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Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

2006
Documentary
TV Movie
2h 0m
Manic depression is a disease that's little talked about and little understood. This two part documentary series, presented by Stephen Fry, sets out to explore the highs and the lows, and the causes and the treatments of a condition that may effect as many as 2% of the population. (www.rdfrights.com)

Directed by:

Ross Wilson
Ross-Wilson
1 total credit
Ross Wilson has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Starring:

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard-Dreyfuss
93 total credits
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon and Mr. Holland's Opus.Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus...(Wikipedia)
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Robbie Williams
Robbie-Williams
13 total credits
Robbie Williams has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Better Man, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, The Magic Roundabout, Derren Brown: The Push and Hooves of Fire
,
Carrie Fisher
Carrie-Fisher
62 total credits
Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants, but she was raised Protestant.
,
Stephen Fry
Stephen-Fry
106 total credits
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie...(Wikipedia)
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Jo Brand
Jo-Brand
14 total credits
Jo Brand has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Getting On, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
,
Tony Slattery
Tony-Slattery
13 total credits
Tony Slattery has 13 credits at Criticker, including: The Crying Game, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Peter's Friends, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive and Blackball
,
Andy Behrman
Andy-Behrman
1 total credit
Andy Behrman has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
,
Jo Crocker
Jo-Crocker
1 total credit
Jo Crocker has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

2006
Documentary
TV Movie
2h 0m
Avg Percentile 64.23% from 86 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Compact view
Avg Percentile 64.23% from 86 total ratings
Rated 25 Jul 2010
85
75th
Made me want to kill myself. I've always remarked that bipolars have it easy, because they have 'up' periods, whereas my life is unending drudgery misery and hate. I may have been wrong.
Rated 07 May 2008
100
90th
An interesting and gripping view of what a bipolar disorder really is. I can honestly say I didn't know much about it beforehand, and I'm very glad I watched this. It's a bit long, and some parts are better and more interesting than others, but Stephen Fry does a great job overall. I've watched this twice, and it was equally enjoyable each time.
Rated 15 Aug 2015
50
40th
I found Stephen's insight into his own condition shockingly lacking. That weakness in the backbone made it less than non interpretative docus.
Rated 22 Aug 2013
77
56th
An illuminating insight on manic depression guided by the sometimes funny, sometimes sombre Stephen Fry who, although leads us through his own life story with the disease, doesn't consume this doco to be entirely about himself and talks to other celebrities and everyday people who also must cope with the disease. Some accept it, some prefer having it since it influences some of their best characteristics, and some wish they'd never had it.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
73
67th
Maybe a tad too long, but it was interesting nevertheless. Especially the question: if you could press a button to live a normal life, would you press it? Interesting outcome
Rated 11 May 2011
70
68th
I suppose it's a very informative film for those who have never seen/studied bipolar disorder before, and it shows a wide range of the effects it can take on people. Being diagnosed with bipolar myself, there wasn't really anything new I uncovered, but it's nice to know there's others out there who manage to cope day in and day out with the same disease. Stephen Fry is definitely brave.
Rated 15 Apr 2011
60
58th
"A documentary in the sense that it discusses its subject for two hours, but manages to impart no real information beyond the basic. While there was definite potential for this to have been a fascinating examination of mental illness, it panders to both the audience and the participants, and comes off feeling weak and lacklustre, despite the weighty topic in hand. " -ellinikos
Rated 09 Apr 2010
75
76th
Interesting documentary. Well worth a watch and at times quite gripping. I cannot think of anyone better to describe something as potentially complex as bi-polar disorder than Stephen Fry.
Rated 23 Jul 2008
63
28th
Could have been great, but I honestly feel that it runs a bit shallow too often.
Rated 03 Jun 2008
70
82nd
Great documentary.
Rated 07 May 2008
80
68th
Informative and diverting

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Ross Wilson
Ross-Wilson
1 total credit
Ross Wilson has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Starring:

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard-Dreyfuss
93 total credits
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon and Mr. Holland's Opus.Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus...(Wikipedia)
,
Robbie Williams
Robbie-Williams
13 total credits
Robbie Williams has 13 credits at Criticker, including: Better Man, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, The Magic Roundabout, Derren Brown: The Push and Hooves of Fire
,
Carrie Fisher
Carrie-Fisher
62 total credits
Fisher was born in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. Her paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants, but she was raised Protestant.
,
Stephen Fry
Stephen-Fry
106 total credits
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter and film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club. He first came to attention in the 1981 Cambridge Footlights Revue presentation "The Cellar Tapes", which also included Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson and Tony Slattery. With Hugh Laurie, as the comedy double act Fry and Laurie, he co-wrote and co-starred in A Bit of Fry & Laurie...(Wikipedia)
,
Jo Brand
Jo-Brand
14 total credits
Jo Brand has 14 credits at Criticker, including: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Getting On, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out
,
Tony Slattery
Tony-Slattery
13 total credits
Tony Slattery has 13 credits at Criticker, including: The Crying Game, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Peter's Friends, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive and Blackball
,
Andy Behrman
Andy-Behrman
1 total credit
Andy Behrman has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive
,
Jo Crocker
Jo-Crocker
1 total credit
Jo Crocker has just 1 credit at Criticker: Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

Genre:

Documentary

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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