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Drama

Fat Friends

2000-2005 4 seasons 25 episodes
67 Pulse
7.4 IMDb
Long haul 25 hours
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Plot

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.

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Credits

Created by: Kay Mellor

Cast: Ruth Jones, Janet Dibley, Alison Steadman, Gaynor Faye, James Corden, Lisa Riley

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