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The Fattest Man in Britain is a comedy-drama written by Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope, and directed by David Blair, which aired on ITV, STV & UTV on 20 December 2009. It starred Timothy Spall, Bobby Ball, Aisling Loftus and Barry Austin. The plot is loosely based on a real-life event when Britain's then self-styled 'Fattest Man' Jack Taylor was defeated in a 'weigh off' by Barry Austin in the 2001 television documentary The Fattest Men in Britain.
Original Release
12/20/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Ball | Morris |
Akira Koieyama | Japanese Man |
Yuriri Naka | Japanese Woman |
Timothy Spall | Georgie Godwin |
Frances Barber | Janice |
Jeremy Kyle | Himself / Self |
David Williams | Mad Bob |
Archie Lal | Raj |
Reba Dutta | Nana |
Aisling Loftus | Amy |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bobby Ball | Morris |
Akira Koieyama | Japanese Man |
Yuriri Naka | Japanese Woman |
Timothy Spall | Georgie Godwin |
Frances Barber | Janice |
Jeremy Kyle | Himself / Self |
David Williams | Mad Bob |
Archie Lal | Raj |
Reba Dutta | Nana |
Aisling Loftus | Amy |
Richard Riddell | Joe |
Brendan O'Carroll | Father O'Flaherty |
Alice Barry | Joyce |
Tim Woodward | Morley Raisin |
Mark Chatterton | Richard Barter |
Claire Ashforth | Newsreader |
Julian Walsh | Clive |
Barry Austin | Big Brian |
Liz Hume Dawson | Woman |
Moira Mann | Joan Cropper |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Saurabh Kakkar | Executive Producer |
Jeff Pope | Producer |
Susan Dunn | Producer |
Michaela Hennessy-Vass | Producer |