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
- 2011 Christmas Specials repeated tomorrow at 10:55pm on U&Gold
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Press clippings Page 6
Joanna Lumley: Ab Fab movie will be 'fabulous'
Joanna Lumley has confirmed that Absolutely Fabulous creator Jennifer Saunders has an idea for a movie version of the cult classic.
Carl Greenwood, The Mirror, 30th November 2013Jennifer Saunders reconsiders Ab Fab film
Jennifer Saunders says she hopes to get the long-discussed Absolutely Fabulous film off the ground next year.
BBC News, 9th October 2013Jennifer Saunders criticises BBC management
Jennifer Saunders has branded the BBC a 'place for idiots'. She also said that an Ab Fab movie will 'never happen'.
British Comedy Guide, 7th October 2013Joanna Lumley: 'I'm obviously up for an Ab Fab musical'
Joanna Lumley has revealed that she is interested in future Absolutely Fabulous projects.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 24th January 2013Joanna Lumley has no plans to retire as Patsy
Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley has insisted there is plenty of puff left in Patsy - as she vowed to never retire.
The Sun, 18th December 2012Emmy nomination for the return of Absolutely Fabulous
Crack open the Bolly - the return of Absolutely Fabulous has been nominated for an International Emmy.
Sherna Noah, The Independent, 8th October 2012Joanna Lumley: Absolutely Fabulous could go on forever
Joanna Lumley has said Ab Fab could go on forever, as she and Jennifer Saunders have discussed continuing until their characters are over 100 years old.
Metro, 25th August 2012Ab Fab at 20 shows great sitcom well past its prime
The recent trio of Absolutely Fabulous specials arrive on DVD - offering an unfortunate reminder of how this once mighty sitcom has fallen.
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 2nd August 2012I watched (after the first 10 minutes, at gunpoint) the Absolutely Fabulous Olympic "special". If I suggested we call it Absolutely Dreadfulous I would still, if lazily, have come up with a better gag than was allowed to enter the programme.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 29th July 2012In Absolutely Fabulous, Edina wailed: "There's so much new stuff happening, I just can't keep up." She could have been talking about the comedy itself for this was a tired revival, proving yet again that John Cleese was right to institute a rule for sitcoms you could call the 12 Steps - two series of six then goodbye.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 29th July 2012