Absolutely Fabulous

Kate Moss is Absolutely Fabulous in new role

Supermodel Kate Moss has proved she's as Absolutely Fabulous at acting as she is at being a clothes horse.

Kate Moss is set to guest on Absolutely Fabulous

Kate, the ultimate real-life schweetie dahling, is to appear in the classic comedy alongside crazed fashionistas Eddy and Patsy.

Patsy and Edina land their first ad campaign

Ab Fab stars Patsy and Edina have been cast in Alexis Bittar's fall/winter 2012 campaign.

BBC bosses want new series of Ab Fab for 2013

Jennifer Saunders is being lined up to write a new series of Absolutely Fabulous for 2013.

Less hysterical than the first in this revival series (I can live without Patsy's mirthless workmates and an egregiously OTT Bubble), this second serving dishes up some camp froth.

"Sort of singer" Emma Bunton and Lulu guest-star, while staggering on set with a massive wig and smoky French accent is Lindsay Duncan as film star Jeanne Durand. The effect is stunning: think Faye Dunaway essaying Marlene Dietrich. Jeanne wants to sing, Eddy has booked the Albert Hall, but nothing comes out of the blessed chanteuse's mouth. What to do?

Ab Fab was back with another so-so offering from Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, who never look tired in their respective parts, even if their scripts are occasionally lacklustre.

You can tell Saunders is missing her skits with Dawn French, because there were flashes of some very F&S-like sketches here, including an apparently pointless trip to the beauty salon, where a not-very-funny therapist took shot at Eddie's pampered life.

For a series that so often mocks the nepotism of the middle classes, there followed a lot of bit part-appearances by members of Saunders' daughter Beattie Edmonson's comedy troupe Lady Garden, but we'll skim over that.

After Eddie's hilarious attempts at speaking Danish in the Christmas episode, there were some slightly less amusing attempts to speak French and after the winning cameo from Sofie Grabol, there were slightly less endearing cameos from Emma Bunton, Lulu and La Roux.

Still, as the cast touched on everything from iPads to interns, there were enough funny moments to whet viewers' appetite for the Olympics special that will air later in the year.

Ab Fab musical wouldn't ring true, says Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax, the script editor of Absolutely Fabulous, says a musical version of the popular television series would not work.

The second of the festive specials resurrecting the badly behaved fashionistas. Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) still purports to be a top PR guru, but her client list is getting shorter by the day. To make matters worse, daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha) despises her. So, when Eddie and Patsy (Joanna Lumley) meet a French film star whom Saffy adores, she's determined to sign her up, show she's still got it and claw back some family respect. The trouble is, the woman's talents aren't all that they seem. Keep the Bolly on ice, because the sitcom will be back with an Olympic-themed third instalment later this year.

Absolutely Fabulous film to be set on French Riviera

Creator and co-star Jennifer Saunders says movie followup to sitcom's TV return will be shot on location in south of France.