Comedy20133 seasons★ 7.9
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.
Created by Rae Earl
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Episodes
1Big Wide World
Jan 14, 201348 min
Rae is discharged from psychiatric hospital. Back in the real world, all she wants is to be a normal teenager, but it's not that simple.
2Touched
Jan 21, 201346 min
Rae is determined to catch up with the rest of the gang in terms of her sexual experience, but worries her weight will stop her from getting a boyfriend. Then one of the boys in the gang asks her out.
3Ladies and Gentlemen
Jan 28, 201347 min
Rae and Chloe's friendship becomes difficult when Rae discovers who Chloe is secretly dating. Things start to get rocky and Rae finds herself drawn back to her old patterns of destructive behaviour.
4Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything
Feb 4, 201345 min
Rae is falling in love but doesn't know whether to admit it to the object of her desires. And Kester pushes Rae to examine what triggered her self-harming.
5It's a Wonderful Rae (1)
Feb 11, 201345 min
Rae and Chloe battle it out in the fight for Finn's affections, but when Rae's mum prevents her from going to a rave with the rest of the gang, Rae thinks it's game over.
6It's a Wonderful Rae (2)
Feb 18, 201347 min
Rae is in a dark place following Tix's deterioration and an argument with Chloe. To make matters worse, she loses her diary and begins to see her world crashing down around her.
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
