Secret Eaters Explained
| Presenter: | Anna Richardson |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | 22 |
| Network: | Channel 4 |
Secret Eaters is a British documentary television series about overeating. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and presented by Anna Richardson.[1] There have so far been 22 episodes spanning three series. In each episode, Anna Richardson meets a group of people; usually a couple, friends or a family, who are overweight.[2] They are then filmed in their homes for a week and followed around by 'private investigators' Cameron Gowlett and Duncan Mee who monitor their every move and record everything they eat. At the end of the week, they are confronted by the presenter about what they eat, shown footage of them eating and told how many calories they have eaten throughout the course of the week.[3] They are also given dietary advice by expert Lynne Garton about what they have eaten.
Series 1
Episode 1: Jill and Stuart
Siblings Jill Hamill and Stuart Raphael in the Wirral.
Episode 2: The Castle family
The Castles from Welwyn Garden City.
Episode 3: Dawn who pretended she wasn’t a secret eater even after the evidence, Mike and Gareth
Episode 4: The Meakin family
Episode 5: The White Olivers
Episode 6: Ronnie and Stuart
Series 2
Episode 1: Ray and Ange
Episode 2: Emma and Paul
Episode 3: David and Denise
Episode 4: Lauren and Stephanie
Episode 5: Hetal and Mitul
Episode 6: Daryl and Kate
Episode 7: Emma and Matthew
Episode 8: Prescious and Florence
Series 3
Episode 1: Faye and Laura
Episode 2: Helena and Murray
Episode 3: Kelli and Tracey
Episode 4: Sharon and Tracy
Episode 5: Lorraine and Cori
Episode 6: Glyn, Louise and Sue
Episode 7: Michael and Katie
Episode 8: Allan and Emma
Notes and References
- News: Last Night's Viewing: Secret Eaters, Channel 4. 17 May 2012. The Independent.
- Web site: Secret Eaters success stories: How Channel 4 show changed two women's lives. Melanie. Hancill. 3 April 2013. mirror.
- News: TV OD with Julia Raeside: Secret Eaters. Julia. Raeside. The Guardian . 11 May 2012. www.theguardian.com.
