Fat Friends 24 years old

Fat Friends

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.

Credits

Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones

Kelly Chadwick

David Harewood
David Harewood

Max Robertson

James Corden
James Corden

Jamie Rymer

Cast

Name Character
Ruth Jones She was 34 , now 58 years old as Kelly Chadwick
David Harewood He was 34 , now 59 years old as Max Robertson
James Corden He was 22 , now 46 years old as Jamie Rymer
Lee Ingleby He was 24 , now 48 years old
Meera Syal She was 39 , now 63 years old
Allan Corduner He was 50 , now 74 years old
Richard Ridings He was 42 , now 66 years old as Alan
Sheridan Smith She was 19 , now 43 years old as Sharon Wormersley
Andrew-Lee Potts He was 20 , now 45 years old as Jonathan Chadwick
Thelma Barlow She was 71 , now 95 years old
Gwen Taylor She was 61 , now 85 years old
Alison Steadman She was 54 , now 78 years old as Betty Simpson
Josie Lawrence She was 41 , now 65 years old
Eleanor Bron She was 62 , now 86 years old
Matthew Beard He was 75 , 56 years old when he died
Jonathan Ryland as Kevin Chadwick
Steve Evets He was 41 , now 65 years old
Will Mellor He was 24 , now 48 years old
Lynda Baron She was 61 , now 85 years old as Norma Patterson
Maria McErlane She was 42 , now 67 years old
Janet Dibley She was 41 , now 66 years old as Carol McGary

Crew

Name Job title
Greg Brenman Production Executive Producer
Kay Mellor Production She was 49 , now 73 years old Executive Producer
Kay Mellor Writing She was 49 , now 73 years old Writer
Fat Friends poster
Fat Friends (24 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2000-10-12
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 25