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
Quotes
Patsy's scandalous affair with an MP has been leaked to the pressMother: "Nothing like a good sex scandal, far more exciting than the ones in my day."
Edina: "Oh, what was in your day, 'woman shows ankle to chimney-sweep shock'?!"
in Series 2, Episode 1
Mother and daughter are rowing over Edina's lack of compassion over her father's deathEdina: "Is that how I'm going to remembered by is it? Through you!"
Saffy: "What do you want, a statue?!"
Edina: "Yes!"
Saffy: "A great big fat, ugly, armless statue!"
Edina: "I've got arms!"
in Series 2, Episode 2
Edina is introducing her family to Patsy's long lost sister JackieEdina: "This is my daughter, Saffy."
Jackie: "Never mind, too late to flush her now."
in Series 3, Episode 2
Patsy demonstrating her customer service skills in Jeremy'sWoman: "Excuse me..."
Patsy: "What?!"
Woman: "How much is this bag?"
Patsy: "Why, are you worried that you can't afford it?"
Woman: "Well, I don't know."
Patsy: "They you can't, get out!"
Woman: "I wasn't going to steal!"
Patsy: "Get out, before I cal the police!"
Eddy and Patsy share New Year's resolutionsEdina: "What's your New Year's resolution Pats?"
Patsy: "Oh, I'll think to just try and be more relaxed."
Saffy: "You, more relaxed? What is that, dead?!"
in Series 3, Episode 2
Patsy gives Saffy a 'subtle' hint to move out of the houseOne punishes you by leaving, the other punishes us ALL by staying!
Patsy recalls her very brief liaison with The Who drummerEdina: "Patsy went out with Keith Moon, sweetie."
Patsy: "Well, I say went out; I woke up underneath him in a hotel bedroom once."
Eddie and Patsy slagging of Ed's PR rival Claudia Bing, following her winning an awardEdina: "She's just not a woman's woman."
Patsy: "She's not a man's woman."
Edina: "She's not a woman! Wheras, we-"
Patsy: "We, are anybody's!"
in Series 3, Episode 4