Episode guide

French and Saunders

Series 4

French and Saunders

  • Misery

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders with a mix of sketches, songs and film parody. This show includes an affectionate send-up of the thriller 'Misery'. Featuring house band 'Raw Sex'.

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  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The comedy double act par excellence offer up an inimitable mix of sketches, songs and film pastiche, including a parody of Silence of the Lambs.

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  • The Seventh Seal

    Join Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders for more sketches, songs and movie parody. This time, Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal gets the spoof treatment.

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  • In Bed with French and Saunders

    Comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders get to grips with two Madonnas, pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac and chat about Jerry Hall.

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  • The Special Edition

    The sketch show ventures into outer space as Sigourney Saunders tries to rescue Dawn French from strange forces! Plus a discussion on sanitary protection.

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  • House of Idiot

    Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French offer up their winning mix of sketches, songs and film parody. Featuring a spoof of House of Eliott.

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  • Thelma and Louise

    More outrageous parody courtesy of one of Britain's finest double acts. This time, the sketches include a spoof of the movie Thelma and Louise. Guests include Darcey Bussell.

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French and Saunders

Series 5

French and Saunders

  • Baywatch

    BAFTA-winning duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in 1996, with guests Helen Mirren, Dusty Springfield and Julia Sawalha. Sketches include a side-splitting spoof of Baywatch.

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  • Braveheart

    Join Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders for a rib-tickling mix of sketches, songs and movie send-ups. This time, the sketches include a Bjork parody and a pastiche of 'Braveheart'.

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  • Franco e Sandro

    More mirthful moments with the comedy duo. Sketches include 'Tennis Girls', 'Boring Old Women', and a playful homage to film director Federico Fellini. Guests include Kate Moss.

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  • Batman

    The ever-fabulous Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders offer up some outrageous comedy from 1996. Featuring a spoof of the Batman movies. Guests include Patsy Kensit and Kate Moss.

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  • Pulp Fiction

    Join Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders for their inimitable blend of sketches, songs and movie parody. Here, a send-up of the film Pulp Fiction. Guests include Lulu and Kate Moss.

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  • The Quick and The Dead

    The titular double act offer up a guffaw-inducing mix of sketches, songs and send-ups. This time, The Quick and the Dead gets the spoof treatment. With Lenny Henry.

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  • Dr Quimn, Mad Woman

    A mirthsome mix of sketches, songs and film parody. This time, the series Dr Quinn Medicine Woman is affectionately lampooned.

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French and Saunders

Series 3

French and Saunders

  • The Sound of Music

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders kick off their 1990 series with a Sound of Music spoof, an Abba video that never was and a profile of 'Star Pets'.

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  • Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn

    Classic sketch comedy, with a film parody, 'Dawn's Dosh Spot', 'Star Test' and a moment with the editors of Womanly World magazine.

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  • The Exorcist

    More sketch comedy fun with Dawn and Jennifer. This time, Dawn is possessed as they recreate The Exorcist. Meanwhile, the She-Rappers make their debut.

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  • Gone with the Wind

    Sketch comedy with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Jennifer plays Scarlett O'Hara, and over at a country cottage, the housekeepers do the laundry.

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  • Dangerous Liaisons

    More sketch comedy fun from 1990. Dawn and Jennifer 'do' Dangerous Liaisons, while the space expert on 'Back with Dawn' causes confusion.

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  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Featuring a spoof of the classic musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with appearances by Kirsty MacColl and Motorhead's Lemmy.

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  • Episode 7

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders round off their 1990 series with an operatic version of I Should Be So Lucky.

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French and Saunders

Series 1

French and Saunders

  • French and Saunders

    The very first episode of the light entertainment variety show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, with special guest Alison Moyet.

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  • French and Saunders

    French and Saunders try their best to 'star' as extras in an aeroplane TV commercial and special guest Roy Castle performs a song.

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  • French and Saunders

    Dawn and Jennifer reach for the padding and prosthetics as the infamous Fat Men make their first appearance on the spoof variety show.

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    With poor ratings threatening their show, Dawn and Jennifer resort to extreme measures and hunt down BBC controller Michael Grade.

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    The show must go on when industrial action and a walk-out by Betty Marsden's dance troupe threatens to cause chaos.

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    The curtains come down on the first series of French and Saunders' spoof entertainment show with special guest Joan Armatrading.

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Series 2

French and Saunders

  • French and Saunders

    The talented comic duo return for a second series with Dawn handing out some muddled contraceptive advice to Jennifer.

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    The Fat Men get somewhat over-excited while watching the Miss World contest on TV, and there's a sparse audience at a Kilroy spoof.

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    The comic duo uncork one of their Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.

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  • French and Saunders

    Light entertainment from French and Saunders, with the regular helping of Raw Sex and Ben Elton.

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  • French and Saunders

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in their very own light entertainment variety show, with special guests including The Proclaimers, Stephanie Beacham and Lenny Henry.

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    Dawn and Jennifer round off the series with more fantastic sketches and a medley of hilarious silver screen send-ups.

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Series 6

French and Saunders

  • French and Saunders

    Dawn and Jennifer do a tribute to the film Troy, plus more tips from Jordan and Jodie and a chance encounter with pop star Anastasia.

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    More laughs, as the comedy duo put their own spin on Tarantino's Kill Bill and TV's Most Haunted. Plus Jennifer is invited to meet the Queen.

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    It's Dawn and Jennifer's first day at their new office and they meet their producer Liza Tarbuck. Sketches include a movie spoof of Cold Mountain, with Darren Day as Jude Law.

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    In the office, Dawn and Jennifer surf the internet and have a meeting with the new BBC director general, Eve Pollard. Sketches include tributes to Catherine Zeta Jones and Cher.

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    It is studio day at the BBC. Dawn and Jennifer are late for rehearsals and get lost. Sketches include Chris Martin's mum and two women who've moved to a Florida bungalow.

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  • French and Saunders

    Dawn and Jennifer rework the BBC One drama King Lear into 'Shakespeare meets Footballers' Wives', starring Brian Cox, Amanda Holden and Denise Van Outen.

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