Originally aired in the 00s, Fat Friends is now reaching a new audience on Netflix. Watching it is an uncomfortable reminder of the fatphobia that plagued the era, writes Joanna Kyte, and prompts ...

Writer Kay Mellor says she became "fixated" on losing weight as she was researching her TV series Fat Friends. The hit ITV drama, starring James Corden, aired between 2000 and 2005 and focused on ...

There are more weighty problems to be tackled in this the final episode of Kay Mellor's comedy focusing on a group of desperate dieters who all belong to the same slimming club. Will calorie ...

Kay Mellor (Band Of Gold, Playing The Field) turns her sharp eyes and sure touch to the world of slimming. This first of six parts focuses on Betty (Alison Steadman), the wife of a Leeds fish ...

so how come the weekend at the Health Spa that was so full of promise for Carol turns into a nightmare? Will the Fat Friends reveal all to help her out or will they never trust her again?