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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Love Me Slender | 2000-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Fat Chance | 2000-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Fat Free | 2000-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Growing Pains | 2000-11-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Face the Fat | 2000-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | When the Fat Lady Sings | 2000-11-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Full Belly | 2002-09-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Peaches and Dreams | 2002-09-12 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Forty and In-Fat-uated | 2002-09-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Sweet and Sour | 2002-09-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Sticky Fingers | 2002-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | In Full Bloom | 2002-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Hunger Pangs | 2002-10-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Eat Your Heart Out | 2004-01-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Leggs Over Easy | 2004-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Food for Thought | 2004-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Bacon, Bagels and the Bishop | 2004-01-21 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Afters | 2004-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Food of Love | 2004-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Enough to Go Round | 2005-02-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Second Helpings | 2005-02-24 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Angel's Delight | 2005-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | Get Out of the Kitchen | 2005-03-10 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Healthy Options | 2005-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Icing on the Cake | 2005-03-24 | 60 min |
| Production | Greg Brenman | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Debbie Oates | Writer |
| Writing | Gaynor Faye | Writer |
| Writing | David Sutherland | Writer |
| Writing | Kay Mellor | Writer |
| Production | Kay Mellor | Executive Producer |
