Fat Friends
“A Drama To Diet For”
2000•15•4 Seasons•25 Episodes•7.9•Ended
Drama
Fat Friends is an ITV drama created by Kay Mellor, broadcast from 12 October 2000 to 24 March 2005. It follows a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. It examines people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their lives to the full. Four cast members—Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith, and Alison Steadman—went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.
Creator
Kay Mellor
Network
ITV1
Origin
GB
Cast
Ruth Jones
Kelly Chadwick
Janet Dibley
Carol McGary
Alison Steadman
Betty Simpson
Lisa Riley
Rebecca Patterson
Lynda Baron
Norma Patterson
Jonathan Ryland
Kevin Chadwick
Episodes
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