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With its frank depictions of drug and alcohol use and irresponsible, irreverent and frequently illegal behaviour, the series gained a large and loyal following as well as attracting censure from various groups.
The characters played by Lumley (Patsy) and Saunders (Eddy) became popular subjects for emulation by female impersonators and Halloween revellers. While the programme was widely popular in Britain and gained noteworthy attention in the United States, where it was broadcast by the Comedy Central network (and, from 2003, by the Oxygen network), it has found a particularly strong following among gay men in both of these countries as well as in Australia, where the show has been broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Edina Monsoon (Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Lumley) are two out-of-place, stuck-in-the-1970s, substance-abusing fashion and fad-obsessed Londoners who value style over substance. Saffron ( Julia Sawalha), Edina's daughter by a previous marriage, provides the voice of Monsoon and Stone's superego.
Edina owns a public relations firm whose only steady client is fading pop singer Lulu, who is barely hanging on by a thread. (In later years, this switched to former Spice Girl Emma BuntonEmma Lee Bunton (born January 21, 1976) is a British singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as "Baby Spice". Bunton was born to parents Pauline, a karate instructor, and Trevor, a milkman. They split up when she was 11, a.) Amidst her struggling business Edina is desperate to give off the aura of success, wealth and fabulousness.
The show circles around Edina's constant struggle to achieve fame and success amidst the disapproval of her daughter and the constant presence of her dottering, senile elderly mother. Throughout Patsy is at her side encouraging the behaviors that are constantly causing her conflict. Also in and out of her life are her ex-husband Justin (and his gay lover Oliver) and her other ex-husband Marshall, with his scheming new-age California wife Bo.
Much of the comedy of the show is physical, usually derived from Edina and Patsy's drunken states. A recurring gag found new ways for Edina to fall headfirst down her kitchen stairs at least once every season. Episodes also found the pair travelling to locations like New York, Paris and Morocco, usually with complaining daughter in tow.
Written by: Jennifer Saunders
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Bob SpiersBob Spiers is a British television director, who is best known for his work on various sitcoms and other comedy programmes. He is particularly noted as the director of the early series of Absolutely Fabulous ( 1992- 2001), and of the second and final batcProduced by:
Jon PlowmanJon Plowman has been executive producer responsible for sitcoms at the BBC since 1994. He is responsible for commissioning programmes produced internally, of which the greatest successes include The Office and French and Saunders. He was educated in Welwy6 seasons, and several one-off specials
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