Fat Friends - Episode Guide

Kelly makes an attempt to lose some weightbe for her wedding, Betty's husband is not happy that she has lost weight despite her reaching the regional finals of Super Slimmers 2000.

An all-star cast feature in a hilarious and groundbreaking comedy drama about a weight loss group. Alan is dieting for his wedding anniversary celebrations, but a romantic meal out ends in trouble.

Actress Lauren Harris has won herself a part in a soap opera, and is convinced that losing five pounds would make her a better actress. She is also having issues with her mother who is convinced she is anorexic.

Fifteen-year-old Jamie struggles with the pressure of taking care of his depressed mom and also tries to avoid his classmates who are out to bully him. He joins Super Slimmers as a means to please his mother.

When Val hears Richard is bringing his wife to the launch of her new weekend supplement, she brings an escort. Carl is a great success and he offers to spend the night for no extra charge. Val isn't impressed by his theories about her weight gain.

Kelly gets out of control at her bachelorette party, after taking diet pills and not eating in a bed to lost weight quickly.

Series two begins at a Salsa class, which Lauren excels in but Betty finds slightly more demanding to get to grips with. Carol, however, is back with her own programme, 'Count with Carol'.

Unemployed actress Lauren Harris is still looking for Mr Right after splitting up with her commitment phobic boyfriend Gareth. Her sister's happy marriage and pregnancy are making her all too aware of her single status.

Feeling uncomfortable about her fortieth birthday, Val hasn't told Carl and settles for a night in. She is surprised when Alan turns up and takes her out with her slimming friends. Val is upset when she sees Carl with a client in the restaurant.

Alan finds out that his wife is divorcing him and he's devastated as he was hoping for reconciliation. When he thinks things can't get any worse, his daughter collapses. Alan returns to the slimming club after making a pact with his daughter.

After being bullied over his weight Jamie took an overdose. His loneliness continues when he finds he has only his divorced parents and elderly relatives for company on his 17th birthday. Things improve when he is befriended by Craig, a car dealer.

Rebecca still lives at home with her overweight parents. Her mother has decided they should join a slimming club and Rebecca agrees. When a face from her past returns, psychological bullying rears its ugly head and Rebecca's cosy world is threatened.

Since the birth of her son, Betty Simpson feels increasingly lonely and overweight. Having rejoined the slimming group to try and shift the pounds she is shocked when her childhood sweetheart Ian, joins her slimming group.

It's Christmas Eve and Carol McGary has enlisted her 'Count with Carol' team to join her live on television for a special festive dieting edition of Trisha.

Kelly and Kevin are still trying to have a child and Kelly uses the annual Fish Fryers' Ball as the perfect opportunity to seduce her husband in the ladies loos.

Carol McGary has an emotional encounter with her estranged sister Mandy who is being treated for breast cancer, an illness that claimed the life of her mother.

Things couldn't be going better for aspiring actress, Lauren. She has a job at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and is deeply in love with Paul who has romantically asked her to marry him.

Rebecca Patterson and her boyfriend Sean are both happily in love but are finding the pressures of moving on to the next stage of their relationship, difficult.

Jamie has used his passion for food to forge a career and is enjoying great success as a junior chef at a top-notch restaurant. But there's something missing...love.

We meet the group sun blushed and relaxed on their way back from the Costa del Sol, their prize for being hailed Slimmer's of the Year on the Trisha show.

Kelly is determined not to let the fall-out with her mother get her down. She's decided she's really going to bust a gut at Count with Carol and lose weight.

Rebecca's relationship with Sean is flourishing and Norma Patterson realises that she's lonely and not getting any younger. She wants to be needed and much to Rebecca's horror, she's looking for love.

Life's on the up for Jamie. Got the girl, got the job, but when your friends are being less than kind about the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, do you listen or turn a blind eye?

Max and Carol get all hot and sweaty in the steam room, 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?

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. Are friends enough when it's your family that's supposed to be there for you? Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life, but Lauren's finding it tough.