Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012)

Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of... See full summary »

Stars:

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha

8 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jennifer Saunders	...	Edina (40 episodes, 1992-2012)
Joanna Lumley	...	Patsy (40 episodes, 1992-2012)
Julia Sawalha	...	Saffron (40 episodes, 1992-2012)
June Whitfield	...	Mother (37 episodes, 1992-2012)
Jane Horrocks	...	Bubble (33 episodes, 1992-2012)

Storyline

Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | retreat | new year's eve | vodka | dream | 

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Taglines:

Sin is in, sweetie.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

BBC Online

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

24 July 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ab Fab

Filming Locations:

Holland Park, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

French & Saunders Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Comedy Central

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 30 min (24 episodes) 45 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the episode "The Last Shout, part 1", Patsy Stone makes reference to "when I was a Bond Girl"; the actress who portrays Patsy, Joanna Lumley, actually played a Bond girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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Quotes

[Edina has lost her speech which she has to present to the PR meeting]
Eddie: Yeah I was gonna' make a-
[taps microphone]
Eddie: Testing. Testing. -Yeah I was gonna' make a speech, but I just can't be bothered anymore. I mean, this used to be like fun you know; yeah it used to be fun, but I'm getting bored of all the 'fun' bits now. You know, your endless bloody lunches and launches, you know, no-career celebrities and party desperates. And what for, huh? Some colony of crap tags and mags! Well I'm sorry there...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

At the end of series four's credits, a clip of David Bowie singing "Ziggy Stardust" has been inserted.

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Connections

Featured in Night of a Thousand Shows (2000)

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Soundtracks

"This Wheel's On Fire"
Written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko
Performed by Julie Driscoll and Adrian Edmondson

User Reviews

"Ab Fab" is the hottest thing on television!!

I have to be honest and say that i have never heard of this show before Comedy Central put it on their station in November. I watch One episode, and i was converted to Ab Fab since then. I always watch Patsy and Edina on Mondays at 9, and pretty soon i will be getting the DVD.

This show is really amazing. It has more to it then them getting drunk and acting stupid, it has clever lines and jokes i could never come up with. I envy Jennifer Saunders for her talent, she is absolutely funny and fabulous! So is Joanna Lumley. Shows like "Absolutely Fabulous" make me want to be from Britain because i have to say, that with the comedy they have their, we could not even compare to them.

Ab Fab is the one of the Best TV shows, EVER!!!!!!!! I hope that Patsy and Edina come back to treat us to more AB FAB!!!