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'''Marjorie Dawes''' (Lucas) runs a branch of [[Dieting|diet]] group Fat Fighters. The group includes Paul, Meera (a British-[[India]]n whom Marjorie calls either Mary or Moira), Jenny and Sue. One diet used by Fat Fighters is the Half the Calories diet. This involves cutting food in half. Because it is in half, it has half the [[calories]], and because it's half the calories, you can have twice as much. Marjorie is also a great believer in diets which involve eating dust (because it has no fat in it so you can have as much dust as you like). Unfortunately, the diets don't seem to work for anyone, least of all Marjorie, although she does claim to be at her target [[weight]], despite being over 15 [[stone (weight)|stone]]. She often bullies the members of the club. Marjorie originally appeared in the BBC 2 comedy [[panel game]] ''[[Shooting Stars]]'' in the late-[[1990s]] as the mother of baby [[percussion]]ist and score-keeper [[George Dawes]]. She was suspended at the end of the first series, but is again seen in charge of Fat Fighters at the start of the second, as some viewers may have been confused by her absence.
'''Ray McCooney''' (Walliams) is the Medieval-esque owner at ''Ye Olde Hotele'' (he was the chef at the ''Aberdoon Stookhoose'' in the pilot episode) somewhere in [[Scotland]]. He likes speaking in [[riddle]] and [[rhyme]] and also plays his flute whenever possible, infuriating customers and staff. He did not appear in the show's second series, as the character's set was proving to be too expensive, but after various fans (including Jonathan Ross and Richard and Judy) asked why he had suddenly disappeared, Matt Lucas said that he would return for the third series, although it is unsure as to whether he will move more away from his hotel. Some people have accused
'''Dafydd Thomas''' (Lucas) claims to be the only [[gay]] man living in the small [[Wales|Welsh]] mining village of [[Llandewi Brefi]], despite plentiful evidence otherwise. He himself, however, often displays [[homophobia|homophobic]], or least stereotyping tendencies, much to the chargrin of barmaid Myfanwy. He can often be found in his local, The Scarecrow and Mrs King, sipping [[Bacardi]] and [[Coke]] and reading his copy of ''[[Gay Times]]''. The character has caused some controversy, both over his portrayal of homosexuals and of Welsh people (a frequent target in British comedy such as ''[[Blackadder]]'' and ''[[Men Behaving Badly]]'', especially their language)
'''Dame Sally Markham''' (Lucas) is a famous romantic [[novelist]] who likes nothing better than lounging on her [[couch]] eating [[truffle|truffles]] while her aide, Miss Grace, types up what she is dictating. Unfortunately, Dame Sally's novels often fall short of the required length, so normally end with 'blah blah blah', the entire [[Bible]] being read aloud by one character, or with whatever is on the [[radio]] at the time.
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