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French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
French And Saunders

French And Saunders

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1987 - 2017
  • 49 episodes (6 series)

Long-running popular sketch show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Also features Betty Marsden, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron, The Hot Hoofers, Kirsty MacColl and more.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 3,367

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Imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter. Image shows left to right: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders TV

Imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

A look back at the 40-year-long career of Dawn and Jennifer.

Absolutely Fabulous. Image shows from L to R: Bubble (Jane Horrocks), Saffron (Julia Sawalha), Edina (Jennifer Saunders), Mother (June Whitfield), Patsy (Joanna Lumley). Copyright: Saunders And French Productions / BBC TV

Absolutely Fabulous

Public relations maven Edina and best friend Patsy drive sensible daughter Saffron up the wall with their self-absorbed, substance-abusing escapades.

Let Them Eat Cake. Image shows from L to R: Lisette (Dawn French), Colombine (Jennifer Saunders), Bouffant (Adrian Scarborough). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions TV

Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake, starring French & Saunders, is set mostly in and around the Palace of Versailles in the year 1782.

Jam & Jerusalem. Image shows from L to R: Rosie Bales (Dawn French), Sal Vine (Sue Johnston). Copyright: BBC TV

Jam & Jerusalem

A comedy drama about the members of a Women's Guild in a small West Country village called Clatterford.

Watson & Oliver. Image shows from L to R: Lorna Watson, Ingrid Oliver. Copyright: BBC TV

Watson & Oliver

Sketch show for BBC Two with female comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver.

French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders. Copyright: BBC TV

Funny Women: French & Saunders

A documentary looking at the comedy careers of double-act Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions TV

The Vicar Of Dibley

Comedy about a small, backward rural village and its female vicar, Geraldine Grainger.

Wild West. Image shows from L to R: Jake Trethowan (David Bradley), Angela Phillips (Catherine Tate), Jeff (Sean Foley), Mary Trewednack (Dawn French), PC Alan (Stewart Wright), Holly (Anne-Marie Duff), Harry (Richard Mylan). Copyright: BBC TV

Wild West

Set in the hamlet of St Gweep, this sitcom observes the strange goings-on in the local Cornish community.

French And Saunders: Funny Women. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders TV

French & Saunders: Funny Women

French & Saunders celebrate female contributions to comedy.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC TV

A Bucket O' French And Saunders

A series of highlights from the work of French & Saunders.

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. Victoria Wood. Copyright: BBC TV

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

Victoria Wood casts another comic glance at the world, with help from Julie Walters and Celia Imrie.

The Comic Strip Presents.... Credit: Comic Strip Productions TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

Periodic series of satires and spoofs that helped bring alternative comedy to the mainstream and forge a comedy reputation for then-new Channel 4.

Murder Most Horrid. Dawn French TV

Murder Most Horrid

Comic horror anthology series starring Dawn French in a variety of different roles.

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