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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Best Episodes of Fat Friends
Food Of Love
S3 Ep6
8.3
4th Feb 2004
In the final episode of the 3rd series Jamie's love life picks up when he falls for a beautiful woman who falls for him too but when obstacles fall in their place like the fact she has a daughter and an ex-prisoner ex-boyfriend will things turn out for the best for the Jamie. The gang also head back to the Trisha show for their final weigh in while Jamie provides the food, Kelly gives birth to a baby boy.
Get Out of The Kitchen
S4 Ep4
8.0
10th Mar 2005
We focus on Jamie this week, Claire and her little girl have moved in with him. But are her feelings of sickness more then just a dodgy curry? The barmaid at Woody's seems to know the answer and so much more as she doesn't even know Claire by that name. Rebecca suspects the truth but keeps her mouth shut until it's to late.Claire is then hit by a car resulting in her death and Jamie decides to fight for custody of Claire's daughter.
Afters
S3 Ep5
8.0
28th Jan 2004
Rebecca decides it is time to leave home. Her boyfriend Sean is keen to help with the move, but her break for independence is short-lived when tragedy strikes and Norma needs support.
Eat Your Heart Out
S3 Ep1
8.0
1st Jan 2004
It's Christmas Eve, and the Count with Carol gang are appearing live on Trisha to debate the pros and cons of dieting - but the talk turns to something altogether more interesting when Betty inadvertently blurts out to the entire viewing nation that she has a secret son. To add to her problems, she also discovers that husband Douglas hasn't been entirely honest about the family's income. Little does she know, however, that her TV appearance will bring her an unexpected gift - one she's been waiting for most of her life.
In Full Bloom
S2 Ep6
8.0
10th Oct 2002
Despite being overweight, Rebecca Patterson is generally content with life - particularly as her job as the assistant manager at a garden centre allows her to work alongside the man she secretly adores. But the shy and retiring twentysomething's cosy world is shattered by the return of a figure from her past, who proceeds to subject her to cruel psychological tortures
Sticky Fingers
S2 Ep5
7.8
3rd Oct 2002
Lonely teenager Jamie thinks his fortunes have changed when he makes the acquaintance of second-hand car dealer Craig. He spends his 17th-birthday money on flash clothes and a mobile phone in a desperate bid to fit in with Craig's crowd, but soon realises his new friend is a shady operator with a criminal past - can his policeman father help him cut his ties with the villain?
Hunger Pangs
S2 Ep7
7.8
17th Oct 2002
In the final episode of the 2nd series Kelly is still longing for a baby and her and Kevin are still trying like mad but is there more to their baby making problems than meets the eye.
Worst Episodes of Fat Friends
Love Me Slender
S1 Ep1
5.9
12th Oct 2000
Kelly Simpson is determined to get in her two sizes two small wedding dress in time for her big day meanwhile at the slimming club her mum Betty has won through to the regional finals of Superslimmers 2000 even though her husband isn't that happy about her losing weight.
Fat Chance
S1 Ep2
6.7
19th Oct 2000
Alan Ashburn is losing weight for his 20th wedding anniversary celebrations but a romantic meal out with his wife ends in their relationship falling apart.
Sweet and Sour
S2 Ep4
7.0
26th Sep 2002
The arrival of divorce papers send bus driver Alan's blood pressure rocketing, with the result that he fails a medical and loses his job.
Full Belly
S2 Ep1
7.2
5th Sep 2002
Carol faces her own problems this week when her husband leaves her leaving her alone with her son and things then turn a horrible twist when Carol decides to go on a diet.
Fat Free
S1 Ep3
7.4
26th Oct 2000
Actress Lauren Harris has won herself a part in a soap she is convinced that losing five pounds would make her a better actress, she is also having problems with her mum who is convinced she is anorexic and her boyfriend Gareth whose nickname for her is pudding.
Food For Thought
S3 Ep3
7.5
14th Jan 2004
Carol faces problems this week when she realises she has fallen for fitness instructor Max which ends up causing problems with her teenage son.
Bacon, Bagels And The Bishop
S3 Ep4
7.5
21st Jan 2004
Lauren has the chance to make all her acting dreams come true - but at the price of losing everything and everybody that matters. Can she get back her friends when she needs them most?
Fat Friends Episode Guide
Love Me Slender
S1 Ep1
5.9
12th Oct 2000
Kelly Simpson is determined to get in her two sizes two small wedding dress in time for her big day meanwhile at the slimming club her mum Betty has won through to the regional finals of Superslimmers 2000 even though her husband isn't that happy about her losing weight.
Fat Chance
S1 Ep2
6.7
19th Oct 2000
Alan Ashburn is losing weight for his 20th wedding anniversary celebrations but a romantic meal out with his wife ends in their relationship falling apart.
Fat Free
S1 Ep3
7.4
26th Oct 2000
Actress Lauren Harris has won herself a part in a soap she is convinced that losing five pounds would make her a better actress, she is also having problems with her mum who is convinced she is anorexic and her boyfriend Gareth whose nickname for her is pudding.
Growing Pains
S1 Ep4
7.6
2nd Nov 2000
15 year old member of Superslimmers Jamie reveals the reasons for his depressed state - his mother is battling with depression and he is being teased at school, he eventually decides he can't cope with the pressure of it all and contemplates suicide.
