Secret Eaters
★ 4 · 2012 · Reality
Secret Eaters is a British documentary television series about overeating. It is shown on Channel 4 and presented by Anna Richardson. With their permission, people with eating habit problems are videoed in their home over a week. The subjects do not suspect that private investigators are also following and videoing them elsewhere. At the end of the week, the true amount of what the subjects have eaten is revealed. The subjects are given some days to change their habits, and are brought back, showing considerable weight loss. This drama is intercut with a separate short story where the presenter and food experts test some factor causing overeating.
Episodes
1. Jill and Stuart47m · Siblings Jill Hamill and Stuart Raphel from the Wirral are in the spotlight. Both are desperate to lose weight, but convinced they don't eat enough. What will the five-day around-the-clock surveillance reveal? Once Jill and Stuart learn the shocking truth of what they're really consuming, will they be able to stick to a ten-week healthy eating regime, designed by an expert dietician, and win their battle with the bulge for good?
2. The Castle Family44m · The Castle family from Welwyn Garden City are mystified - how can they be putting on weight when they eat mostly healthy, home-cooked food? Using surveillance from cameras in their home, plus private investigators following them outside the house, the Castles are shown what they're really eating. Anna Richardson is on hand to guide them through their discovery, as well as put them on a ten-week healthy-eating regime. Plus, a group of office workers test the theory that by putting sweet treats out of sight, they can be kept out of mind and - more importantly - mouth.
3. Dawn and Mike43m · This week, Dawn and Mike, a married couple from Hull and their best friend and lodger, Gareth, want to solve the riddle of why they're putting on weight.
4. Meakin Family44m · The Meakin family are under the spotlight this week. Mum Sue, daughter Natalie, and son Dave are all needing help to solve the riddle of why they're putting on weight.
5. The White Olivers44m · The White Oliver family are desperate to find out how to live a healthier, more balanced diet for the sake of daughter Ellie who is very over weight.
6. Ronnie and Stuart44m · Engaged couple Ronnie Derrett and Stuart Ellaway from Farnborough want to solve the riddle of why they're putting on weight.