- Overview
Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at 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 of the cast, Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.
- Tagline
A Drama To Diet For
- First Air Date
12 October 2000
- Last Air Date
24 March 2005
- Creator
Kay Mellor
- Stars
Gaynor Faye
Lisa Riley
Alison Steadman
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