Delightful characters. Jennifer was as potty in life as she appears in the series. She died in the arms of my doctor friend and with such dignity. When diagnosed with cancer (and she was riddled it with it) she didn't complain. commenting that she's smoked all her life and knew the risks. In addition she had a strong personal faith and believed that she was going to a better place. In a documentary on her life I was delighted to heat that after a difficult life Two Fat Ladies not only provided her with financial security but more importantly were the happiest days of her life. Clarissa Dixon-Wright was an honest fascinating character. Her biography Spilling The Beans is well worth reading. I think Jennifer's biography should have been called, had it been written - Zest For Life. It always cheers me to hear Jennifer at the end day "It's been a lovely day, enormous fun. I loved it." Two Fat Ladies was certainly a unique show and entertaining still 25 years later.
The BEST cooking show that ever was. I discovered these ladies when I was 13 years old after the show had ended and been syndicated on The Food Network in America. I get so weepy watching this seeing how delightful these women were. They instilled within me a love and curiosity for cooking. I love watching this too to see the world with no cellphones, no 9/11. A delightful time frozen in my memory. Love you ladies!
Three years later. Providentially, I'm listening to them at midnight too. It's almost like AMSR. So soothing and the food looks and sounds so scrumptious it's almost like I'm eating it.
Watch the sheep in the background - you can see how much they sped the recording up by. It’s a great trick though and very convincing but done at a very slow crawl.
@@andrewmiles3378 No they did it themselves - it’s in Clarissa’s memoirs and various interviews with her and the production team. Jennifer just drove the bike at about 2-3 mph and they swapped over very slowly and then the footage was sped up. Far cheaper than hiring stunt performers for a few seconds of throwaway footage intended for one single TV broadcast and that was it!
I could not love these women more... They must have been so much fun! I love how Jennifer breaks out into song as they dance past each other, and at the end Clarissa utters a very posh English "Ohh..."
Umpteen years ago I stumbled upon these two, I believe while watching PBS. LOVED them, although I didn't get to see many episodes before it was either removed or whatever happened. Thank you so much for sharing these two with us.😁👍
The Two Fat Ladies was one of the first cooking shows I ever watched. I fell in love with both of them and still love the shows so I'm very happy that you have put them on TH-cam for everyone to watch whether for the first time or as a happy memory revisited!
Very funny the way that both Jennifer and Clarissa jokingly recoiled from the proprietress of the hot snacks trailer when she told them that she was a vegetarian.
Golly I would have loved to spend a day (or week) with these ladies. Their cooking notwithstanding, I would love to hear their stories, replete in the vernacular that I cherish about their delivery. So cool. So missed. We American's speak the same language, but not nearly the same way. British English will always affect the ear as more austere.
I don’t think their relationship off-camera was quite as cordial, particularly where Jennifer was concerned. If you’ve seen the documentary about her…’Jennifer Paterson, one fat lady, one large life’, they said she could be quite acidic towards Clarissa. It’s a good watch about an incredible life. RIP to them both 🙏🏼
Oh I am so happy to see you ladies cooking together and enjoying the day on each of your episodes. My husband and I used to watch you on TV a few years ago and I even recorded a whole day of you on VHS.! Now I have no way to play it. VHS players are long gone!
I get the sentiment but the people acting like they wouldn't be using their phones if they had them need to stop. Give people 50 years ago smart phones and they'd do the same. I like the idea of not being stuck on our phones but it's not because we are lesser people. They just didn't have them
Had Jennifer not been diagnosed with lung cancer this show would have had a long life. A As a Culinary Institute graduate, it was my very favorite cooking show and I actually entertained in my own home to many of their recipes. Rest in peace to both my favorites.
