TV series
I keep a diary of all my thoughts and most of the time I don't even think about what I'm writing.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Rae's still madly in love with Finn, but will her insecurities sabotage their relationship before it's even begun? Meanwhile, Kester encourages her to face her demons and finally confront the truth about what happened to Tix.
Guest stars Mike McClean, Hazel Ellerby, Amy Renee
Episode 2
The long hot summer is over and Rae is starting her first year at sixth form college. She's determined that things will be different this year, but she quickly starts to struggle under the pressure.
Guest stars Kirsty Armstrong, Jodie Hamblet, Susie Potter, Sophie Stanton, Terry Haywood, Sacha Parkinson, Nick Preston, Paris Arrowsmith
Episode 3
Without Finn in her life, Rae feels lonely in college and struggles to make friends. When the chance comes to be a part of the cool gang, she has to decide how far she'll go to fit in.
Guest stars Kirsty Armstrong, Jodie Hamblet, Susie Potter, Sacha Parkinson, Nick Preston, Tim Berrington, Emily Dance, Cicely Giddings
Episode 4
As Rae grows closer to Liam, his new girlfriend Amy starts getting suspicious and threatening towards her. Meanwhile, Archie is struggling to cope after Rae outed him to Lois.
Guest stars Kirsty Armstrong, Jodie Hamblet, Susie Potter, Terry Haywood, Anna Nightingale, Abas Eljanabi
Episode 5
Rae is desperate to be treated like an adult, so she's staying out late and pushing the boundaries at home. But when she starts to hang out with a group of older lads, things turn nasty.
Guest stars Tony Pitts, Keith Allen, Kieran Hardcastle, Terry Haywood, Nick Preston, Debra Stephenson, Jo Neary, Anna Nightingale
Episode 6
Rae is furious when it looks like Chloe is going to let her down again, but a surprise discovery forces her to see things through Chloe's eyes for a change.
Guest stars Tony Pitts, Keith Allen, Kieran Hardcastle, Kirsty Armstrong, Jodie Hamblet, Susie Potter, Sacha Parkinson, Debra Stephenson
Episode 7
It is a very dark period of Rae's life without her friends and mum being around for support. She's managed to alienate everybody and now a crisis with Chloe leaves her feeling helpless.
Guest stars Tony Pitts, Kieran Hardcastle, Kirsty Armstrong, Sophie Watson, Jodie Hamblet, Susie Potter, Sophie Stanton, Terry Haywood
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Sharon RooneyRachel 'Rae' Earl
Nico MirallegroFinn Nelson
Jodie ComerChloe Gemell
Dan CohenArchie
Ciara BaxendaleIzzy
Jordan MurphyArnold 'Chop' Peters
Darren EvansDanny Two Hats
Turlough ConveryLiam Owen
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