Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

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| director = Ross Wilson

| num_episodes = 2

| released = {{Start date|2006}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/967957.writer-and-actor-stephen-fry-has-it-so-has-pop-star-robbie-williams-but-what-is-it-like-to-live-with-manic-depression/|title=Writer and actor Stephen Fry has it. So has pop star Robbie Williams. But what is it like to live with manic depression?|website=York Press|date=13 October 2006 }} It explores the effects of living with bipolar disorder on other celebrities and members of the public. Fry suffers from a less severe version of the illness called cyclothymia.{{Cite web

| title = Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (but I have cyclothymia)

| publisher = BBC - Health

| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tv_and_radio/secretlife_documentary.shtml

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100112172759/http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tv_and_radio/secretlife_documentary.shtml

| archive-date = 2010-01-12

| url-status = dead

| access-date = 2009-12-30 }}

It won the International Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 35th International Emmy Awards in 2007.{{Citation

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| title = British TV shows scoop Emmy awards in US

| newspaper = The Independent

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| date = 2007-11-20

| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/british-tv-shows-scoop-emmy-awards-in-us-758799.html

| accessdate =2009-12-30

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A follow-up documentary, titled The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On, aired in February 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/stephen-fry-the-not-so-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive-10-years-on-tv-review-bipolar-disorder-a6875806.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/stephen-fry-the-not-so-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive-10-years-on-tv-review-bipolar-disorder-a6875806.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On, TV review, Stephen Fry is still helping to get the message across on mental health|last=Newall|first=Sally|date=15 February 2016|work=The Independent|accessdate=22 March 2018}}

Celebrities featured

The Robbie Williams segment, featured in the original BBC broadcast, was cut from further airings as well as the DVD release, likely due to copyright issues with the musical inserts.

Peter Gabriel was reportedly approached to appear. "After my divorce, I got very depressed and ended up doing three years' therapy with my ex-wife and three years on my own," he stated to Mark Blake. "I believe in being open about this, and that led Stephen to believe that I'm bipolar. To the best of my knowledge, I am not bipolar. I can be a little up and down, but not the same extremes as manic depressives I have known. But I think it's helpful to talk about this, especially for men."{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Blake|author-link=Mark Blake (writer)|title=Cash for questions: Peter Gabriel|magazine=Q|date=December 2011|page=46}}

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20140630142447/http://stephenfry.com/forum/forum/bbc-2-the-secret-life-of-the-manic-depressive Forum: BBC 2 - The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive] at stephenfry.com

Category:British documentary television series

Category:Stephen Fry

Category:2006 television specials

Category:BBC television documentaries

Category:Bipolar disorder

Category:Documentaries about psychology

Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

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