The Manic

BBC - The not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years on (2016)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MP4/AVC @ 3015 Kbps | 58mn 1s | 1.29 GiB
Audio: English AAC 160 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Ten years ago, in an award-winning series, Stephen Fry first spoke about living with manic depression and began a national conversation about mental health. A decade later, we return to the subject to understand where he and thousands of others diagnosed with bipolar (as it is now called) are now. As a society, do we need to do more for those with the illness? Is the treatment better? Has the stigma reduced? Stephen is now the president of Mind. Looking at the changes of the past decade, he finds optimism in the increased awareness of bipolar, especially amongst the young. The film gives a powerful insight into living with bipolar - past, present and, most significantly for the contributors in the film, future.

Stephen Fry: The secret life of the manic depressive - by Ross Wilson (2006)

Motivated by his own personal battle, the programme follows Stephen Fry on an emotional but entertaining journey that takes him into the homes of stars such as Carrie Fisher, Richard Dreyfuss,and Rick Stein; into the lives of ordinary people who juggle this illness with their working lives; and into the surgeries of psychiatrists and the labs of researchers who are trying to help control the condition.
Winner of Best Documentary at the International Emmy Awards 2007.