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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great series!, 4 May 2005
"Fat friends" is about a group of people from Leeds, men and 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 small 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, and they even find love and self fulfillment. As the episodes run along, I learned to love the characters, and I even identified with some of them. The actors are so believable that I virtually 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, and 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 eventually prevail. In addition, the theme song is nice and 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 and sound are excellent, and there are English subtitles for the hearing impaired. I would have liked to see some extras, but even without, the set is worth buying.
Personally, 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, and some very interesting things happen to some of them in series two and 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). Finally, the question to be asked about a TV series is whether it bears repeated viewing. I think the answer is yes, especially since most of the characters are very endearing (my personal favourites were Kelly, Lauren, Alan and Val), and since many of the episodes are very emotionally intense. Highly recommended.
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