Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Fat Friends
- Release
- October 12, 2000
- Screen Time
- 4 seasons · 1h 00min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Kay Mellor
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Ruth Jones
Kelly Chadwick / Kelly Simpson
25 eps.
Janet Dibley
Carol McGary
25 eps.
Alison Steadman
Betty Simpson
23 eps.
Gaynor Faye
Lauren Harris
22 eps.
James Corden
Jamie Rymer
20 eps.
Lisa Riley
Rebecca Patterson
19 eps.
Lynda Baron
Norma Patterson
19 eps.
Jonathan Ryland
Kevin Chadwick
17 eps.
Richard Ridings
Alan Ashburn
14 eps.
Kathryn Hunt
Val Lorrimer
13 eps.
David Harewood
Max Robertson
11 eps.
Barrie Rutter
Douglas Simpson
11 eps.
