ISO Tank (3 Dec. 1992)

Banned from attending Saffron's college open day, Edina sulks in her brand new isolation tank. But she's got a few tricks up her Lacroix sleeves yet.

Director:

Bob Spiers

Writers:

Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Saunders (idea),

Stars:

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jennifer Saunders	...	Edina
Joanna Lumley	...	Patsy
Julia Sawalha	...	Saffron
Jane Horrocks	...	Bubble
Tim Woodward	...	Headmaster Tony Simmonds
Naoko Mori	...	Sarah
Lisa Coleman	...	Joanna
Adrian Ross Magenty	...	James (as Adrian Ross-Magenty)
James Lance	...	Daniel
Paul Mark Elliott	...	Teacher
Sidney Cole	...	Teacher
Annabelle Hampson	...	Headmistress
Melanie Jessop	...	Secretary
Tricia Aileen	...	School Secretary
June Whitfield	...	Mother

Storyline

Eddy feels redundant when Bubble takes over the running of the office and asks Saffy if she can come to her college Open Day presentation. When Saffy at first refuses Eddy threatens to adopt a Romanian baby and rings the adoption agency but forgets to cancel the deal after Saffy has relented. Consequently the Open Day is inundated by women offering babies to Eddy. Or was it all a dream she had whilst in her isolation tank?

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Plot Keywords:

reference to elizabeth taylor | wet suit | deoxyribonucleic acid

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 1992 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

French & Saunders Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first appearance of Saffy's friend Sarah (aka: Tittikaka).

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Goofs

Several items on the kitchen table keep moving around between shots while Saffron and her classmates are trying to do their work.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Saffron: [phone rings] Hello?
Eddie: Saffy, it's me. Listen... Darling, I'm in the isolation tank in my bathroom. Don't leave the house without telling me. Alright? I'm going to see if I can last another fifteen minutes.
Saffron: A call came through for Patsy, but I couldn't find her.
Eddie: Alright. Okay.
[to Patsy]
Eddie: There's a call come through for you Pats.
Patsy: I'd better go, Eddy.

User Reviews

Another great episode from the first season!

"Iso Tank" has Eddy experimenting with the therapeutic benefits of an isolation tank. While not in the tank, Eddy and Patsy disrupt Saffy's work on a DNA project. Saffy and her schoolmates are getting ready for the DNA presentation for her school's open day, and she makes it clear that her mother is not welcome to come. Eddy threatens to adopt a Romanian baby if she can't come, and asks Bubble to arrange for an adoption. Bubble had been sent to an occupational hypnotist, and her character is professional, organized, and responsible in this episode. Edina, Patsy, and Mrs. M. attend the DNA presentation, which gets slightly disrupted when Patsy has a snogging session with the school's dean. The entire presentation comes to a halt when the Romanian babies begin to arrive. This episode has a twist ending. "Iso Tank" introduces Saffy's friend, Sarah, who will later be known to Eddy as "Titicaca." Melanie Jessop plays a huffy secretary, and would later return in "Small Opening" as a policewoman. In this episode Eddy reminds the school's dean, a former schoolmate of hers, that her name is Edwina. It is not exactly known when Eddy changed her name from Edwina to Edina.