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Fat Friends

Fat Friends

A Drama To Diet For

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

23 November 2024

Country

Cast

Gaynor Faye

Gaynor Faye

Lauren Harris

Lisa Riley

Lisa Riley

Rebecca Patterson

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Betty Simpson

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones

Kelly Chadwick

Janet Dibley

Janet Dibley

Carol McGary

James Corden

James Corden

Jamie Rymer

Richard Ridings

Richard Ridings

Alan

Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron

Norma Patterson

Jonathan Ryland

Jonathan Ryland

Kevin Chadwick

David Harewood

David Harewood

Max Robertson

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