The Fattest Man in Britain

Dec 20, 2009

1h 30m

★ 5.9

Overview

Georgie Godwin is the fattest man in Britain. A tourist attraction, thanks to greedy 'agent, cabbie Morris. Devoted neighbour Janice is Georgie's only other regular outside contact until he meets Amy, a pregnant teenager fleeing a violent boyfriend ,whom he takes in as a lodger. Amy tries to help Georgie change his lifestyle, but Morris is more than keen to stop her ruining his tourist attraction.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

ITV Productions

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Cast

Georgie Godwin

Timothy Spall

Morris

Bobby Ball

Janice

Frances Barber

Amy

Aisling Loftus

Mad Bob

David Williams

Raj

Archie Lal

Nana

Reba Dutta

Joe

Richard Riddell

Father O'Flaherty

Brendan O'Carroll

Joyce

Alice Barry

Morley Raisin

Tim Woodward

Richard Barter

Mark Chatterton

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