Fat Friends - Season 1 - Eps 3: Fat Free
Lauren Harris has won a role in a soap she's convinced that losing five pounds would make her a better actress. However, problems arise with not only her mum, who is convinced she's anorexic, but also her boyfriend Gareth, whose nickname for her is "Pudding".
About Fat Friends
Title: Fat Friends
First Air Date: 2000-10-12
Last Air Date: 2005-03-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 25
Network: ITV1
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Yorkshire Television, Tiger Aspect, Rollem Productions
Synopsis
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.
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
