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A Creator/Channel4 comedy-drama show about Rachel 'Rae' Earl, a 16-year-old girl returning to the outside world after spending time in a mental hospital. Based on a published diary (called 'My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary) by the author of the same name. Originally marketed as a romantic comedy about Rae's quest to [[SexAsRiteOfPassage 'get a shag']] despite her weight, although actually focuses far more on her struggle with mental illness.
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A Creator/Channel4 comedy-drama show about Rachel 'Rae' Earl, Earl (Creator/SharonRooney), a 16-year-old girl returning to the outside world after spending time in a mental hospital. Based on a published diary (called 'My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary) by the author of the same name. Originally marketed as a romantic comedy about Rae's quest to [[SexAsRiteOfPassage 'get a shag']] despite her weight, although actually focuses far more on her struggle with mental illness.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Tix and Chloe each get one of these.
** In the episode 'Not I', we are shown [[spoiler:extracts from Chloe's diary (Rae didn't know she even kept one) and the episode primarily focuses on Chloe's side of the story so far.]]
* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Kendo.
** In the episode 'Not I', we are shown [[spoiler:extracts from Chloe's diary (Rae didn't know she even kept one) and the episode primarily focuses on Chloe's side of the story so far.]]
* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Kendo.
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** In the episode 'Not I', we are shown [[spoiler:extracts from Chloe's diary (Rae didn't know she even kept one) and the episode primarily focuses on Chloe's side of the story so far.]]
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Finn’s dad.
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* AnachronismStew: A minor example but in 'Big Wide World' (set on 10 July 1996, as indicated by the diary at the start), Rae is listening to the song ''Music/BeautifulFreak'' by Music/{{Eels}} whilst throwing scrunched-up papers in the bin ("if this goes in the bin, Archie will definitely sleep with me"), a song which wasn't released on an album until a month later (13 August 1996) or on a single in 1997.
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* AnachronismStew: AnachronismStew:
** A minor example but in 'Big Wide World' (set on 10 July 1996, as indicated by the diary at the start), Rae is listening to the song ''Music/BeautifulFreak'' by Music/{{Eels}} whilst throwing scrunched-up papers in the bin ("if this goes in the bin, Archie will definitely sleep with me"), a song which wasn't released on an album until a month later (13 August 1996) or on a single in 1997.
** A minor example but in 'Big Wide World' (set on 10 July 1996, as indicated by the diary at the start), Rae is listening to the song ''Music/BeautifulFreak'' by Music/{{Eels}} whilst throwing scrunched-up papers in the bin ("if this goes in the bin, Archie will definitely sleep with me"), a song which wasn't released on an album until a month later (13 August 1996) or on a single in 1997.
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* BetaCouple: Chop and Izzy.
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* BritishBrevity: The show has only three seasons; the first two were thirteen episodes long, while the third series only had ''three'' episodes and served as more of an outro than as a full series.
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* BritishBrevity: The show has only three seasons; the first two were collectively thirteen episodes long, while the third series only had ''three'' episodes and served as more of an outro than as a full series.
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* DeceptiveLegacy: Rae has been led to believe all her life that her DisappearedDad is living in the Outer Hebrides and is sending her regular postcards with news and inspirational quotes. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: Linda is the one who has been writing them the whole time and has been lying to her. In reality she has no idea where her Dad really is nor has he ever tried to contact them. Rae takes it quite well, considering.]]
** Until 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', when she [[NotSoStoic starts crying about it]], despite saying just minutes before she isn't bothered by it.
** Until 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', when she [[NotSoStoic starts crying about it]], despite saying just minutes before she isn't bothered by it.
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* DeceptiveLegacy: ADayInTheLimelight:
** Tix and Chloe each get one of these.
** In the episode 'Not I', we are shown [[spoiler:extracts from Chloe's diary (Rae didn't know she even kept one) and the episode primarily focuses on Chloe's side of the story so far.]]
* DeceptiveLegacy:
** Rae has been led to believe all her life that her DisappearedDad is living in the Outer Hebrides and is sending her regular postcards with news and inspirational quotes. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: Linda is the one who has been writing them the whole time and has been lying to her. In reality she has no idea where her Dad really is nor has he ever tried to contact them. Rae takes it quite well, considering.]]
**]] Until 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', when she [[NotSoStoic starts crying about it]], despite saying just minutes before she isn't bothered by it.
** Tix and Chloe each get one of these.
** In the episode 'Not I', we are shown [[spoiler:extracts from Chloe's diary (Rae didn't know she even kept one) and the episode primarily focuses on Chloe's side of the story so far.]]
