"Absolutely Fabulous" (1992)TV series 1992-????

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

24 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sin is in, sweetie.

Plot:

Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their...

Plot Keywords:

Adoption | Best Friend | Sister Sister Relationship | Pop Culture | Surgery

Awards:

7 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Saunders	...	Edina / ... (37 episodes, 1992-2005)
Joanna Lumley	...	Patsy / ... (37 episodes, 1992-2005)
Julia Sawalha	...	Saffron / ... (37 episodes, 1992-2005)
June Whitfield	...	Mother / ... (34 episodes, 1992-2005)
Jane Horrocks	...	Bubble / ... (30 episodes, 1992-2005)

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Series Directed by
Bob Spiers		(23 episodes, 1992-2001)
Dewi Humphreys		(8 episodes, 2003)
Christine Gernon		(3 episodes, 2001)

Series Writing credits
Dawn French		(37 episodes, 1992-2005)
Jennifer Saunders		(37 episodes, 1992-2005)
Sue Perkins		(8 episodes, 2003)

Series Produced by
Jon Plowman	....	producer / executive producer (36 episodes, 1992-2004)
Jo Sargent	....	producer (10 episodes, 2002-2004)
Janice Thomas	....	assistant producer / producer (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jonathan Paul Llewellyn	....	producer (6 episodes, 2001)
Phil McIntyre	....	executive producer: Saunders & French productions (2 episodes, 1996)
Maureen Vincent	....	executive producer: Saunders & French productions (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Original Music by
Simon Brint		(36 episodes, 1992-2004)
Ben Lee-Delisle		(4 episodes, 2003)
Simon Wallace		(2 episodes, 1996)

Series Cinematography by
Keith Goddard		(6 episodes, 2001)
Peter Edwards		(4 episodes, 2003)
Andy Hollis		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Chris Wadsworth		(35 episodes, 1992-2003)
Barry Osment		(5 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Matthew Messinger		(1 episode, 2002)

Series Production Design by
Harry Banks		(24 episodes, 1995-2004)
Bryan Ellis		(12 episodes, 1992-1994)

Series Art Direction by
Jane Shepherd		(8 episodes, 2003)
Joanna King		(7 episodes, 2001-2004)

Series Costume Design by
Sarah Burns		(20 episodes, 1992-1996)
Rebecca Hale		(16 episodes, 2001-2004)
Mo Reitherman		(6 episodes, 2001)
Philip Lester		(2 episodes, 1992)
Jane Langdale		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Zoe Stevenson		(2 episodes, 2003)

Series Makeup Department
Jan Sewell	....	makeup designer / hair designer (32 episodes, 1992-2003)
Kate Benton	....	makeup designer / makeup designer: Morocco (2 episodes, 1994)
Catherine Wilkins	....	makeup designer (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Production Management
Francis Gilson	....	production manager (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Gareth Carrivick	....	production manager (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Janice Thomas	....	production manager (6 episodes, 1994)
John Adams	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1992)
John Gorringe	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1992)
John Penotti	....	production manager: New York (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caroline Jeffries	....	first assistant director (6 episodes, 2001)
Andy Lumsden	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
Bob Warans	....	production buyer / properties buyer (36 episodes, 1992-2004)
Bernard Heyes	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 1992)
Andy Carroll	....	graphic designer (6 episodes, 2001)
Andrew Smee	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 1992-1994)

Series Sound Department
Laurie Taylor	....	sound / sound supervisor (20 episodes, 1994-2001)
Nick Roast	....	sound supervisor / sound (16 episodes, 1994-2003)
John Mooney	....	sound (15 episodes, 1992-2003)
Scott Talbot	....	sound (6 episodes, 1992)
John Taylor	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 1994)
Bob Newton	....	location sound (6 episodes, 2001)
John Parry	....	sound recordist (5 episodes, 1992)
John Hooper	....	sound recordist / sound recordist: London (5 episodes, 1995)
Keith Silva	....	location sound (4 episodes, 2003)
Stuart Moser	....	sound recordist: New York / sound recordist (3 episodes, 1995)
Richard Merrick	....	sound: film (2 episodes, 1996)
Chris Shellard	....	deputy sound supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Andy McVean	....	visual effects designer (3 episodes, 1992-2002)
Steve Lucas	....	visual effects designer (2 episodes, 1994)
Steve Bland	....	visual effects (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John Vincent	....	camera supervisor (34 episodes, 1992-2004)
Graham Rimmington	....	lighting technician / lighting director (15 episodes, 1995-2002)
Mike Manning	....	lighting technician (10 episodes, 1992-1994)
Christopher Clayton	....	lighting director (7 episodes, 2003)
John Record	....	location camera / location camera: London / ... (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Peter Ditch	....	location camera (6 episodes, 2001)
Mike Radford	....	location camera / camera operator: film camera (5 episodes, 1992)
Colin Waldeck	....	film camera (3 episodes, 1994)
Duncan Brown	....	lighting technician (2 episodes, 1994)
John Daly	....	location camera (2 episodes, 1994)
Richard Quinlan	....	director of photography: USA (2 episodes, 1995)
Peter Evans	....	camera operator: studio camera / camera supervisor (2 episodes, 1996)
Chris Hartley	....	film camera (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Casting Department
Liz England	....	casting advisor / original casting (20 episodes, 1992-1996)
Hayley Murt	....	casting advisor (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Langdale	....	costume assistant (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Editorial Department
Hilary Briegel	....	vision mixer (19 episodes, 1992-1996)
Barbara Hicks	....	vision mixer (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kathryn Randall	....	vision mixer (7 episodes, 1992-2001)

