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Fat Friends
A Drama To Diet For
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.
Created by Kay Mellor
Seasons
Cast
Ruth JonesKelly Chadwick · 25 ep.
Janet DibleyCarol McGary · 25 ep.
Alison SteadmanBetty Simpson · 23 ep.
Gaynor FayeLauren Harris · 22 ep.
James CordenJamie Rymer · 20 ep.
Lisa RileyRebecca Patterson · 19 ep.
Lynda BaronNorma Patterson · 19 ep.
Jonathan RylandKevin Chadwick · 17 ep.
Richard RidingsAlan Ashburn · 14 ep.KKathryn HuntVal Lorrimer · 13 ep.
David HarewoodMax Robertson · 11 ep.
Rita MayJoan Kirk · 6 ep.
Barrie RutterDouglas Simpson · 11 ep.PPaul WarrinerPaul Thompson · 10 ep.
Bill RodgersSid the Landlord · 9 ep.
Josie LawrenceJulia Fleshman · 8 ep.OOliver PickeringRussell Simpson · 8 ep.JJulian KerridgeSean Hurst · 8 ep.
Ian KershawSimon de Vier · 6 ep.JJessica HarrisJoanne Simpson · 5 ep.
James QuinnPC Robert Rymer · 5 ep.
Susan CooksonLynette Pickering · 4 ep.
Janine MellorMercedes · 5 ep.CCaroline PeggPippa · 4 ep.
Meera SyalAysha Kapoor · 4 ep.
Eleanor BronMarilyn Harris · 4 ep.
Allan CordunerLeonard Harris · 4 ep.
Barbara MartenLiz Ashburn · 3 ep.HHolly ScourfieldBeverley Ashburn · 3 ep.JJonathan BarlowRichard Morrison · 3 ep.
Jason MerrellsCarl Whittaker · 3 ep.AAdam ZaneJose · 3 ep.
Flo WilsonAnita · 3 ep.
Ger RyanAisling Rymer · 3 ep.SSarah MillerRachel Kleinberg · 3 ep.LLaurel GibbKaren de Vier · 3 ep.
Andrew-Lee PottsJonathan Chadwick · 2 ep.
Stephen HoyleRick Ashburn · 2 ep.
Sheridan SmithSharon Wormersley · 1 ep.
Caroline O'NeillMandy · 1 ep.Crew
Directing
Audrey Cooke (Director), Lance Kneeshaw (Director), John Anderson (Director), David Wheatley (Director), Dan Zeff (Director), John Deery (Director), Tania Díez (Director)
Audrey Cooke (Director), Lance Kneeshaw (Director), John Anderson (Director), David Wheatley (Director), Dan Zeff (Director), John Deery (Director), Tania Díez (Director)
Writing
Kay Mellor (Writer), Gaynor Faye (Writer), Debbie Oates (Writer), Katie Baxendale (Writer), Ruth Jones (Writer), Lisa Holdsworth (Writer), Jayne Daniel (Writer)
Kay Mellor (Writer), Gaynor Faye (Writer), Debbie Oates (Writer), Katie Baxendale (Writer), Ruth Jones (Writer), Lisa Holdsworth (Writer), Jayne Daniel (Writer)
Production
Kay Mellor (Executive Producer), Greg Brenman (Executive Producer), Phil Hunter (Head of Production)
Kay Mellor (Executive Producer), Greg Brenman (Executive Producer), Phil Hunter (Head of Production)
Sound
Mark Russell (Original Music Composer)
Mark Russell (Original Music Composer)
Editing
John Grover (Editor)
John Grover (Editor)
Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.