Supersize vs Superskinny: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Supersize vs Superskinny is a British television programme on Channel 4 that features information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. One of the main show features is a weekly comparison between an overweight person, and an underweight person. The two are brought to a feeding clinic, and live together for five days, swapping diets all supervised by Dr Christian Jessen.

The show also featured Anna Richardson in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd series, who examined new methods to lose weight by trying diets she finds on the Internet, some of which have shocking side effects. For example, Anna attempted Laser lipolysis, which went drastically wrong and resulted in severe bruising. Also, she discovered Diabulimia and spoke to Isabelle Caro, a French actress, renowned for her underweight figure and anorexia campaign.

During the first series in 2008, one feature involved Gillian McKeith, who tried to find a way to "ban big bums" in the UK. She tested out different exercises to tone the buttocks of different groups of ladies, and made a leader board for the most effective.

Series details

• Title: Supersize vs Superskinny
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-01-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-03-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 46 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6471
• IMDb ID: tt1173421
• TVDB ID: 81582

Cast and credited roles

• Christian Jessen — Dr. Christian Jessen
• Liza Tarbuck — Narrator
• Anna Richardson — Anna Richardson
• Gillian McKeith — Gillian McKeith
• Daisy Donovan — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-22; final listed air date 2008-03-11; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-01-20; final listed air date 2009-03-24; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-03-23; final listed air date 2010-05-18; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-03-29; final listed air date 2011-05-17; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-02-28; final listed air date 2012-05-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2013-01-08; final listed air date 2013-03-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-01-09; final listed air date 2014-03-06; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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