My Mad Fat Diary

My Mad Fat Diary
Genre
Based onMy Fat, Mad Teenage Diary
by Rae Earl
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Narrated bySharon Rooney
Opening theme"One to Another" by The Charlatans
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Marianne Buckland
  • Matthew Bouch
  • Jules Hussey
Production locationsStamford, Lincolnshire, England
Cinematography
  • David Marsh
  • Giulio Biccari
  • Suzie Lavelle
Editors
  • Tom Hemmings
  • Adam Bosman
Running time45 minutes
Production company
Tiger Aspect Productions
  • Drama Republic
Original release
NetworkE4
Release14 January 2013 (2013-01-14) –
6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)
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My Mad Fat Diary is a British period teen comedy-drama television series that debuted on E4 on 14 January 2013. It is based on the novel My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary by Rae Earl.[1]

The second series started on 19 February 2014 and ended on 31 March 2014, with each episode posted on 4oD a week prior to the television release. In November 2014, it was announced that a final three-episode third series would be made, set in 1998.[2][3]

After three series and sixteen episodes, My Mad Fat Diary broadcast its final episode on 6 July 2015.

The series was nominated for multiple BAFTA awards, with Sharon Rooney winning in 2015 for Best Drama Actress.

  1. ^ Davies, Sophie (21 January 2013). "Rae Earl on My Mad Fat Diary". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ^ @MyMadFatDiary (26 November 2014). "It's true! My Mad Fat Diary will be..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "My Mad Fat diary is ending this summer". Independent.co.uk. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.