8:06 "They just don't have a passion for crackling, I don't know anyone in England who doesn't like crackling except those poor unfortunate vegetarians I suppose, seems a pity". 😄
It would have been wonderful to have sat with these ladies , having a glass of champagne and listening to the stories RIP to them both heaven will never be hungry
Two fat ladies is such a delightful distraction. These two women know everything about cooking and so much interesting history they eagerly share. It’s like a small Vacation!!!
These two were fantastic, I remember meeting them and they were just as funny in public as they were on the tv programme. I got the box set and not for the ‘receipts’ as Jenifer said, but for the comedy between the two of them.
A show that wouldn't be produced today, nor to find talent that acts as such. I remember this show when I was a kid, and have made many of the things they did on the show.
Clarissa was very wicked in the most delightful way. I dig her sometimes dark humor. And she wasn't afraid to go there. These two ladies were "Bad Assed".
I do not believe people the few that claim that these ladies did not like or respect each other. You can tell by their banter even if they weren't best friends since they spent so much time working together they definitely enjoyed each other's company and giggles, respect each other. I wish I had aunts like them. I am glad here in the USA their episodes aired on the Public Television Broadcast System so that I could grow up watching them. 🕊️💜🕊️
The way I’ve always interpreted it was that they did respect each other deeply. Being two different women thrust together as it were is always a challenge but they both knew it was a great opportunity and took to it with gusto. Jennifer never would hold back on her drinking for Clarissa’s sake, but Clarissa never stated it was something that irritated her (only once being a bit afraid during the segment of them shooting for game). Jennifer was often a bit intimidated by Clarissa’s academic intellect (although Clarissa was prone to making exaggeration at times) but when it came to cooking they respected each others taste and opinions tremendously. They had what we would call a decent working relationship, not the best of friends but clearly proud of their joint accomplishment. And both very good at putting on a show (particularly Jennifer)
Don't tell me that stunt at the end was really Jennifer and Clarissa ??? It certainly LOOKED like it lol I love seeing the kitchens in these old country homes and manors. I pattered my own 1886 renovated kitchen in this style. Fifty years of watching British TV and movies finally paid off lol :o)
Gems. I stumbled onto this show in the US randomly when it was on tv and was instantly hooked. They were so funny and made you so happy watching a cooking show.
I buy the dried mushrooms from the Asian store and grind them to a powder to get th most out of them when adding to a meal. Grind up the stems and all.
I saw this two ladies,by cabble tv. I did NOT "lose" one. Or i put it to record,on vídeo. VHS cassets. I missed them so much! I miss also this times,when people are NOT so boring and annoying,make simple things an issue. And finished the episode,with Jennifer,smoking and had a "bozze". Now,2024,it will be a "crime". Thank you,Clarissa and Jennifer. ❤️❤️🌹🌹
These ladies were from a different era but it’s a large part of their charm & interest....they received mean-spirited critiques from various elite media types for different reasons but audiences worldwide loved them b/c they were so down to earth!
@@mikegallant811 I honestly can't stand that phrase. As a baker who happens to be on the skinny side it's quite annoying, especially considering that many of friends from university are also on the skinny side but they are some of the best damn chefs and sommeliers I know. Just because you work with food all day does not mean you are eating all day. Judge a chef by their food not their appearance. If you want to judge a professional based on their size then never trust an obese fitness instructor but leave the skinny chefs alone
They use the name themselves, so, if it didn't bother them, it shouldn't bother anyone else. In fact, they embraced it. It's meant as a term of endearment.
My God, This was circa 1999 (1928+71) wow. I remember watching This program early to mid 90s didn’t know it went up to 99. ❤love 2 Fat Ladies❤ I binge watch them when I’m cooking and baking a lot like Julia Child TV program too ❤
Delightful characters. Jennifer was as potty in life as she appears in the series. She died in the arms of my doctor friend and with such dignity. When diagnosed with cancer (and she was riddled it with it) she didn't complain. commenting that she's smoked all her life and knew the risks. In addition she had a strong personal faith and believed that she was going to a better place. In a documentary on her life I was delighted to heat that after a difficult life Two Fat Ladies not only provided her with financial security but more importantly were the happiest days of her life. Clarissa Dixon-Wright was an honest fascinating character. Her biography Spilling The Beans is well worth reading. I think Jennifer's biography should have been called, had it been written - Zest For Life.
