Fans say 2000's sitcom starring James Corden is 'prime television' as it's added to Netflix

If you fancy tuning into something familiar and quintessentially funny, Netflix fans reckon the 2000's sitcom starring James Corden that's just landed is the perfect watch.

It's been nearly two decades since the show stopped airing on ITV, but people reckon it's aged like a fine wine.

And seen as though the cast is made up of some of the best stars of British comedy, it's easy to understand why.

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The late and great scriptwriter, producer and actress Kay Mellor - behind the likes of Band of Gold, Between The Sheets and The Syndicate - came up with the hilarious concept for the comedy series which is set in Leeds.

And as well as the series bringing generations of Brits belly laughs, it also brought two absolute comedy legends together for the first time - James Corden and Ruth Jones.

Fellow Gavin and Stacey stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, as well as TV icons such as Lynda Baron, Richard Ridings, Lisa Riley and Will Mellor, also made up the comedic cast of Fat Friends. Take a look at this:

The hilarious sitcom, that has four seasons, follows the lives of several people who are signed up to a slimming club led by the formidable Carol (Janet Dibley), who tries to get the group to follow her 'Super Slimmers' diet.

Each character has a different story, a different weight and a different experience of how their size has impacted them.

Mellor previously revealed she had came up with the idea for Fat Friends after she spotted a 'curvy young woman' on a cold November night in Leeds and clocked how confident she was strutting down the street.

She explained: "I thought, 'Why aren’t we all like that? Why are we all obsessed with how much we weigh?' She didn’t care, and she looked gorgeous."

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The 71-year-old said she wished she could 'bottle that [feeling] and put that out for people to see', so the next best thing was creating a series to translate that message.

Fat Friends became a firm favourite with viewers throughout it's five year run on ITV, as well as giving some lesser-known stars a brilliant platform.

Corden previously praised the creator Mellor for 'changing his life' when casting him in the role of Jamie Rymer.

He said: "She saw something in me that no one had before that point. She gave so many people their first chances."

Viewers are buzzing that Fat Friends has now been given a second lease of life on Netflix, instead of it being left to rot like hundreds of other hilarious shows from the 2000's.

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They just don't make them the same anymore, do they?

One social media user said: "As if Fat Friends is on Netflix. Prime television that," as another wrote: "The legendary TV series Fat Friends has landed on UK Netflix. What a day."

A third added: "Fat Friends is featured on Netflix. Let’s get it top 10."

A fourth commented: "I'm watching Fat Friends on Netflix, by Kay Mellor. I must have nearly cried about 9 times already...so good."

And a fifth added: "FAT FRIENDS IS ON NETFLIX. God, I loved that when I was younger!"

Fat Friends and chill, anyone?