Fat Doctor

Name: Fat Doctor
Released: 2007-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Shaw Somers, Cathy Tyson

TV Show · Documentary

Medical professional Shaw Somers, also known as the `Fat Doctor', explores extreme cases of obesity. Over the episodes Somers meets people with heart-wrenching stories who are suffering because of their weight. The doctor gives his patients their treatment plan and the cameras capture their journey as they prepare for surgery through to their recovery process.

2007 · 50m

Starring Shaw Somers, Cathy Tyson

EPISODE 6

Guy

Guy weighs 32 stone, is single and lives alone. He blames depression and overeating for his weight gain and is caught in a vicious cycle that is proving difficult to break.

50 min
EPISODE 1

Sacha

Sacha weighs 33 stone. She fed her son Lewis when he was a baby to stop him crying. Now aged nine, he's an over-eater. Sacha wants to lose weight to show Lewis it's possible.

50 min
EPISODE 2

Joy

Joy weighs 29st. She looks after anorexic children, but a long-promised trip to a theme park has been postponed because she can't fit in the roller coasters. Can surgery help?

50 min
EPISODE 3

Craig

Thirty-year-old Craig is so morbidly obese that his wife does everything for him. He finally gets NHS funding for gastric bypass surgery, but will it make a difference?

50 min
EPISODE 4

Daniel

Daniel weighs 40st and after three heart attacks, his life is at grave risk. He is hoping gastric bypass surgery and an apronectomy will help him literally to get back on his feet.

50 min
EPISODE 6

Sarah and Lubna

Lubna weighs 25 stone and is too ashamed to leave the house. Sarah has lost over nine stone since having gastric bypass surgery, but is unhappy with her body.

50 min