Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (popularly referred to as "Ab Fab") is a British sitcom written by Jennifer Saunders and starring Saunders and Joanna Lumley. The show, broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom, grew from a sketch originally written and performed for the comedy show French and Saunders, which co-starred Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French, and has aired off and on since it first debuted on November 12, 1992. The sketch itself was developed from the earlier Eddie Monsoon: A Life?, a comedy play written for The Comic Strip Presents... TV series.

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Written by:

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Jennifer Saunders

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Directed by:

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Bob Spiers

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Produced by:

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Jon Plowman

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5 seasons, and several one-off specials

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Broadcast (in the U.K.): 1992-1996; 2001-2003

Related Topics:
1992 - 1996 - 2001 - 2003

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TV Channel: BBC2 / BBC1

Related Topics:
BBC2 - BBC1

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BBC Television

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• Edina is allegedly based on Lynne Franks.
• At least two "final episodes" were made with the characters older and not much wiser, but the series returned due to popular demand.
• There have been two "spin-offs" of the show. One, called "Mirrorball," found the same cast placed in a totally different plot and setting, playing new characters. The pilot was sold, however, as the first season was being planned, Jennifer Saunders decided to do a new season of Absolutely Fabulous. The second, as of yet untitled (though the rumour is it may be called The Bo Show), is a spin-off based around the character of Bo, played by Mo Gaffney.
• In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Absolutely Fabulous was placed 17th.
• The theme song is called This Wheel's on Fire written by Bob Dylan and performed in this instance by Julie Driscoll.
• Pet Shop Boys recorded the 1994 Comic Relief single using excepts of dialogue from the series put to dance music. The music video featured clips from the show and specially recorded footage of the Pet Shop Boys with Patsy and Edina.
• The name of the main character, Edina Monsoon, is a play on the surname of Jennifer Saunders' husband, Adrian Edmonson. Eddie Monsoon was created by Adrian Edmondson in 1984 as an idea for The Comic Strip.
• Patsy's full name, bestowed on her by a hippie mother played by Eleanor Bron, is Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone.