The Fattest Man in Britain

December. 20,2009

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Genre：

Drama Comedy TV Movie

Keywords：

Exploitation Obesity Eating Disorder

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Timothy Spall as Georgie Godwin

Bobby Ball as Morris

Frances Barber as Janice

Aisling Loftus as Amy

Richard Riddell as Joe

Brendan O'Carroll as Father O'Flaherty

Tim Woodward as Morley Raisin

Akira Koieyama as Japanese Man

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