Episode guide
French and Saunders - 1999 Easter Special
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French and Saunders - 1999 Easter Special
Two of Britain's best loved comediennes reunite for an Easter special. Naturally, Dawn lands the job of Gwyneth Paltrow's stand-in on the movie sequel Shakespeare In Love Again.
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Series 4
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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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Series 5
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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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Series 1
French and Saunders Go to the Movies
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Ep1
The fabulous double act present a medley of cinematic spoofs from recent series of French and Saunders. Featuring their versions of Misery, Thelma and Louise and Dangerous Liaisons.
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Ep2
Dawn and Jennifer update some classic films in their own inimitable style. Here, the movies up for affectionate parody include Gone with the Wind. Plus a tribute to Ingmar Bergman.
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French and Saunders - 1998 Christmas Special
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French and Saunders - 1998 Christmas Special
Unsinkable mirth from Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in this 1998 special. Featuring a spoof of the blockbuster Titanic. Guests include Joanna Lumley and The Spice Girls.
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French and Saunders - 1994 Christmas Special
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French and Saunders - 1994 Christmas Special
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders offer up their customary blend of send-ups and sketches in this yuletide special from 1994. Guests include Adrian Edmondson and Richard Briers.
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French and Saunders Easter Special
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French and Saunders Easter Special
World class double act Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders offer up a veritable Easter egg of comedic delight! Featuring a loving send-up of The Lord of the Rings - with Dale Winton!
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French and Saunders Christmas Special
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French and Saunders Christmas Special
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders offer a festive feast of mirth in this 1999 special. Featuring a spoof of Star Wars: the Phantom Menace. With guests Martine McCutcheon and Mel C.
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French and Saunders - 2002 Christmas Special
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French and Saunders - 2002 Christmas Special
Seasonal mirth with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Featuring their own special takes on TV dramas Monarch of the Glen and Tipping the Velvet. Guests include Richard and Judy.
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French and Saunders - 2003 Christmas Special
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French and Saunders - 2003 Christmas Special
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders rustle up some yuletide fun in this Christmas special from 2003. They pay homage to Madonna and Britney, Rosemary and Thyme, and free running.
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Series 3
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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
Comedy with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, including the sketch that inspired Absolutely Fabulous, with Dawn playing the younger, wiser Saffron.
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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders round off their 1990 series with an operatic version of I Should Be So Lucky.
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Series 1
French and Saunders
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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 try their best to 'star' as extras in an aeroplane TV commercial and special guest Roy Castle performs a song.
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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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French and Saunders
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
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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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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
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New. 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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New. 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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New. 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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New. 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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New. 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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