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Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous was a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders, and co-starring Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha. It aired on the BBC from 1992 to 2004, and is popularly referred to as Ab Fab. In 2004, it came 17th in Britain's Best Sitcom.

Absolutely Fabulous grew from a French & Saunders sketch called Modern Mother and Daughter, which starred Jennifer Saunders as the mother and Dawn French as the daughter. Contrary to persistent popular belief, the show has no connection, other than the character's name, to the earlier film Eddie Monsoon: A Life?, a comedy play written by Saunders' husband Adrian Edmondson in 1984 for the TV series The Comic Strip Presents.... The name Eddie Monsoon is derived from Edmondson's name and is a nickname of his.

Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone are two immature, prosperous, but preposterous substance-abusing fashion and fad-obsessed Londoners who value fame and style over substance (unless they are controlled substances). Saffron, Edina's daughter, provides the persistently dour voice of Monsoon and Stone's superego. Edina and Saffy live in a house in Holland Park, with Patsy spending most of her time there as well.

The programme circles around Eddy's constant struggle to achieve fame and success amidst the disapproval of her daughter and the constant presence of her increasingly senile mother. Throughout, Patsy is at her side encouraging the behaviours that are constantly causing her conflict. Much of the comedy of the show is physical, usually derived from Edina and Patsy's drunken and/or stoned states, with their favourite drinks being "Bolli Stoli" (a cocktail of Bollinger champagne and Stolichnaya vodka) and later "Veuve Bourbs" (a mix of Veuve Clicquot champagne and bourbon). The mutual loathing between Saffy and Patsy as each tries to guide Edina's behaviour also makes for many comic situations. A recurring gag found new ways for Edina to fall headfirst out of cars, windows, or down her kitchen stairs at least once every series.

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Absolutely Fabulous Episodes

1. 1- 1 593-101 12 Nov 92 Fashion
2. 1- 2 593-104 19 Nov 92 Fat
3. 1- 3 593-102 26 Nov 92 France
4. 1- 4 593-103 3 Dec 92 Iso Tank
5. 1- 5 593-105 10 Dec 92 Birthday
6. 1- 6 593-106 17 Dec 92 Magazine

Absolutely Fabulous Season 2 BBC1

7. 2- 1 593-201 27 Jan 94 Hospital
8. 2- 2 593-204 3 Feb 94 Death
9. 2- 3 593-205 10 Feb 94 Morocco
10. 2- 4 593-202 24 Feb 94 New Best Friend
11. 2- 5 593-203 3 Mar 94 Poor
12. 2- 6 593-206 10 Mar 94 Birth

Absolutely Fabulous Special

S- 7 AF-S1 6 Jan 95 How To Be Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous Season 3

14. 3- 1 593-301 30 Mar 95 Door Handle
15. 3- 2 593-302 6 Apr 95 Happy New Year
16. 3- 3 593-303 20 Apr 95 Sex
17. 3- 4 593-304 27 Apr 95 Jealous
18. 3- 5 593-305 4 May 95 Fear (1)
19. 3- 6 593-306 11 May 95 The End (2)

Absolutely Fabulous Special

S- 7 AF-S2-1 6 Nov 96 The Last Shout (1)
S- 8 AF-S2-2 7 Nov 96 The Last Shout (2)
V- 9 AF-86142 28 Oct 98 Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

Absolutely Fabulous Season 4

23. 4- 1 593-401 31 Aug 01 Parallox
24. 4- 2 593-402 7 Sep 01 Fish Farm
25. 4- 3 593-405 21 Sep 01 Paris
26. 4- 4 593-403 28 Sep 01 Donkey
27. 4- 5 593-404 5 Oct 01 Small Opening
28. 4- 6 593-406 12 Oct 01 Menopause

Absolutely Fabulous Special

S- 7 AF-S3 27 Dec 02 Gay

Absolutely Fabulous Season 5

30. 5- 1 593-501 17 Oct 03 Cleanin'
31. 5- 2 593-502 24 Oct 03 Book Clubbin'
32. 5- 3 593-503 31 Oct 03 Panickin'
33. 5- 4 593-504 7 Nov 03 Huntin' Shootin' & Fishin'
34. 5- 5 593-505 14 Nov 03 Birthin'
35. 5- 6 593-506 28 Nov 03 Schmoozin'
36. 5- 7 593-507 5 Dec 03 Exploitin'

Absolutely Fabulous Special

S- 8 AF-S4 24 Dec 03 Cold Turkey
S- 9 AF-S5 2 Jan 04 The Story Of Absolutely Fabulous
S-10 AF-S6 25 Dec 04 White Box

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