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.

Director

Audrey Cooke,Lance Kneeshaw,John Anderson,David Wheatley,Tania Díez,Dan Zeff,John Deery

Created by

Greg Brenman,Kay Mellor

Writers

Kay Mellor,Gaynor Faye,Debbie Oates,Katie Baxendale