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Fat Friends

IMDb 7.7 2000 • 60 min • Drama

Director

Kay Mellor

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones Kelly Chadwick
Janet Dibley
Janet Dibley Carol McGary
Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman Betty Simpson
Lisa Riley
Lisa Riley Rebecca Patterson
Lynda Baron
Lynda Baron Norma Patterson