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Summary
Absolutely Fabulous began as a short sketch in a French And Saunders TV
programme, with Jennifer Saunders as the mother and Dawn French as the daughter.
Jennifer Saunders later developed the idea into a six-part series for BBC Television.
Two further series and a two-part special followed.
The "special" (The Last Shout) was supposed to mark the end of the programme.
However, Jennifer Saunders was writing the scripts for a new sitcom (Mirrorball) during
2001 and found that "the main characters kept turning into Edina and Patsy". As a
result, a fourth series of Absolutely Fabulous was produced after a five-year gap. Series 5 was transmitted during 2003.
Jennifer Saunders plays Edina Monsoon, a fortyish PR person with a daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha)
who is much more mature and "together" than her mother. Edina spends most of her time
with her best friend Patsy (Joanna Lumley).
Other regular characters are Edina's mother (June Whitfield) and
Edina's dimwitted assistant, Bubble (Jane Horrocks).
Cast List
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Jennifer Saunders
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Edina Monsoon
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Joanna Lumley
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Patsy Stone
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Julia Sawalha
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Saffron Monsoon
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June Whitfield
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Edina's Mother
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Jane Horrocks
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Bubble
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Kathy Burke
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Maggie
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Mo Gaffney
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Bo
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Helen Lederer
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Catriona
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Christopher Malcolm
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Justin
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Christopher Ryan
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Marshall
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Harriet Thorpe
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Fleur
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Jane Horrocks
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Katy Grin (Series 4-5)
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Production Details
Written by:
Jennifer Saunders
Directed by:
Bob Spiers
Produced by:
John Plowman
5 series, 36 episodes
Transmitted: 1992-96; 2001-5
TV Channel: BBC2 / BBC1
BBC Television
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