The Fattest Man in Britain
TV MovieDramaComedy
5.9/10
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|90 min
Release Date: 2009-12-20
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.
Production Companies
ITV Productions
User Reviews
Peter McGinn
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 develops between his Fattest man in Britain character and young pregnant Amy. Despite feeling a lit...
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