Absolutely Fabulous Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Absolutely Fabulous: Season 5 (2003)

• Season 5 Episode 8: Cold Turkey

  Patsy can't wait for Christmas to arrive - not because she likes the season, but because she and Eddie have always gone away somewhere exotic and drunk themselves into a stupor. But this year Eddie has decided to stay at home and play happy families with daughter Saffy and granddaughter Jane, which proves too much for her best friend. Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders star, with guest appearances by Eleanor Bron and Kate O'Mara

• Season 5 Episode 7: Exploitin'

  Saffy is persuaded to allow Patsy and Eddie to babysit for the day, allowing her to have some romantic time with John - unaware the pair have an ulterior motive involving a fashion shoot and an outrageous designer. Fern Britton and Jean-Paul Gaultier guest star

• Season 5 Episode 6: Schmoozin'

  A new boyfriend boasting a selection of lost Beatles recordings makes Eddie think she's hit the big time, but her plans to marry him and invite an elite group of producers to hear the tapes are dashed in spectacular fashion. Elton John and Robert Lindsay guest star

• Season 5 Episode 5: Birthin'

  Eddie finds herself on the horns of a dilemma - Patsy is presenting the fashion event of the year at the Royal Albert Hall, but Saffy has gone unexpectedly into labour, leaving her mother torn between love and duty

• Season 5 Episode 4: Huntin' Shootin' Fishin'

  Eddie and Patsy take a weekend hunting trip in the country. Back home, Saffy has a baby shower with her friends, but one of them develops an unhealthy fixation. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with guest appearances by Emma Bunton and Clarissa Dickson Wright

• Season 5 Episode 3: Panickin'

  Patsy resents Saffy's new close relationship with her mother, but is soothed by an encounter with guest star Minnie Driver. Edina's delight at the prospect of having a mixed-race grandchild is topped by her installation of a panic room, complete with champagne and a surveillance system

• Season 5 Episode 2: Book Clubbin'

  Saffy's pregnancy sends her mum off the deep end, bringing nightmares about becoming a grandmother, her torture compounded by the taunting midwife. Luckily, Eddie's new celebrity book club started with Patsy takes her mind off her troubles, as Mariella Frostrup promises to bring her famous friends

• Season 5 Episode 1: Cleanin'

  Celebrity PR Edina works from home and struggles to cope after Saffy's departure. Matters come to a head when client Emma Bunton arrives for a meeting, and is horrified at the state of the house, but luckily Saffy turns up and lets slip a big secret that might just render her mother speechless. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

Absolutely Fabulous: Season 4 (2001)

• Season 4 Episode 6: Menopause

  As Edina's PR company collapses round her ears thanks to Bubble, Saffy forces her to attend a Menopause Anonymous meeting, where she can share the experiences of other women and learn to love her hormone patches. The 'change' appears to be having an alarming effect on Patsy, however, who is turning into something of a domestic goddess. With guest stars Twiggy, Ruby Wax and Dale Winton

• Season 4 Episode 5: Small Opening

  Saffy's autobiographical play is about to open at a fringe theatre and her father Justin arrives to provide moral support while Eddie, fearing public humiliation, lurks in the wings scheming with Bubble to ruin the show. Starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Christopher Ryan, Mo Gaffney, Naoko Mori and Miles Western

• Season 4 Episode 4: Donkey

  Edina goes on a detox diet in another desperate attempt to get thin, but since this means cutting out the beloved Bolly it's likely to be just as tough on everyone else. Meanwhile, Saffy bumps into an old school friend with thespian pretensions and Patsy hits on the hare-brained notion of trying life without her famous fringe. Featuring Marianne Faithfull as God

• Season 4 Episode 3: Paris

  Patsy jumps at the opportunity to relive the modelling days of her distant past when she joins a fashion shoot in Paris : but soon tires of the fresh-faced mannequins who haunt her at every turn. Meanwhile, Edina hopes the French capital is just the place for a bonding session with Saffy : if only she can get her to change her frumpy blouse. Sacha Distel guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 2: Fish Farm

  Saffy's choice of landscape gardener gives Eddie something to gawp at, and she vows to get her claws into the hunk. However, Patsy soon turns up with a shock revelation - it seems the green-fingered guru is actually a card-carrying member of the aristocracy, sending Eddy's imagination into overdrive

• Season 4 Episode 1: Parralox

  Edina starts a TV company - and pops up on daytime television as a result - while daughter Saffy tries for a job with New Labour. Sozzled Sixties throwback Patsy seeks medical help to disguise the ravages of middle age, while former Blue Peter presenter Katy Grin struggles to get back on telly

Absolutely Fabulous: Season 3 (1995 - 1996)

• Season 3 Episode 8: The Last Shout : Part Two

  Eddie returns to complete chaos. Saffy is making preparations for marriage, Mack and Millie have parked their caravans on the front lawn, Patsy appears to have moved in permanently and there seems to be a mysterious Bedouin woman hiding under the kitchen table. Concluding part of the comedy special, with guest stars Bruce Oldfield, Marcella Detroit, Christian Lacroix and Christopher Biggins

• Season 3 Episode 7: The Last Shout : Part One

  Part one of two. Edina has a cliff-hanging encounter with the Almighty during a near-death experience on the slopes of trendy ski resort Val d'Isere. Meanwhile, Saffy's love life finally gets off the ground and Mother finds her hands full with a pair of hedonistic pensioners hell-bent on blowing their kids' inheritance. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha, with guest appearances by Marianne Faithfull and Marcella Detroit