* DeceptiveLegacy:
** Rae has been led to believe all her life that her DisappearedDad is living in the Outer Hebrides and is sending her regular postcards with news and inspirational quotes. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: Linda is the one who has been writing them the whole time and has been lying to her. In reality she has no idea where her Dad really is nor has he ever tried to contact them. Rae takes it quite well, considering.
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* DisappearedDad: Rae’s dad left her and her mum sometime during her childhood and [[spoiler:has not been heard from since.]] Rae believes he is living in Scotland before [[spoiler:she discovers it is actually her mum sending the postcards to her.]]
** He makes an appearance in Series 2 but doesn't seem very interested in a relationship with his daughter. She eventually decides not to bother anymore and stops contacting him.
** He makes an appearance in Series 2 but doesn't seem very interested in a relationship with his daughter. She eventually decides not to bother anymore and stops contacting him.
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* DisappearedDad: Rae’s dad left her and her mum sometime during her childhood and [[spoiler:has not been heard from since.]] Rae believes he is living in Scotland before [[spoiler:she discovers it is actually her mum sending the postcards to her.]]
**]] He makes an appearance in Series 2 but doesn't seem very interested in a relationship with his daughter. She eventually decides not to bother anymore and stops contacting him.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Rae and her mum share such a moment in 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', although they admit they will never be a 'hugging' family.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** Rae and her mum share such a moment in 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', although they admit they will never be a 'hugging' family.
** Rae and her mum share such a moment in 'It's A Wonderful Rae: Part 2', although they admit they will never be a 'hugging' family.
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* BerserkButton: Mentions of certain bands/musical acts make Rae go on a rant about them.
** [[BoyBand Boyzone]].
** Rae also detests the [[Music/BackstreetBoys Backstreet Boys]]. When Chloe mentions that Stacey likes them, Rae says
** [[BoyBand Boyzone]].
** Rae also detests the [[Music/BackstreetBoys Backstreet Boys]]. When Chloe mentions that Stacey likes them, Rae says
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* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
** Mentions of certain bands/musical acts make Rae go on a rant aboutthem.
**them, including [[BoyBand Boyzone]].
** Rae also detests theBoyzone]] and [[Music/BackstreetBoys Backstreet Boys]]. When Chloe mentions that Stacey likes them, Rae says
** Mentions of certain bands/musical acts make Rae go on a rant about
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** Rae also detests the
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* BetterAsFriends: Rae and Archie quickly come to this conclusion after Archie discovers that he's [[spoiler:actually gay.]]
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* BetterAsFriends: BetterAsFriends:
** Rae and Archie quickly come to this conclusion after Archie discovers that he's [[spoiler:actually gay.]]
** Rae and Archie quickly come to this conclusion after Archie discovers that he's [[spoiler:actually gay.]]
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** Chop and Izzy.
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* BreakTheCutie: How Rae ended up in hospital in the first place.
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* BritishBrevity: The show is currently only two seasons and thirteen episodes long.
** The third series only had ''three'' episodes and served as more of an outro than as a full series.
** The third series only had ''three'' episodes and served as more of an outro than as a full series.
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* BritishBrevity: The show is currently has only three seasons; the first two seasons and were thirteen episodes long.
** Thelong, while the third series only had ''three'' episodes and served as more of an outro than as a full series.
** The
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* CanonForeigner: Finn didn't exist in the book and was created solely for the show.
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* SettingUpdate: The book the show was based on was actually set in TheEighties but was updated to the TheNineties. Subsequently, the show first aired in TheNewTens (2013 – 2015).
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** The bullies pick on Rae by calling her [[StarWars Jabba]].
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** The bullies pick on Rae by calling her [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars Jabba]].
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: A rare female example: it's the climax (no pun intended) of Rae's quest to be as experienced as her mates in 'Touched'.
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* [[spoiler:HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Archie to the rest of the gang except Rae after the events of 'Touched'.]]
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* [[spoiler:HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Archie HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: [[spoiler:Archie to the rest of the gang except Rae after the events of 'Touched'.]]
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* [[spoiler: LoveConfession: Chop to Izzy and Finn to Rae in 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 2'.]]
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* [[spoiler: LoveConfession: Chop [[spoiler:Chop to Izzy and Finn to Rae in 'It's a Wonderful Rae: Part 2'.]]
* NeverSentAnyLetters: Rae has received postcards bearing inspirational quotes from her dad since he left her, apparently sent from the Outer Hebrides. [[spoiler:Rae learns that they were actually sent by her mother, Linda.]]
