Absolutely Fabulous
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1992 - 2012
- 39 episodes (5 series)
Public relations maven Edina and best friend Patsy drive sensible daughter Saffron up the wall with their self-absorbed, substance-abusing escapades. Stars Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Hospital
Patsy lands in the tabloids for her fling with an MP. She follows Edina, who has an ingrown toenail, into hospital so she can have a facelift before she appears in all the magazines, but things do not go to plan...
Further details
Patsy has been having a secret affair with a politician. Unfortunately the tabloids find out and a sex scandal erupts. For Patsy, having her moral rectitude questioned is nothing compared to the indignity of having her true age revealed in the press. She is distraught.
Meanwhile Eddy stubs her toe and insists on immediate surgery. Patsy joins her in hospital for moral support and takes the opportunity for a quick face lift.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th January 1994
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jennifer Saunders | Edina |
| Joanna Lumley | Patsy |
| Julia Sawalha | Saffron |
| June Whitfield | Mother |
| Naoko Mori | Sarah |
| Kathy Burke | Magda (Editor) |
| Harriet Thorpe | Fleur |
| Helen Lederer | Catriona |
| Jennifer Piercey | Antonia |
| Llewella Gideon | Nurse |
| Orla Brady | Nurse Mary |
| David Henry | Mr Simpson |
| Mandy Rice-Davies | Dream Patsy |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Dream Saffy |
| Richard E. Grant | Dream Justin |
| Suzi Quatro | Dream Nurse |
| Germaine Greer | Dream Mother |
| Jon Plowman | Photographer |
| Sylvia Anderson | Lady Penelope (Voice) |
| Jennifer Saunders | Writer |
| Ruby Wax | Script Editor |
| Bob Spiers | Director |
| Jon Plowman | Producer |
| Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
| Bryan Ellis | Production Designer |
| Simon Brint | Composer |