It always cheers me to hear Jennifer at the end day "It's been a lovely day, enormous fun. I loved it."
Two Fat Ladies was certainly a unique show and entertaining still 25 years later.
Yes, so much more than cooking, the show, the ladies are moving.
And she has espadrilles on.
Is potty a good thing?
Thank you for sharing a lovely testimony.
@@tylertyler82your point would be ????
The BEST cooking show that ever was. I discovered these ladies when I was 13 years old after the show had ended and been syndicated on The Food Network in America. I get so weepy watching this seeing how delightful these women were. They instilled within me a love and curiosity for cooking. I love watching this too to see the world with no cellphones, no 9/11. A delightful time frozen in my memory. Love you ladies!
I love to rewatch these episodes during holiday season. As comforting as a cozy sweater and glass of Irish Whiskey.
doing the same, but with a nice port.
😢
My worst day can always be lifted by watching even ten minutes of these lovely ladies.
MattBeckley Me too. They just have a way of lifting the spirits.
Same here! They always brighten things up for me.
Watching them is like therapy!
I agree ❤️
I so agree. Their impact is timeless. I get right into their vibe, they are such powerful women.
A lesson in how to live life fully and unapologetically.
Listening to these two girls at midnight is so relaxing .....wish they were still around .....RIP...Xxxxxx
Three years later. Providentially, I'm listening to them at midnight too. It's almost like AMSR. So soothing and the food looks and sounds so scrumptious it's almost like I'm eating it.
I don't think they would be at all happy with the state of affairs these days... Yet, they soothe my soul, and I miss them terribly.
As a child in Scottsdale Arizona I grew up on this show on pbs I absolutely loved it and still do, very thankful for this show ❤
I'm convinced that I'm responsible for half the views for all of these episodes. TFL is sublimely rewatchable! Thanks for posting.
Ain't it the truth! TFL is cool!
They're not truly dead as long as we remember them, and still enjoy their show. RIP Jennifer and Clarissa.
Mike Gallant a
crankylifter sorry,just adored their show!
And they loved good food as much as I do!
@@mikegallant811 LOL! Maybe that's why the screen name is "Crankylifter" Don't be sorry! These ladies were awesome! Right on! RIP ladies!
@@achill6080 I'm sure Jesus and Our Heavenly Father adore their cooking.
"Maybe Mary Queen of Scots started it when she came over, with her nasty French ways" 🤣🤣🤣😭
That seat switch on the moving bike at the end is to die for! These two are performers in every sense of the word. Cheers!
Watch the sheep in the background - you can see how much they sped the recording up by. It’s a great trick though and very convincing but done at a very slow crawl.
@@TheSpinDoctor Or by stunt men?!
@@andrewmiles3378 No they did it themselves - it’s in Clarissa’s memoirs and various interviews with her and the production team. Jennifer just drove the bike at about 2-3 mph and they swapped over very slowly and then the footage was sped up. Far cheaper than hiring stunt performers for a few seconds of throwaway footage intended for one single TV broadcast and that was it!
these two old ladies gave me so much comfort. i miss my mom.
Same here! I miss my younger sister alexandra our mum hannelore and our uncle Jim xxxx❤️💜💙 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🌈
I could not love these women more... They must have been so much fun! I love how Jennifer breaks out into song as they dance past each other, and at the end Clarissa utters a very posh English "Ohh..."
After the irreplaceable Julia Child these 2 ladies are wonderful. Most definitely my culinary and life heroines. Thsnk you Jennifer and Clarissa ❤️❤️
Umpteen years ago I stumbled upon these two, I believe while watching PBS. LOVED them, although I didn't get to see many episodes before it was either removed or whatever happened. Thank you so much for sharing these two with us.😁👍
This is the best cooking show ever
I loved these two. Such fun, and they could cook. And I mean cook, they were not chefs, they were cooks, and I liked that.
