Fat Friends - Season 2 - Eps 5: Sticky Fingers
Lonely teenager Jamie thinks his fortunes have changed when he makes the acquaintance of second-hand car dealer Craig. He spends his 17th-birthday money on flash clothes and a mobile phone in a desperate bid to fit in with Craig's crowd, but soon realises his new friend is a shady operator with a criminal past - can his policeman father help him cut his ties with the villain?
About Fat Friends

Title: Fat Friends
First Air Date: 2000-10-12
Last Air Date: 2005-03-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 25
Network: ITV1
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Gaynor Faye
Lauren Harris

Lisa Riley
Rebecca Patterson

Alison Steadman
Betty Simpson

Ruth Jones
Kelly Chadwick

Janet Dibley
Carol McGary

James Corden
Jamie Rymer

Richard Ridings
Alan

Lynda Baron
Norma Patterson

Jonathan Ryland
Kevin Chadwick

David Harewood
Max Robertson