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French & Saunders
1987 - 2004 7.5 (34 votes) 6 Seasons
Genres
Comedy
Networks
BBC One
BBC Two
Created By
Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders

French & Saunders

Overview

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.

Key Crew

Producer: Jon Plowman

Top Cast

Seasons

Season 0 poster
Season 0 (1988)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A French & Saunders Christmas Story
1988-12-28

Continuing from Season 2, we see Jen sat in the living room as Dawn delivers Jens only Christmas card, and...CHOCOLATES! They tackle the Charleston, 'Raving' and give Riverdance a bash...the old men sit back and 'ahem' watch the Queens speech, while Dawn and Jen sit back and enjoy 'The Christmas Story' - "Bless the Lord!". Why has Sting only got one name??? Alison Moyet festively sings 'Ding-Dong Merrily on High', 'Stupid-line' hair styling products is advertised, The extras join Jesus at the Crucifiction while Mother and daughter enjoy Sunday evening period drama from 'Aunty Beeb'. Jen gets a visit from Santa, but it's only Ken and Duane Bishop.... AND Lananeeneenoonoo record their version of 'Jimmy Mac' ('Pete wrote it').

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: French & Saunders Christmas Carol
1994-12-30

Dawn and Jennifer come together for an evening of fun with real life impersonations of Barbara Cartland and Marlene Dietrich.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: French and Saunders Go to the Movies (1)
1995-03-31

A compilation of French and Saunders' film parodies including The Silence of the Lambs, The Exorcist, Aliens and The Sound of Music.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: French and Saunders Go to the Movies (2)
1995-06-07

A compilation of French and Saunders' film parodies including Misery, Dangerous Liaisons, Thelma and Louise and Gone With The Wind.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: The Making of: The Filming of: The Making of: Titanic
1998-12-24

Look out Hollywood! Watch your back, TV-Land! The silver screen will never be the same once it's been processed through the mad minds of Britain's best comediennes, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders (creator and star of Absolutely Fabulous).

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Witless Silence
1999-05-02

An easter special from French and Saunders features an acting masterclass and a murder investigation, Witless Silence.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Phantom Millennium
1999-12-28

In a Christmas special, Dawn and Jennifer take on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and welcome guest Martine McCutcheon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: The Egg
2002-03-29

Dawn and Jennifer star in their own version of Lord of the Rings, in which they search for an Oscar.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Celebrity Christmas Puddings
2002-12-25

Dawn and Jennifer house-sit for Richard and Judy, and offer a new angle on Monarch of the Glen and Tipping the Velvet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: French & Saunders Actually
2003-12-26

French and Saunders' Christmas show with guests Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, John Nettles, Lesley Vickerage and Alan Yentob.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: I Can't Believe It's Music (1)
2005-04-01

French and Saunders showcase a kaleidoscope of their classic music spoofs, featuring Abba spoof C'est La Vie and The White Stripes as you've never seen them before.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: I Can't Believe It's Music (2)
2005-04-07

French and Saunders parody Alanis Morrissette, The Bangles, Boyzone and Guns N' Roses.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Christmas Celebrity Special
2005-12-27

This Christmas special from Dawn and Jennifer features parodies of Vera Drake and The Graduate.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: 300 Years of French and Saunders
2017-12-25

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are back together for a special show bursting with brand new material, greatest hits and even some never-before-seen footage.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1990)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Sound of Music
1990-03-15

Season 3 kicks off with a great 'Sound of Music' send up - Dawn as Maria and Jen as Mother Superior fight it out to sing 'Climb ev'ry Mountain'. Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin stand in for Dawn and Jen while their off on the 'catwalks of Milan'. They use a Channel 4 programme layout, 'Star Test' to interview pop-stars of the moment, throughout season 3 - this week it's 'sophisticated, scouse' Sonia. One of the 2 fat ladies cuts off a finger - 'blood and sand', then later we see the land-rover driven through the kitchen wall in order to catch the game-birds. Dawn is 'A Right Royal Guest' on a TV-am spoof. The fantastic Abba show us their new video for 'C'est Vie, c'est vie!'. Kirsty MacColl sings the excellent '15 minutes' and we meet Dot and May, who run 'Star Pets' and train animals (and vegetables) for television.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?
1990-03-22

