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.
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Ruth Jones
Kelly Simpson / Kelly Chadwick · 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
Paul Warriner
Paul Thompson · 10 eps
Bill Rodgers
Sid the Landlord · 9 eps
Josie Lawrence
Julia Fleshman · 8 eps
Oliver Pickering
Russell Simpson · 8 eps
Julian Kerridge
Sean Hurst · 8 eps
Rita May
Joan Kirk · 6 eps
Ian Kershaw
Simon de Vier · 6 eps
Jessica Harris
Joanne Simpson · 5 eps