Series Other crew
Ruby Wax	....	script editor (36 episodes, 1992-2004)
Betty Jackson	....	title designer (21 episodes, 1994-2002)
Claire Brigland	....	production executive (15 episodes, 2001-2003)
Caroline Caley	....	stage manager (15 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jackie Byrne	....	production accountant (14 episodes, 2001-2003)
Gareth Carrivick	....	assistant floor manager (12 episodes, 1992-1994)
John Latus	....	resource coordinator (11 episodes, 1992-1994)
Vivien Ackland-Snow	....	floor manager (9 episodes, 2002-2003)
Andrew Garnett	....	studio resources manager (9 episodes, 2002-2003)
Natalie Bailey	....	production team (8 episodes, 2003)
Bernadette Darnell	....	script supervisor (8 episodes, 2003)
Rebecca Kerley	....	production team (8 episodes, 2003)
Tina Brough	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1994)
Alan Bright	....	resources manager (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rebecca Martin	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1995)
Jemma Rodgers	....	assistant floor manager (6 episodes, 1995)
Caroline Summers	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 1995)
Claudia Cuffy	....	production secretary (6 episodes, 2001)
Ellie Gleave	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2001)
Kevin King	....	studio resource manager (6 episodes, 2001)
Jonathan Wicks	....	location manager / location manager: UK (6 episodes, 2001)
Kirsty Barr	....	production secretary (5 episodes, 1992)
Susie Bryant	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1992)
Mike Morgan	....	floor manager (5 episodes, 2001)
Katie Collins	....	production secretary / script supervisor (4 episodes, 1994-2002)
David Lardner	....	location manager (4 episodes, 2003)
Ashley Lovell	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 1994)
Patrick Steel	....	resource manager / resources manager (2 episodes, 1995)
Stephen Abrahams	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1996)
Wendy Gray	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 1996)
Henrietta Hope	....	assistant floor manager (2 episodes, 1996)
Jessica Powell	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1996)
Abigail Smart	....	assistant floor manager / production team (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Thanks
Barry Weissler	....	thanks (1 episode, 2003)
Fran Weissler	....	thanks (1 episode, 2003)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Comedy Central (2001)
• French & Saunders Productions
• Oxygen Media (in association with) (2003)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1992-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• UKTV Gold (????) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series)

Other Companies

• Jump  title design

Also Known As:

Ab Fab (Australia) (short title)

Runtime:

30 min (24 episodes) | 45 min (2 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 5) | USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Holland Park, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (30 May 2004 issue).

Quotes:

Eddie: But darling, that dress was awful! How did you manage to get her to wear it?
Patsy: Oh, I just told her a cock-and-bull story about how I was a slave to my mother in her dying years and how I always strived to make her like me and she never loved me at all, ha!
Eddie: Ooh!...
[reflects for a second]
Eddie: But Pats, sweetie... That is all *true*. Your mother never loved you at all.
Patsy: DAMN!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#9.5)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

This Wheel's On Fire

"Ab Fab" is the hottest thing on television!!

I have to be honest and say that i have never heard of this show before Comedy Central put it on their station in November. I watch One episode, and i was converted to Ab Fab since then. I always watch Patsy and Edina on Mondays at 9, and pretty soon i will be getting the DVD.

This show is really amazing. It has more to it then them getting drunk and acting stupid, it has clever lines and jokes i could never come up with. I envy Jennifer Saunders for her talent, she is absolutely funny and fabulous! So is Joanna Lumley. Shows like "Absolutely Fabulous" make me want to be from Britain because i have to say, that with the comedy they have their, we could not even compare to them.

Ab Fab is the one of the Best TV shows, EVER!!!!!!!! I hope that Patsy and Edina come back to treat us to more AB FAB!!!