As the title suggests, this weeks film is a parody of 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?', with Jen isolated upstairs in a wheelchair, as Dawn gets up to some 'serupticious, drunken, bawdy mischief'. Guests on 'Star Test' this week are Matt and Luke Goss - 'Bros' (short for brothers). It's 'Dawns Dosh Spot' on TV-am and Kirsty MacColl duets with Ken Bishop on 'Somethin' Stupid'. The 2 Fat Ladies get home and discuss the wedding they've just attended and we join Jilly and Fiona, editors of 'Womanly World' magazine arranging the next issue.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Exorcist
1990-03-29

Poor Dawnie is posessed this week, as we see in the French and Saunders' take on 'The Exorcist'. We see into the pitfalls of being a 'lookie-likie' on 'Watch-Out', the consumer affairs programme, and how Maggie Philbins 'lookie-likie' is such a perfectionist she had to marry a Cheggers look-a-like! The 'She-Rappers' make their debut in front of 'a friend of Africa Bambaata', while errr... Hollywood 'expert' Dawn joins Jen on the TV-am sofa and discusses 'a day in the life of...Joan Collins. Kirsty MacColl sings 'I Ride' while Dawn and Jen don their leathers and ride their bikes in the video. Jo and Judith have a working lunch regarding 'Stars and their toilet seats' and come up with the innovative idea of a 'plop-up' book.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Gone with the Wind
1990-04-05

Jen is Scarlet O'Hara - 'Fiddle-de-dee'! We see how they pass the time on a prison visit, 'Countdown' and 'Name That Tune' go down well! This weeks Star Test Guest is lead singer from Transvision Vamp, Wendy James. Ken from Raw Sex duets with his girlfriend via cassette as she's under the weather, while Kirsty MacColl sings the wonderful 'Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim'. We go out to a Country Cottage and watch the house-keepers discuss the laundry - '50 quid for a T-shirt? Couldn't believe it', the freaky-health-conscious boss 'poison?- white bread, apparently' and how to make a few quid!

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Dangerous Liaisons
1990-04-12

It's whispering rumours-'n'-deceit-beind-fans time as Dawn and Jen 'do' Dangerous Liaisons. Star Test interviews Tanita Tikaram and asks that burning question - ""What does 'Twist in my Sobriety' mean?"". ""I'm in the studio with Dr Eleanor Wood"" who's being interviewed for 'Record Choice', although the host is more amused by the Doctors 'ample,chunky,tubby,piggy' size than anything she has to say. 'Back with Dawn' on TV-am who today is, apparently an expert on 'space' (although the wrong kind of space!), and we hear 'A Wedding Day' on the Poetry Spot... arrr! The 'thinking mans crumpet' Joan Bakewell hosts an Arts programme dedicated to Andy Warholes work. There's been a mix-up in make-up when Sharon and Tracey from 'Birds of A Fea-ver' arrive in Jens living room.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1990-04-19

Jennifer's Marilyn Monroe and Dawn's Jane Russell spell it out with an outrageous rendition of Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Casting Agency
1990-04-26

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders round off their series with more comedy sketches and special guest Jane Asher.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 6 poster
Season 6 (2004)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Back at the BBC
2004-10-15

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders go behind the scenes at the BBC, with sketches featuring old favourites, new characters and film parodies. Dawn and Jennifer's first day at their new office and they meet their producer. Sketches include Dawn's unusual medical check-up and an homage to the film Cold Mountain.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Three-Letter Words
2004-10-22

This week, still struggling to come up with ideas, French & Saunders have to meet with the controller of BBC One (Eve Pollard). Plus they pay tribute to Cher through the ages and Catherine Zeta-Jones is in conversation

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Queen
2004-10-29

Behind the scenes in the office, Dawn is feeling ignored and wonders why she hasn't been invited to the Palace to meet the Queen. Jennifer has been invited and instead of writing scripts is practising her curtsey. Sketches include tributes to Kill Bill, Most Haunted and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Offers
2004-11-05

In the office, Dawn and Jennifer have to offer their ideas for new programmes to the Controller of BBC One. Sketches include a tribute to Madonna and Chris Martin's Mum

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Minutes
2004-11-12

Despite having a new series to write, Dawn French is preoccupied with the fact she has been invited to go on Fit Farm but doesn't really know why. She also fulfills her dream of singing on Top Of The Pops with Anastasia, and the movie Troy gets a make-over, with Jennifer Saunders as Brad Pitt's Achilles and Dawn as the ethereal Helen.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: After Show Party
2004-11-26

French and Saunders have to take their ideas to offers, they have NOTHING!

Runtime: 30 min

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