The BEST episodes of Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
Every episode of Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive!
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive is a 2006 two-part television documentary directed by Ross Wilson and featuring British actor and comedian Stephen Fry. It explores the effects of living with bipolar disorder, based on the experiences of Fry, other celebrities and members of the public with, or affected by, the disorder. It won an Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 35th International Emmys in 2007.
#1 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2006
Stephen Fry explores the world of manic depression, a mental illness which affects up to four million people in the UK, including himself. In the second of two programmes, Stephen reveals in detail for the first time how this illness overwhelmed him in the 1990s and caused him to attempt suicide, and also why he disappeared from a West End play. Since then, he has had to figure out ways of living with it.
#2 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2006
Stephen Fry explores the world of manic depression, a mental illness which affects up to 4 million people in the UK, including himself. He sets out to uncover more about a misunderstood condition which drives those who have it from extreme highs to crippling lows. Stephen describes the impact on his own life and meets up with ordinary people and celebrities such as Robbie Williams, Carrie Fisher, Tony Slattery and Rick Stein to discuss what triggers it and why it often takes years to diagnose.