I'm not too sure that the great Mr Dahl would get away with his colourful introduction these days but nevertheless 'Fat Chance' is a painful tale of love and life conspiring in ways that even the most intelligent amongst us could never predict.
Mary Burge's figure has ballooned over the years due to comfort eating. Her pharmacist husband is disgusted with her looks and turns to a pretty and slim legal secretary called Frances.
They decide to pool their professional knowledge and hatch a swift dietary plan for dear old fatty and poison her chocolates.....
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