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Fat Friends

  • TV Series
  • 2000–2005
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Fat Friends (2000)
Drama

Drama series following eight women's struggle to lose weight at a weekly slimming club.Drama series following eight women's struggle to lose weight at a weekly slimming club.Drama series following eight women's struggle to lose weight at a weekly slimming club.

  • Creator
    • Kay Mellor
  • Stars
    • Ruth Jones
    • Janet Dibley
    • Alison Steadman
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Creator
      • Kay Mellor
    • Stars
      • Ruth Jones
      • Janet Dibley
      • Alison Steadman
    • 9User reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    • Carol McGary
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    A disgrace of a show that mocks people with a problem...
    A comedy about fat people. Trying to lose weight. Well done ITV for commissioning such utter degrading trash.

    People who have weight problems seriously don't need this kind of ridicule - there are far too many people in the UK and around the world either trying to lose weight when they don't need to (anorexics), or are a bit too big.

    This programme only perpetuates ignorance and greed at the base level. Yet another ITV programme which makes fun of people with problems.
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    • Sep 13, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2000 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ファット・フレンズ
    • Filming locations
      • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Rollem Productions
      • Tiger Aspect Productions
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • Runtime
      48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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