i-dream-of-emus:

Ian Hart speaks about working on My Mad Fat Diary

“…in the acclaimed role of psychiatrist Kester on Rae Earl’s well-received My Mad Fat Diary, now filming its third season. Hart admits that he “jumped into the role of Kester: it was literally someone else’s gig but they couldn’t do it at the last minute. So I was asked on the Friday to read for it and I started work on the Monday.” Rae Earl’s series is set in the 90s - and shines in its now-period detail - but feels fresh and contemporary due to its intelligent, non-patronising depiction of the depression felt by not only the main character but of everyone in the story.

“That show deals with mental illness very differently to how serial soaps deal with ‘issues’ as theme of the week. My Mad Fat Diary shows everyone dealing with their mental health problems, including Kester - just because he’s a psychiatrist doesn’t mean his brain isn’t all over the place - and people within the mental health field have responded positively.”…”
Looking on the Bright Side: Ian Hart interviewed for One & Other by Miles Watt, 18th November 2014

Another crumb! ANOTHER CRUMB!!!
Sounds like Mr Hart has told this journalist that the third series is on. Let the excitement increase by a cautious 1%!
(I wonder who was originally cast as Kester and dropped out at the last minute? It’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role.)

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