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Fat Friends (2000)

Fat Friends poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
4 seasons, 25 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The show follows a group of people in Leeds who attend a weekly slimming club. It looks at how their weight affects their personal lives, relationships, and self-image.

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What happens

Fat Friends is a British drama that aired on ITV from 12 October 2000 to 24 March 2005, consisting of 25 episodes over four series. Set in Leeds, the series explores the lives of several slimming club members, with a focus on the various ways their weight has impacted upon them. The series was created by Kay Mellor and made by Rollem Productions in association with Tiger Aspect Productions and Yorkshire Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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