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  • 2019-10-28T21:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • 2h (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary, Reality, Special Interest
Victoria and Babs could not have a more different attitude towards their size. Victoria is evangelical about body positivity and dismisses health concerns as a result of obesity. Babs, however, tearfully admits she hates everything about her body size. They, and seven other people who identify as fat, are spending a week together discussing their feelings about weight as well as other people’s attitudes to them. Inevitably there’s soon dissent. Some views may infuriate you, many will touch your heart and some may make you reassess your attitude. It’s certainly a thought-provoking way to highlight the complexities of weight and the health issues it can cause.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-10-28T21:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2019-10-28T21:00:00Z1h

Nine people who live with obesity move in together to explore what it means to be larger-bodied in Britain today, exploring, examining whether they should love their bodies and embrace their size, or strive to get healthy and lose weight. In the first edition, they meet and settle into a house in the Oxfordshire countryside and begin to share their personal stories. But when Del starts to tell them about the bariatric surgery that he feels has saved his life, Victoria accuses him of having stomach amputation surgery and the battle lines are drawn.

2019-10-29T21:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2019-10-29T21:00:00Z1h

The group attends a dance class, a comedy gig and a family barbecue, and Babs and Victoria clash over their differing opinions on beauty. The members of the group also delve into their past, considering how they became obese, and receive the results of their DNA tests - which yield some surprising results for Jed. The director of charity Obesity UK makes the case that the NHS' treatment of people who struggle with their weight is often short-sighted.

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