“Everyone asks what they are like to work with. “If anything, they are a little more toned down on screen than they are in the flesh.” Producer Patricia Llewellyn’s thoughts about the two women: It makes us sound like a public convenience.” “We don’t mind ‘Two', and there’s nothing wrong with ‘Fat’, but we don’t like ‘Ladies’.

The idea for the program came from television producer Patricia Llewellyn, who knew both women and introduced them to each other.Ĭlarissa’s thoughts about the program’s title: In today's TV-land it seems many presenters purposely try to be sensational, whereas Jennifer and Clarissa simply were. In short order, they were on tours of the United States appeared on late night TV spoofed on SNL and in Australia, fans waited in long lines to have books autographed. Lastly, they were themselves: unique, witty, fascinating and unpredictable. The personalities and life experiences of these two women far exceeded their physicality. At that time no one would ever refer to themselves as “fat” or wanted to be known that way. However, the Los Angeles Public Library owns the complete series on DVD. Way back when Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright first appeared in the United States, it was on a PBS cooking program, and they were an immediate sensation for several reasons. Apparently you can also find their programs on the TV Food Network. Thank heavens for the internet where I found snippets and full episodes of the old TV programs with these two remarkable women.

My mind is blank about how I gravitated to this one, maybe because of a book at home, or looking longingly at a collection of VHS tapes, and no longer having a recorder. This is the second series of books that I rediscovered during the early months of COVID lock-down, The Two Fat Ladies.

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