- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Claire Webb
Rae, the overweight teen with an unfortunate penchant for self-harming, believes all her dreams have come true when Archie asks her out on a date. Alas, it goes horribly, inevitably awry and ends in an agonising shower scene that made this viewer yelp. But the “blob with a gob” – which is how Rae describes herself to her psychiatrist – isn’t one to wallow in self-loathing for long…
This is as uplifting as it is moving, although the banter and gimmicks won’t be to everybody’s taste.
About this programme
2/6. Rae is determined to catch up with the rest of the gang in terms of her sexual experiences, but is worried her weight will prevent her getting a boyfriend. However, things look up when one of the boys asks her on a date. Comedy based on the diaries of 16-year-old Rae Earl, starring Sharon Rooney.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rae
- Sharon Rooney
- Rae's mum
- Claire Rushbrook
- Karim
- Bamshad Abedi-Amin
- Izzy
- Ciara Baxendale
- Big G
- Eliot-Otis Brown Walters
- Archie
- Dan Cohen
- Chloe
- Jodie Comer
- Mrs Dewhurst
- Patricia England
- Danny Two Hats
- Darren Evans
- Ninja
- Daniel Fitzsimons
- Dr Kester Gill
- Ian Hart
- Thin Rae
- Daniela Lamattina
- Dr Nick Kassar
- Shazad Latif
- Finn
- Nico Mirallegro
- Receptionist
- Joel Morris
- Chop
- Jordan Murphy
- Tix
- Sophie Wright
Crew
- Director
- Tim Kirkby
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