parents are reasonably wealthy (as evidenced in the size of their house and the fact that they have an indoor pool) but are haughty, arrogant and [[spoiled:don't like that Chloe hangs around with Rae. Her mother also only feeds her tiny portions of food while giving her husband/Chloe's dad huge portions -- example being that she gives Chloe a boiled egg and a huge plate of fry up to her husband.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Her parents are reasonably wealthy (as evidenced in the size of their house and the fact that they have an indoor pool) but are haughty, arrogant and [[spoiled:don't [[spoiler:don't like that Chloe hangs around with Rae. Her mother also only feeds her tiny portions of food while giving her husband/Chloe's dad huge portions -- example being that she gives Chloe a boiled egg and a huge plate of fry up to her husband.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Her parents are reasonably wealthy (as evidenced in the size of their house and the fact that they have an indoor pool) but are haughty, arrogant and [[spoiled:don't like that Chloe hangs around with Rae. Her mother also only feeds her tiny portions of food while giving her husband/Chloe's dad huge portions -- example being that she gives Chloe a boiled egg and a huge plate of fry up to her husband.]]
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* GagBoobs: Rae's boobs are famously big, causing her discomfort when she has a bra with no support in 'Alarm'.
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* LovableAlphaBitch: LovableAlphaBitch / SpoiledSweet: She can seem like an AlphaBitch sometimes, especially to Rae, but she is a good girl at heart and cares deeply about Rae's wellbeing.
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*** Although in her [[UnreliableNarrator own recollections]], she [[spoiler:treated Rae a little kinder than that so it's a toss up on whether we [[UnreliableNarrator believe]] Rae or Chloe's version of events.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: {{Jerkass}}/[[spoiler:JerkassWithAHeartOfGold]]: She can come off as one sometimes.sometimes. Though in [[spoiler:'Not I: Part 1', we find out that all of the below actions were not what we thought they were originally and everything Chloe did was out of a desire to be more interesting, to have Finn like her or to make herself feel less worthless.]]
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* [[NerdsAreSexy]]: NerdsAreSexy: Well he's more of a geek than a nerd really, but Rae fancied him, and she seems to consider his geek side part of his charm.
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** When she [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere walked out]] on Rae to talk with her boyfriend. Made especially egregious by the fact that Rae was only with her to support her during her abortion and had skipped out on a concert with her friends so that Chloe wouldn't be alone. Made even worse by the fact that her boyfriend is actually one of their teachers that had dumped Chloe when she became pregnant. Even worse? Rae was in the middle of confessing the truth of her mental illness and suicide attempt and she spirals back into self-harm at being abandoned.
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** When she [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere walked out]] on Rae to talk with her boyfriend. Made especially egregious by the fact that Rae was only with her to support her during her abortion and had skipped out on a concert with her friends so that Chloe wouldn't be alone. Made even worse by the fact that her boyfriend is actually one of their teachers that had dumped Chloe when she became pregnant. Even worse? Rae was in the middle of confessing the truth of her mental illness and suicide attempt and she spirals back into self-harm at being abandoned.it's the beginning of Rae's downward mental and emotional backslide.
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** When she [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere walked out]] on Rae to talk with her boyfriend. Made especially egregious by the fact that Rae was only with her to support her during her abortion and had skipped out on a concert with her friends so that Chloe wouldn't be alone. Made even worse by the fact that her boyfriend just after is actually one of their teachers that had dumped Chloe when she became pregnant. Even worse? Rae had told was in the middle of confessing the truth of her about her mental illness and suicide attempt.attempt and she spirals back into self-harm at being abandoned.
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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example. Despite being overweight and homely, plain, Rae is shown interest from Archie, has dated Archie and Finn, been hit on by Kendo and [[spoiler:Mrs Dewhurst]].is also attractive to [[spoiler: Mrs. Dewhurst]], arguably because despite her issues with mental illness, she's charismatic, strong and fun to be around.
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[[folder:'Big G']]
-> The head bully that torments Rae when she is out and about in Stamford. Portrayed by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Eliot Otis Brown Walters]].
* TheAtoner: After he hits Rae with his car and brings her to the hospital and he apologises for calling her 'Jabba'. When the other two see Rae later on in the episode and start again, he stops them.
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-> The head bully that torments Rae when she is out and about in Stamford. Portrayed by [[AwesomeMcCoolname Eliot Otis Brown Walters]].