• Season 3 Episode 6: The End

  Mother ends up alone when Edina goes away to discover herself, Saffy moves out, and Patsy gets a job in New York

• Season 3 Episode 5: Fear

  Edina's daughter Saffy flies the nest, so Patsy promptly takes her place in the Monsoon household - but the strain of living together soon proves too much for the fashion-crazed friends. Starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with a guest appearance by Lulu

• Season 3 Episode 4: Jealous

  Edina rubs shoulders with the stars at a prestigious PR bash she's funded in the hope of bagging a few awards - but what she doesn't know is that arch-rival Claudia Bing has other ideas. Daughter Saffy, meanwhile, lines up a few extra-curricular activities with her psychology lecturer. Naomi Campbell and Celia Imrie guest star

• Season 3 Episode 3: Sex

  Edina decides her bedroom is not big enough, and with Patsy eager for them to throw an orgy, it now seems like the ideal time to make a few changes - much to the disapproval of strait-laced daughter Saffy. Award-winning comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha

• Season 3 Episode 2: Happy New Year

  Patsy's sister, who has a reputation for wild living, arrives in time to throw the glamorous socialite's New Year party plans into disarray. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley star, with guest Kate O'Mara

• Season 3 Episode 1: Door Handle

  Edina finally gets round to redesigning her kitchen following the blaze caused by chain-smoking best friend Patsy - and embarks on a whirlwind visit to New York in search of the perfect doorknob. Award-winning comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks

Absolutely Fabulous: Season 2 (1994)

• Season 2 Episode 6: Birth

  Patsy and Edina have a rebirthing experience in the living room after setting the kitchen alight. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanne Lumley

• Season 2 Episode 5: Poor

  Edina's ex-husband Marshall threatens to cut off her alimony payments, throwing her into a panic over how she's going to survive without her regular deliveries of groceries from Harrods. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

• Season 2 Episode 4: New Best Friend

  Childhood pals Edina and Patsy have a bitter bust-up and set out to find new best friends. Acclaimed comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with guest appearances by Britt Ekland, Lulu and Zandra Rhodes

• Season 2 Episode 3: Morocco

  The jet-set duo head for sunny Morocco where, after selling Saffy to slave traders, they learn a Vogue fashion shoot is a little too close for comfort. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

• Season 2 Episode 2: Death

  Edina becomes obsessed by mortality following her father's death and sets about assembling an art collection as a tribute to herself. Unfortunately, while she's buying pieces, a mix-up over where the dearly departed is being stored leads her to make an exhibition of him. Acclaimed comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, June Whitfield and Julia Sawalha

• Season 2 Episode 1: Hospital

  Patsy hits the headlines in a sleazy tabloid sex scandal, while melodramatic Edina demands hospital treatment for a trivial complaint. Comedy, with guest stars Mandy Rice-Davies, Helena Bonham Carter, Lulu, Richard E Grant and Germaine Greer

Absolutely Fabulous: Season 1 (1992)

• Season 1 Episode 6: Magazine

  Edina takes time out from being PR guru to the country's biggest stars to become involved with Patsy's fashion magazine. Cosmo and Vogue beware - two new lushes are in town. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

• Season 1 Episode 5: Birthday

  Edina hits 40 and goes into a panic at the realisation that she now officially has one foot in the grave - so Saffie decides to cheer her up by throwing a party. Unfortunately, the guests don't exactly get along, and it all ends in tears. Hit comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield

• Season 1 Episode 4: Iso Tank

  Edina decides to soak away her worries in a flotation tank and is amazed at its life-changing effects on both herself and those around her - so amazed that she agrees to adopt a Romanian orphan and even attends an open day at Saffron's school. Award-winning comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha

• Season 1 Episode 3: France

  Edina and Patsy set off for a break in the heart of rural Provence, only to find their chateau is nowhere near as luxurious as they were expecting. Comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha

• Season 1 Episode 2: Fat

  The imminent reappearance of an annoyingly ultra-thin acquaintance from the past prompts Edina to go on a diet. Award-winning comedy, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

• Season 1 Episode 1: Fashion

  The very first episode of the award-winning comedy kicks off with Edina and Patsy hitting the bottle as they struggle to cope with career and family pressures. Starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley

Absolutely Fabulous: Special (2002 - 2008)

• Absolutely Fabulous Christmas Special

  Following Saffy's threats, Patsy and Edina try to overcome a redecorating crisis.

• Absolutely Fabulous New York Special

  Special one-off edition, which sees Edina plan a trip to New York in a bid to find long-lost son Serge, accompanied as ever by sozzled companion Patsy, who is hoping to take New York Fashion Week by storm as part of her new job in haute couture. Meanwhile, Saffy seeks inspiration for her writing by crawling inside a cupboard, and Bo and Marshall : Serge's dad : organise their own Christian TV show. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield star, with guest appearances by Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Harry and Graham Norton

• Christmas Special

  Edina makes a big effort to celebrate Christmas, but the festivities are cut short when Patsy collapses and ends up in the hospital.

• White Box

  Another festive outing for the oldest swingers in town as Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley return as boozy best friends Patsy and Edina. Edina decides her kitchen needs redecorating, which for anyone else with her money would be a simple case of choosing new cupboards and a colour scheme and letting the workmen get on with it. Not so Edina, who ends up needing regressional therapy. Meanwhile, Mother and Saffy try to cope with bringing up the baby amid all the chaos and Bubble gets ideas above her station. Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks co-star, with appearances by Miranda Richardson, Patrick Barlow and Laurie Metcalf