The Two Fat Ladies was one of the first cooking shows I ever watched. I fell in love with both of them and still love the shows so I'm very happy that you have put them on TH-cam for everyone to watch whether for the first time or as a happy memory revisited!
Very funny the way that both Jennifer and Clarissa jokingly recoiled from the proprietress of the hot snacks trailer when she told them that she was a vegetarian.
But still showed her some respect. lovely ladies.
The best cooking show ever produced. No nonsense, great food together with beautiful surroundings and a lovely sense of humour.
I just made the salmon dish for my family, it was fantastic. No one could believe it was an old English recipe.
I have been blessed by having all the cook books and the CD's and my VHS recordings of these two lovley fantastic ladies for ever.
i become so engrossed in their clever conversation that i forget about the food.
7:47 "maybe Mary Queen of Scots started it... with her Nasty French Ways" 🤣🤣🤣 omfg. My 1st time watching these ladies... I already love them.
Too cute and naughty
I've just discovered these old videos and can't get enough of them!
Jennifer describing Fanny Craddock as over the top LOL. Pot meet kettle.
I love that Jennifer knows her motorcycles!
Thanks for posting these! My mom and her BFF never missed it!! Charming ladies ❤
Dancing in the kitchen and changing seats on the bike. This might be the best episode!
Golly I would have loved to spend a day (or week) with these ladies. Their cooking notwithstanding, I would love to hear their stories, replete in the vernacular that I cherish about their delivery. So cool. So missed. We American's speak the same language, but not nearly the same way. British English will always affect the ear as more austere.
This American enjoys these two ladies very much. Not only were they great cooks but they had a lovely friendship as well. Thank you.
I don’t think their relationship off-camera was quite as cordial, particularly where Jennifer was concerned. If you’ve seen the documentary about her…’Jennifer Paterson, one fat lady, one large life’, they said she could be quite acidic towards Clarissa. It’s a good watch about an incredible life. RIP to them both 🙏🏼
I've made Robert May's Salmon and it came out wonderfully. I've even substituted peaches for the oranges and it was spectacular.
Not to sweet I hope?
@@aleks8888no no it was really delicious. I've used nectarines too.
Great idea! Btw a nectarine is just a fuzz-free peach 🍑@@TuckerSP2011
@@TuckerSP2011 you can't really screw up with a nice salmon dish, it's yummy.
I'm a proud American, but damn this show is awesome!
American TV would never let the host drink, smoke and do their own stunts at the end! LOL!
yeah that stunt was impressive
but you can go to a supermarket and buy a gun,. go figure!
misterhamez we truly are a nation founded by Puritanical Hypocrites
Why would you not enjoy the show as a proud American?
Loved them… part of our right off passage… 🤷♀️ love or hate they were so sophisticated and well educated. Clarrisa was a barrister 🤗😊
Sieved and whizzed, I so appreciate Jennifer's specifically accurate language and the grammatical rhythm her sentence structure creates !! Perfection
Oh I am so happy to see you ladies cooking together and enjoying the day on each of your episodes. My husband and I used to watch you on TV a few years ago and I even recorded a whole day of you on VHS.! Now I have no way to play it. VHS players are long gone!
You can have your tapes converted to CD or memory cards for your computer. OR you could try looking in charity shops for VCR's.
Thats not cooking,its a work of art.It is so lovely to hear the well spoken and imaginative language they use.
I swear this one of the best opening intros of a program ever
Strange to see a crowd of people standing there without cellphones taking pictures. Those were the days.
no one They were there to see what was happening, not to have shown that they were there.
bar the tv cameras there recording everything...
👌💯 today everyone walks around like robots😤😠
Well, they didn't have camera phones back then?