* TheAtoner: After he hits Rae with his car and brings her to the hospital and he apologises for calling her 'Jabba'. When the other two see Rae later on in the episode and start again, he stops them.
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[[folder:Karim Bouchtat]]
-> Linda's Tunisian much younger husband. Portrayed by Bamshad Abedi-Amin.
* TrunkShot: How he is introduced in 'Big Wide World'.
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[[folder:Mrs Dewhurst]]
-> Rae's 76 year old neighbour. Portrayed by Patricia England.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is implied to have a crush on [[spoiler:Rae, even though she is old enough to be her grandmother.]]
* DirtyOldWoman: She is shown to have a creepy obsession with Rae in the [[spoiler:alternative future]].
* StalkerWithACrush: Rae accidentally sees her breasts through the window in 'Touched'. It's a 'blink and you'll miss it' moment, but when Rae is being shown [[ItsAWonderfulPlot what would happen if she died]], one of the scenes is of Mrs Dewhurst crying close to a shrine made up of Rae's pictures. Rae's reaction (and rightly so) is "What the fuck!?"
[[folder:Karim Bouchtat]]
-> Linda's Tunisian much younger husband. Portrayed by Bamshad Abedi-Amin.
* TrunkShot: How he is introduced in 'Big Wide World'.
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[[folder:Mrs Dewhurst]]
-> Rae's 76 year old neighbour. Portrayed by Patricia England.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is implied to have a crush on [[spoiler:Rae, even though she is old enough to be her grandmother.]]
* DirtyOldWoman: She is shown to have a creepy obsession with Rae in the [[spoiler:alternative future]].
* StalkerWithACrush: Rae accidentally sees her breasts through the window in 'Touched'. It's a 'blink and you'll miss it' moment, but when Rae is being shown [[ItsAWonderfulPlot what would happen if she died]], one of the scenes is of Mrs Dewhurst crying close to a shrine made up of Rae's pictures. Rae's reaction (and rightly so) is "What the fuck!?"
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* HospitalHottie: Doctor Khan.
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!Other Stamford Residents
[[folder:Linda Bouchtat]]
-> Rae's mum, who is always making her daughter's life a misery. Portrayed by Claire Rushbrook.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: In 'Alarm', she begins tearily discussing her '[[TooMuchInformation change of life]]' with Rae and Finn.
* BecauseISaidSo: Used by her to justify her decisions regarding Rae.
* CitizenshipMarriage: She marries Karim Bouchtat in order for him to be allowed to stay in the UK.
* {{Jerkass}}: At times.
* NoNameGiven: The Channel 4 Website of the show confirms her name is '''Linda'''.
* [[spoiler:SurprisePregnancy: Although she had thought she was going through the menopause]] in Series 2.
* TranquilFury: She is initially quiet and composed when she sits Rae down and talks about her spreading rumours around Stamford about her sex life, but gradually gets louder until at the end ("you threw away 35 pounds worth of confectionery!!") she is practically roaring.
* WeightWoe: She is sensitive about her weight and is often dieting.
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!Other Stamford Residents
[[folder:Linda Bouchtat]]
-> Rae's mum, who is always making her daughter's life a misery. Portrayed by Claire Rushbrook.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: In 'Alarm', she begins tearily discussing her '[[TooMuchInformation change of life]]' with Rae and Finn.
* BecauseISaidSo: Used by her to justify her decisions regarding Rae.
* CitizenshipMarriage: She marries Karim Bouchtat in order for him to be allowed to stay in the UK.
* {{Jerkass}}: At times.
* NoNameGiven: The Channel 4 Website of the show confirms her name is '''Linda'''.
* [[spoiler:SurprisePregnancy: Although she had thought she was going through the menopause]] in Series 2.
* TranquilFury: She is initially quiet and composed when she sits Rae down and talks about her spreading rumours around Stamford about her sex life, but gradually gets louder until at the end ("you threw away 35 pounds worth of confectionery!!") she is practically roaring.
* WeightWoe: She is sensitive about her weight and is often dieting.
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!Psychiatric Hospital Residents and Attendees
[[folder:Tix]]
-> A vulnerable teenage girl who was best friends with Rae while she was hospitalised. [[spoiler:Dies of a heart attack between Series 1 and 2.]] Portrayed by Sophie Wright.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The penultimate episode of Series 1, 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 1' focuses on her quite a bit and is partially narrated from her point of view.
