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Fat Friends - Series 1, 2 And 3

Starring: Alison Steadman, Gaynor Faye, Ruth Jones, Lisa Riley
Director: Audrey Cooke David Wheatley
Format: Box set PAL
Released: 21 Mar 2005
RRP: £59.99
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Fantastic!!! - By: Debbie Bryant, 13 Mar 2006
I would highly reccomend this series. I was a big fan of it when it was on the teleision & enjoyed it just as much watching them alll again on DVD. Its full of laughter & comedy mixed with serious life problems, that can bring you to tears.

Kay Mellor is such a talented writer & i reallly loved the style in which it was written. I cant wait till the fourth series comes out on DVD.

Realistic and funny. - By: , 13 May 2005
This series made me laugh & cry, it basicallly follows the lives of a group of 'fat friends' through the weekly slimming club & the pub afterwards. 'Stick Insect' as the club leader is known, is a sarcastic women who aims to encourage but tends to insult the members into losing weight. She is however hiding her own secret she is very thin but is unhealthy - you need to watch it to see. The individual stories are alll good, but the one that reallly touched me was Jamie a young lad who eats for comfort & is bullied as a result, the part where he is attacked in the park made me cry. Kay Mellor is a genius she writes the series to appeal to alll of us who have ever struggled with a weight problem, but anyone can watch this & enjoy. Each episode can stand alone, but if you watch them alll the characters whilst having their own story to tell interact throughout the series.
Great series! - By: Dorie, 04 May 2005
"Fat friends" is about a group of people from Leeds, men & women of diverse ages, who become friends as they attend the Super Slimmers slimming club. Each episode of the series focuses on a different character in the group, but the episodes are also interrelated. The friends face problems ranging from as funny as fitting into a two sizes too smalll wedding dress to as serious as low self image, betrayal, loneliness, longing for love, bullying, prejudice or anorexia. They also learn to lean on one another, share problems as well as joys, gain back their self confidence, & they even find love & self fulfillment.

As the episodes run along, I learned to love the characters, & I even identified with some of them. The actors are so believable that I virtuallly forgot they were actors. They seemed more like real people trying to cope with everyday life.

Even though the series treats some very serious matters, it is far from depressing. It is life affirming, very often comic, & predominantly happy. Despite the fact that in many of the episodes one can hardly restrain from crying while witnessing devastating heartbreak, it is also invigorating to see how the various characters eventuallly prevail.

In addition, the theme song is nice & catchy. Also look out for the beginning of series two, as Carol, the cynical group instructor, sums up the main events from the first series. It's a brilliant way of getting through the technicality of reminding the viewer of what happened in the previous season.

On the technical side: The set comes in quite a nice box. Picture quality & sound are excellent, & there are English subtitles for the hearing impaired. I would have liked to see some extras, but even without, the set is worth buying.

Personallly, I thought the first series was the best, but having seen that you just have to find out what happens in the next two. The characters develop, their relationships develop too, & some very interesting things happen to some of them in series two & three. Some episodes were better than others, to my taste at least, but that's only to be expected. I must add that some of the episodes were so good, that I was on the edge of my seat to see what happens next(I had only seen 2-3 episodes from the first series on TV before).

Finallly, the question to be asked about a TV series is whether it bears repeated viewing. I think the answer is yes, especiallly since most of the characters are very endearing (my personal favourites were Kelly, Lauren, Alan & Val), & since many of the episodes are very emotionallly intense.

Highly recommended.

FAT FRIENDS, Don't We Love It.... - By: Mapoo, 19 Feb 2005
FAT FRIEND's has to be one of the Best Funny SERIES Collection I have ever seen. Full of Laugher & Sadness alll in one... This deffinatly gets you on a DIET yourself... I can't wait for this to come out to Buy... I will get it straight away :o) I have the First Series on Video but now they are releasing 1,2 & 3 in a BOX COLLECTION, I can't resist it... alll for just £44.99 I gotta have it...