I get the sentiment but the people acting like they wouldn't be using their phones if they had them need to stop. Give people 50 years ago smart phones and they'd do the same. I like the idea of not being stuck on our phones but it's not because we are lesser people. They just didn't have them
Had Jennifer not been diagnosed with lung cancer this show would have had a long life. A
As a Culinary Institute graduate, it was my very favorite cooking show and I actually entertained in my own home to many of their recipes. Rest in peace to both my favorites.
Miss these two
8:06 "They just don't have a passion for crackling, I don't know anyone in England who doesn't like crackling except those poor unfortunate vegetarians I suppose, seems a pity". 😄
BC Survivor Not a vegetarian, thank God, but I can't bear crackling.
It would have been wonderful to have sat with these ladies , having a glass of champagne and listening to the stories RIP to them both heaven will never be hungry
That salmon dish with the slices of oranges looks simply delish.
I'm writing down the recipe as I'm watching.
Jennifer: "The stuff that was in the tomatoes you can sieve and wiz and make yourself a nice Bloody Mary to keep your spirits up." Sound advice. ❤
I made the salmon dish too many years ago and it was lovely but there again I have a blood orange tree so fresh juice....
FRESH FRUIT NO WAY?!!!!
YOU ARE ONE LUCKY DUCK
wow, really, I just saved the robert mays salmon dish with blood orange episode - i'd love to make it
"A stuffed tomato to go with a potato" I love the way that is stated
Two fat ladies is such a delightful distraction. These two women know everything about cooking and so much interesting history they eagerly share. It’s like a small Vacation!!!
Jennifer, "Those poor and unfortunate vegetarians who don't like port crackling"!
“It was that ruddy Wallis Simpson’s fault”......😅😅
The salmon, pork and tomatoes look delicious. Happy New Year 2022
Hear, hear!
“I thought you were having a turn.” ☠️☠️🤣
Why doesn't that pheasant look pleasant? I love, love that lyric inparticular from their song, gets me laughing each time
These two were fantastic, I remember meeting them and they were just as funny in public as they were on the tv programme. I got the box set and not for the ‘receipts’ as Jenifer said, but for the comedy between the two of them.
Miss these Ladies . 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
A show that wouldn't be produced today, nor to find talent that acts as such. I remember this show when I was a kid, and have made many of the things they did on the show.
we love these kind of shows that can take us places and cook great meals.
I loved this show ❤❤❤❤
"It'd probably kill you before you had the hallucination." Iconic.
Clarissa was very wicked in the most delightful way. I dig her sometimes dark humor. And she wasn't afraid to go there.
These two ladies were "Bad Assed".
I used to love watching them
Seasoned with warm regards 😂
I have always liked this program.!
I think this was the best cooking show ever made rip Clarissa and jennifer
The best, yes.
The kitchen is so charming. Great show. Miss you both.
Some of my favourite memories are watching this with my grandmother. We loved a good cooking show.
I do not believe people the few that claim that these ladies did not like or respect each other. You can tell by their banter even if they weren't best friends since they spent so much time working together they definitely enjoyed each other's company and giggles, respect each other. I wish I had aunts like them. I am glad here in the USA their episodes aired on the Public Television Broadcast System so that I could grow up watching them. 🕊️💜🕊️
The way I’ve always interpreted it was that they did respect each other deeply. Being two different women thrust together as it were is always a challenge but they both knew it was a great opportunity and took to it with gusto. Jennifer never would hold back on her drinking for Clarissa’s sake, but Clarissa never stated it was something that irritated her (only once being a bit afraid during the segment of them shooting for game). Jennifer was often a bit intimidated by Clarissa’s academic intellect (although Clarissa was prone to making exaggeration at times) but when it came to cooking they respected each others taste and opinions tremendously. They had what we would call a decent working relationship, not the best of friends but clearly proud of their joint accomplishment. And both very good at putting on a show (particularly Jennifer)
Don't tell me that stunt at the end was really Jennifer and Clarissa ??? It certainly LOOKED like it lol I love seeing the kitchens in these old country homes and manors. I pattered my own 1886 renovated kitchen in this style. Fifty years of watching British TV and movies finally paid off lol :o)
Gems. I stumbled onto this show in the US randomly when it was on tv and was instantly hooked. They were so funny and made you so happy watching a cooking show.
