From throwback classics like "Dawson's Creek" and "The O.C." to more recent titles like "Euphoria,"" Heartbreak High" and "XO, Kitty," streaming is home to a sizable school of teen dramas and youthful comedy series that, if you're of that generation, will reflect the world around or, if you're not, will bring you back to those days of adolescent joys and growing pains.
But, for this writer, no high school series has hit quite like "My Mad Fat Diary," which is, graciously, available to stream for free right now on the Roku Channel. Based on the 2007 novel "My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary" by Rae Earl, the critically acclaimed E4 series ran for just three seasons and only 16 episodes (British shows, am I right?), but it managed to pack in all of the painful and wonderful universalities of growing up, set against the specific backdrop of Stamford, Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s. Plus, it's got a pre-fame Jodie Comer ("Killing Eve," "28 Years Later" sporting an excellent Midlands accent.