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* SheCleansUpNicely: Rae for Archie’s date in 'Touched', after Chloe and Izzy's makeover.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: SheCleansUpNicely:
** Rae for Archie’s date in 'Touched', after Chloe and Izzy's makeover.
** Rae for Archie’s date in 'Touched', after Chloe and Izzy's makeover.
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** A lot of Rae's issues stem from her weight. Her own self loathing about her size aside, she's also called names in the street and frequently finds herself in situations where her larger body is forcibly put on display.
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** A lot of Rae's issues stem from her weight. Her own self loathing self-loathing about her size aside, she's also called names in the street and frequently finds herself in situations where her larger body is forcibly put on display.
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* YouAreGrounded: Rae, by her Mum, many times throughout.
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* WeightWoe:
** A lot of Rae's issues stem from her weight. Her own self loathing about her size aside, she's also called names in the street and frequently finds herself in situations where her larger body is forcibly put on display.
** Chloe is terrified about gaining weight, to the extent that she stops taking her birth control medication as weight gain is a possible side effect.
** Tix is bulimic and is often found in the bathroom throwing up. She obsessively counts calories and forces herself to exercise even when she's exhausted. [[spoiler: This leads to her eventual death of a heart attack, as her body was too weak to recover from it.]]
** Rae's mum is a much lighter example; she's frequently on strange diets such as the alphabet diet when she can only eat foods beginning with a certain letter, or the 'Russian peasant' diet. But she usually gives in by the end of the episode.* YouAreGrounded: Rae, by her Mum, many times throughout.
** A lot of Rae's issues stem from her weight. Her own self loathing about her size aside, she's also called names in the street and frequently finds herself in situations where her larger body is forcibly put on display.
** Chloe is terrified about gaining weight, to the extent that she stops taking her birth control medication as weight gain is a possible side effect.
** Tix is bulimic and is often found in the bathroom throwing up. She obsessively counts calories and forces herself to exercise even when she's exhausted. [[spoiler: This leads to her eventual death of a heart attack, as her body was too weak to recover from it.]]
** Rae's mum is a much lighter example; she's frequently on strange diets such as the alphabet diet when she can only eat foods beginning with a certain letter, or the 'Russian peasant' diet. But she usually gives in by the end of the episode.* YouAreGrounded: Rae, by her Mum, many times throughout.
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As well as trying to be a normal teenager, Rae has to deal with her somewhat flighty mother, and her [[TheIllegal illegal immigrant]] lover, sessions with her [[BunnyEarsLawyer brutally honest therapist]] Kester, and her friendship with Tix and Danny, who were residents at the psychiatric hospital.
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As well as trying to be a normal teenager, Rae has to deal with her somewhat flighty mother, mother and her [[TheIllegal illegal immigrant]] lover, sessions with her [[BunnyEarsLawyer brutally honest therapist]] Kester, and her friendship with Tix and Danny, who were residents at the psychiatric hospital.
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* {{Diary}}: A lot of the voiceovers begin with the words 'Dear Diary', making this a variation of VoiceoverLetter.
** Subverted for most of 'Alarm' when Rae decides to temporarily stop writing in her diary and instead write a letter/letters to Tixie. Double subverted in that after we find out [[spoiler:Tix actually died and Rae places the letters in an envelope on her grave]], she begins writing in her (new) diary again.
** Rae is surprised to find that [[spoiler:Chloe also keeps one in 'Not I'.]]
** Subverted for most of 'Alarm' when Rae decides to temporarily stop writing in her diary and instead write a letter/letters to Tixie. Double subverted in that after we find out [[spoiler:Tix actually died and Rae places the letters in an envelope on her grave]], she begins writing in her (new) diary again.
** Rae is surprised to find that [[spoiler:Chloe also keeps one in 'Not I'.]]
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* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Chloe sets off the smoke alarm by smoking in the changing room while Rae is trying on clothes, Rae has to go out onto the busy street wearing only a bra and covering herself with an inflatable crocodile lilo.
** The only person who she ''does'' allow to touch her in any way is Rae.
** The only person who she ''does'' allow to touch her in any way is Rae.
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* HandOrObjectUnderwear: When Chloe sets off the smoke alarm by smoking in the changing room while Rae is trying on clothes, Rae has to go out onto the busy street wearing only a bra skirt and bikini top and covering herself with an inflatable crocodile lilo.
** * HatesBeingTouched: Tix. The only person who she ''does'' allow to touch her in any way is Rae.
