Absolutely Fabulous is a
British sitcom starring
Joanna Lumley and
Jennifer Saunders.
Edina Monsoon (Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Lumley) are two out-of-place stuck-in-the-1970s substance-abusing ex-hippie Londoners who value style over substance. Saffron, Edina's daughter by a previous marriage, provides the voice of Monsoon and Stone's superego.
rough notes
- written by Saunders
- Edina is allegedly based on Lynne Franks
- At least two "final episodes" were made with the characters older and not much wiser, but the series returned due to popular demand
A
US remake called
Cybill was made 1995-1998 starring
Cybill Shepard[?]. A remake called
High Society was also made.
The original was deemed unsuitable for the more puritanical American television because of the drugs and alcohol content.