The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain

5.9/ 10

TMDB Rating

12

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2009

Release Year

90 min

Runtime

TV Movie

Drama

Comedy

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.

Keywords

exploitation

overweight man

complicated birth

obesity

ice cream

eating disorder

Cast

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Georgie Godwin

Bobby Ball

Bobby Ball

Morris

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Janice

Aisling Loftus

Aisling Loftus

Amy

David Williams

Mad Bob

Archie Lal

Raj

Reba Dutta

Nana

Richard Riddell

Richard Riddell

Joe

Brendan O'Carroll

Brendan O'Carroll

Father O'Flaherty

Alice Barry

Alice Barry

Joyce

Reviews(1)

7.0avg rating

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

September 26, 2020

7

7/10

If I had just read a description of the plot and nothing else, I probably would have given this movie a miss. But I am glad I watched it despite its quirkiness. Partly it is Timothy Spall, who still surprises me with his versatility sometimes, along with the unlikely but believable chemistry that de…

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