 Fat Friends TV - UK Episode Synopsis
Here you will find a brief synopsis about each
episode in the series.
Season 1
1. Love Me Slender
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
Broadcast Date: 12-Oct-2000 pc:
101 Writer: Kay Mellor Director:
David Wheatley
2. Fat Chance
Guest Star/s: Thelma Barlow (Mrs
Ashburn) Karl Davies (Rick Ashburn) Kate Rutter (Dr. Helen Roberts)
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
Broadcast Date: 19-Oct-2000 Writer:
Kay Mellor Director: David Wheatley
3. Fat Free
Guest Star/s: Eleanor Bron (Marilyn
Harris) Allan Corduner (Leonard Harris) Elliot Levey (Aaron Ponts)
Will Mellor (Gareth)
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
Broadcast Date: 26-Oct-2000 Writer:
Kay Mellor Director: David Wheatley
4. Growing Pains
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
Broadcast Date: 02-Nov-2000 Writer:
Kay Mellor Director: Audrey Cooke
5. Face The Fat
Val Lorrimer has a big 'do' to attend for her new
magazine North 'n' Style, without a partner she decides to resort
to an escort agency
Broadcast Date: 09-Nov-2000 Writer:
Kay Mellor Director: Audrey Cooke
6. When The Fat Lady Sings
Kelly Simpson's wedding day is nigh but a disastrous
hen night and a punch up that is seen on the local news threatens
to ruin her big day
Broadcast Date: 16-Nov-2000 Writer:
Kay Mellor Director: Audrey Cooke
Season 2
7. Full Belly
Broadcast Date: 05-Sep-2002
8. Peaches And Dreams
Birthday blues are the least of Val's problems.
Mistrust, jealousy and insecurity turn her world upside down after
she confronts her male escort lover about what he gets up to with
his clients
Broadcast Date: 12-Sep-2002
9. Forty And In-Fat-uated
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
Broadcast Date: 19-Sep-2002
10. Sweet And Sour
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?
Broadcast Date: 26-Sep-2002 Writer:
Gaynor Faye
11. Sticky Fingers
Guest Star/s: Sheridan Smith (Sharon)
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
Broadcast Date: 03-Oct-2002
12. In Full Bloom
Betty Simpson's already stressful life takes another
twist when her childhood sweetheart joins the slimming club, prompting
the return of long-suppressed feelings and revelations about a dark
secret from her past
Broadcast Date: 10-Oct-2002
13. Hunger Pangs
Broadcast Date: 17-Oct-2002
Season 3
14. Eat Your Heart Out
Guest Star/s: Liam Barr (Electrical
Shop Assistant) Nicola Bolton (Suzanne) Trisha Goddard (Herself)
David Harewood (Max Robertson) Jennifer Hennessy (Lorraine Frost)
Ian Kershaw (Simon de Vier) Christine Mackie (Mrs. Hutchinson) Jacqueline
Pilton (Mary) Andrew Lee Potts (Jonathan Chadwick)
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.
Broadcast Date: 01-Jan-2004
15. Leggs Over Easy
Guest Star/s: Andrew Lee Potts
(Jonathan Chadwick)
Broadcast Date: 07-Jan-2004
16. Food For Thought
Broadcast Date: 14-Jan-2004
17. Bacon, Bagels And The Bishop
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?
Broadcast Date:
21-Jan-2004 Writer: Katie Baxendale Director:
Lance Kneeshaw
18. Afters
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.
Broadcast Date: 28-Jan-2004 Writer:
Debbie Oates Director: Lance Kneeshaw
19. Food Of Love
Will Jamie's talent as a trainee chef help or hinder
the gang as they try to win the title of Slimming Group of the Year
on Trisha? And will a return visit to the studios bring the group
closer together, or push them further apart as more revelations
emerge?
Broadcast Date: 04-Feb-2004
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