* HatesBeingTouched: To the point of attacking Danny when he innocently touched her arm in the canteen.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffScreen:]] Between Series 1 and 2.
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: She dies before the events of 'Alarm'.]]
* WeightWoe: She is obsessed with burning calories and has issues with eating the food at the hospital. This eventually leads to her [[spoiler:death.]]
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[[folder:Danny]]
-> A Welsh teenage boy who was friends with Rae while she was hospitalised. Used to wear Two Hats at all times. Portrayed by Darren Evans.
* CloudCuckooLander: Though not always PlayedForLaughs.
* NiceHat: He had two of them.
** Three, when Chop gave him his jester hat.
*** In Series 2, he decides to stop wearing them after [[spoiler:Tix dies]].
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[[folder:Liam]]
-> A Northern Irish boy who is attending the same college and group therapy sessions as Rae. Portrayed by Turlough Convery.
* DeadpanSnarker
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!Psychiatric Hospital Staff
[[folder:Dr Kester Gill]]
-> The resident therapist that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Ian Hart.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't averse to discussing his own private life or throwing portraits in his office out the window (and nearly causing a car accident outside) in order to get Rae to trust him/bond with him.
* TheSponsor: For Rae and Tix. Rae even comments that she likes him because his life is as messed up as hers.
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[[folder:Dr Nick Kassar]]
-> The resident doctor that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Shazad Latif.
* HospitalHottie: Doctor Khan.
!Psychiatric Hospital Residents and Attendees
[[folder:Tix]]
-> A vulnerable teenage girl who was best friends with Rae while she was hospitalised. [[spoiler:Dies of a heart attack between Series 1 and 2.]] Portrayed by Sophie Wright.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The penultimate episode of Series 1, 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 1' focuses on her quite a bit and is partially narrated from her point of view.
* HatesBeingTouched: To the point of attacking Danny when he innocently touched her arm in the canteen.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffScreen:]] Between Series 1 and 2.
* [[spoiler:SacrificialLion: She dies before the events of 'Alarm'.]]
* WeightWoe: She is obsessed with burning calories and has issues with eating the food at the hospital. This eventually leads to her [[spoiler:death.]]
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[[folder:Danny]]
-> A Welsh teenage boy who was friends with Rae while she was hospitalised. Used to wear Two Hats at all times. Portrayed by Darren Evans.
* CloudCuckooLander: Though not always PlayedForLaughs.
* NiceHat: He had two of them.
** Three, when Chop gave him his jester hat.
*** In Series 2, he decides to stop wearing them after [[spoiler:Tix dies]].
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[[folder:Liam]]
-> A Northern Irish boy who is attending the same college and group therapy sessions as Rae. Portrayed by Turlough Convery.
* DeadpanSnarker
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!Psychiatric Hospital Staff
[[folder:Dr Kester Gill]]
-> The resident therapist that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Ian Hart.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He isn't averse to discussing his own private life or throwing portraits in his office out the window (and nearly causing a car accident outside) in order to get Rae to trust him/bond with him.
* TheSponsor: For Rae and Tix. Rae even comments that she likes him because his life is as messed up as hers.
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[[folder:Dr Nick Kassar]]
-> The resident doctor that treats Rae and many of the other residents. Portrayed by Shazad Latif.
* HospitalHottie: Doctor Khan.
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[[folder:Arnold 'Chop' Peters]]
-> The eldest boy in the group and the only one not in school. Portrayed by Jordan Murphy.
* BritishTeeth: He has a distinctive gap between his two front teeth. The rest of the gang have normal teeth.
* TheDitz: He isn’t that far off TheDitz status.
* NiceHat: His jester hat in 'Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything'.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Until 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2'.
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[[folder:Isabelle 'Izzy']]
-> The perpetually happy cute girl of the group. Portrayed by Ciara Baxendale.
* TheCutie: Rae describes her as perpetually happy and sweet.
* TheDitz: She sometimes lacks tact. Particularly prominent in 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 1', where she blurted out that Rae and her friends are going to a rave in front of Linda after being told explicitly not to.
* FieryRedhead: Averted, as she is perpetually happy and calm.
* ThePollyanna
[[folder:Arnold 'Chop' Peters]]
-> The eldest boy in the group and the only one not in school. Portrayed by Jordan Murphy.
* BritishTeeth: He has a distinctive gap between his two front teeth. The rest of the gang have normal teeth.
* TheDitz: He isn’t that far off TheDitz status.