I am addictet to this show
I buy the dried mushrooms from the Asian store and grind them to a powder to get th most out of them when adding to a meal. Grind up the stems and all.
I used to enjoy watching these ladies every Sunday!! 😢
Watching this show just makes me ache to explore the gorgeous UK. The scenery is to die for.
Lovely ladies I miss them , beautiful part of England too.
love every episode! again and again!
I never tire of it.
Beautiful LAKE area. Another precious video with Jennifer, Clarissa.
I saw this two ladies,by cabble tv. I did NOT "lose" one. Or i put it to record,on vídeo. VHS cassets. I missed them so much! I miss also this times,when people are NOT so boring and annoying,make simple things an issue. And finished the episode,with Jennifer,smoking and had a "bozze". Now,2024,it will be a "crime". Thank you,Clarissa and Jennifer. ❤️❤️🌹🌹
How I loved Jenepher. There will never be a series like this again. How I would love to meet her upstairs. I’m nearly there 😇
**poor unfortunate Vegetarians lol
These ladies were from a different era but it’s a large part of their charm & interest....they received mean-spirited critiques from various elite media types for different reasons but audiences worldwide loved them b/c they were so down to earth!
The media are vile, were and always will be!!!!!!🙄🙄🖕
"elite media types". The two fat ladies were very much of the elite. Both from highly privileged backgrounds.
@@zeddeka So true, but “old school,” not of the modern establishment media….a significant difference.
@@zeddeka Far from woke.
@@lgempet2869 Liberal media enjoy their soy lattes.
This has always been my favorite cooking show! Too funny! 😆
I loved these ladies
Those stuffed tomatoes look amazing
Such amazing kind hearted woman with such fantastic admiration for food and always smiling
Rip
Best beautiful souls gone too soon xx💖💜
Thank you for posting these lovely ladies!
Love these ladies! Thank you for sharing
They were wonderful, so witty, bcurious, brilliant. !
Love them both
Jennifer has such beautiful young hands
Do not call these girls "Fat Ladies" call them the "best Ladies". They were the best
Beware the Skinny Cook!
@@mikegallant811 I honestly can't stand that phrase. As a baker who happens to be on the skinny side it's quite annoying, especially considering that many of friends from university are also on the skinny side but they are some of the best damn chefs and sommeliers I know. Just because you work with food all day does not mean you are eating all day. Judge a chef by their food not their appearance. If you want to judge a professional based on their size then never trust an obese fitness instructor but leave the skinny chefs alone
@@trevorlange sorry.
They use the name themselves, so, if it didn't bother them, it shouldn't bother anyone else. In fact, they embraced it. It's meant as a term of endearment.
THEY called themselves fat ladies. They were honest about life, not full of PC nonsense.
My God, This was circa 1999 (1928+71) wow. I remember watching This program early to mid 90s didn’t know it went up to 99. ❤love 2 Fat Ladies❤ I binge watch them when I’m cooking and baking a lot like Julia Child TV program too ❤
I completely forgot about this show 😭
I love that motorcycle they always rode in especially the side car!!
OMG! They're daredevils!!!!!They certainly were wonderful ladies!
Love these 2! So spirited and fun!
Off various birds I've used love it. Great ladies.
I have watched every episode. I remember when this show came on Channel 56 PBS in Detroit
Darryl Jones :)
Me too, channel 2 PBS in Miami.
I love this show. And their food
they were fantastic loved them
I love this show lol
This food looked great.