Freaky Eaters (British TV programme)


Freaky Eaters is a British factual television programme produced by independent television production company betty for BBC Three. Broadcast dates were February–March 2007, February–April 2008, and February–April 2009. Series 1 was narrated by the actress Jill Halfpenny and Series 2 by Sharon Horgan.

Synopsis

Each episode focuses on an individual with some form of eating disorder, often a selective eating disorder, or food neophobia.
With the help of a team of specialist experts, techniques are employed to help the person overcome their eating problems and develop more healthy diets.
In Series 1, the specialist experts were nutritionist Natalie Savona and psychological coach Benjamin Fry. In Series 2 psychologist Dr. Stephen Briers took over from Benjamin Fry. In Series 3, Charlotte Watts took over as nutritionist and Felix Economakis as the psychological coach. Dr. Pixie McKenna adopted the role of programme doctor across all three series.

Episodes

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Series 1

  1. Addicted to Crisps and Pizza
  2. Addicted to Chips
  3. Addicted to Cheese
  4. Addicted to Spaghetti hoops
  5. Addicted to Chocolate
  6. Addicted to Junk Food
  7. Addicted to Junk Food 2

Series 2

  1. Addicted to Burnt Sausages
  2. Addicted to Junk Food
  3. Addicted to Meat
  4. Addicted to Bread
  5. Addicted to Meat and Potatoes
  6. Addicted to Biscuits
  7. Addicted to Potatoes
  8. Addicted to Pasta
  9. Addicted to Cheese

Series 3

  1. Addicted to Bacon and Burgers
  2. Addicted to Cheese
  3. Addicted to Beans and chips
  4. Addicted to Brown Sauce
  5. Addicted to Chips
  6. Addicted to Diet Cola
  7. Addicted to Yorkshire puddings
  8. Addicted to Meat

Cancellation

The show was cancelled by the BBC in April 2010. On the Richard Bacon BBC Radio 5 Live show in December 2010, Harry Hill, who had regularly lampooned Freaky Eaters on Harry Hill's TV Burp, stated he had been told by a producer of Freaky Eaters that his coverage of the show was the reason it had been commissioned for a second and third series.

American version

Freaky Eaters spawned an American version that aired on TLC from September 2010 to June 2011.