* NiceHat: His jester hat in 'Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything'.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Until 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2'.
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[[folder:Isabelle 'Izzy']]
-> The perpetually happy cute girl of the group. Portrayed by Ciara Baxendale.
* TheCutie: Rae describes her as perpetually happy and sweet.
* TheDitz: She sometimes lacks tact. Particularly prominent in 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 1', where she blurted out that Rae and her friends are going to a rave in front of Linda after being told explicitly not to.
* FieryRedhead: Averted, as she is perpetually happy and calm.
* ThePollyanna
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-> Another music lover in the group who enjoys playing guitar and quoting historical figures. Portrayed by Dan Cohen.
[[AmbiguouslyJewish Cohen]].
* [[spoiler:IncompatibleOrientation: Rae has a crush on him but he later turns out to be gay. They instead become incredibly close friends.]]
* [[spoiler:StraightGay: Rae finds this out by catching him spying on nude men in the changing rooms of the leisure centre he works in.]]
* [[spoiler:IncompatibleOrientation: Rae has a crush on him but he later turns out to be gay. They instead become incredibly close friends.]]
* [[spoiler:StraightGay: Rae finds this out by catching him spying on nude men in the changing rooms of the leisure centre he works in.]]
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[[folder:Finn Nelson]]
-> Broody music lover who, although initially cold, warms to Rae. Portrayed by Nico Mirallegro.
* {{Fanservice}}: He's a dark, brooding pretty boy who is shown shirtless while playing football in the park.
** We are treated to a long shot of his naked behind in the shower in 'Alarm'.
* {{Jerkass}}/JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He was one to Rae, before he got to know her better.
* SecondLove: He's Rae's second love [[spoiler: after she finds out that Archie is gay.]]
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[[folder:Archie]]
-> Another music lover in the group who enjoys playing guitar and quoting historical figures. Portrayed by Dan Cohen.
[[folder:Finn Nelson]]
-> Broody music lover who, although initially cold, warms to Rae. Portrayed by Nico Mirallegro.
* {{Fanservice}}: He's a dark, brooding pretty boy who is shown shirtless while playing football in the park.
** We are treated to a long shot of his naked behind in the shower in 'Alarm'.
* {{Jerkass}}/JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He was one to Rae, before he got to know her better.
* SecondLove: He's Rae's second love [[spoiler: after she finds out that Archie is gay.]]
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[[folder:Archie]]
-> Another music lover in the group who enjoys playing guitar and quoting historical figures. Portrayed by Dan Cohen.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Rae dislikes being called by her full name of Rachel.
* FakeNationality: Rae, from Lincolnshire, is portrayed by the Scottish actress, Sharon Rooney.
* FirstKiss: With Archie.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: A perpetual goal for Rae throughout the show.
* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: A rare female example. Despite being overweight and homely, Rae is shown interest from Archie, Finn, Kendo and [[spoiler:Mrs Dewhurst]].
* YankTheDogsChain: Repeatedly. To the point where her darker thoughts and actions seem perfectly reasonable.
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[[folder:Chloe Harris]]
-> Rae's attractive and popular best friend since childhood and the one who introduces Rae to the rest of the gang. Portrayed by Jodie Comer.
* AlphaBitch: She can seem like one sometimes, especially to Rae.
* {{Jerkass}}: She can come off as one sometimes.
** When she [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere walked out]] on Rae to talk with her boyfriend just after Rae had told her about her suicide attempt.
** When she read Rae's diary and told her not to talk to her or the gang again, [[DisproportionateRetribution simply because]] she found our Rae fancied Finn.
** When she smoked in the changing rooms, setting off the alarm and forcing Rae out onto the busy street [[HandOrObjectUnderwear in her bra]].
** Any time she told Rae not to be honest about her condition or that people would [[LonersAreFreaks think she was weird]].
* SurprisePregnancy: [[spoiler:In Series 1, by her PE teacher.]]
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!The Pub Gang
[[folder:Rachel 'Rae' Earl]]
-> The main character and narrator/writer of the diary. An overweight, homely 16-year-old who has spent time in a mental hospital and is learning to live a normal life again. Portrayed by Sharon Rooney.
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!The Pub Gang
[[folder:Rachel 'Rae' Earl]]
-> The main character and narrator/writer of the diary. An overweight, homely 16-year-old who has spent time in a mental hospital and is learning to live a normal life again. Portrayed by Sharon Rooney.
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