French & Saunders (1987)
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.
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Episode 1 - Back at the BBC
Release Date: 2004-10-15Dawn 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.
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Episode 2 - Three-Letter Words
Release Date: 2004-10-22This 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
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Episode 3 - The Queen
Release Date: 2004-10-29Behind 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
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Episode 4 - Offers
Release Date: 2004-11-05In 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
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Episode 5 - Minutes
Release Date: 2004-11-12Despite 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.
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Episode 6 - After Show Party
Release Date: 2004-11-26French and Saunders have to take their ideas to offers, they have NOTHING!
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Episode 7 - French and Saunders: I Can't Believe It's Music (1)
Release Date: 2005-04-01A Collection of French & Saunders Music Moments From The Past. Featuring their clasic takes on ABBA, The Poo Stripes, Bros, Cher and Madonna With Britney Spears plus Madonna with Missy Elliott and more First of 2 Specials
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Episode 8 - French and Saunders: I Can't Believe It's Music (2)
Release Date: 2005-04-07A Collection of French & Saunders Music Moments From The Past. Featuring their classic takes on Alanis Morissette, Bananarama (a.k.a Laneenaneenoonoo), Bono (a.k.a Bonono), Shakespears Sister (a.k.a Dickens Daughter), The Bangles, Sonia, In Bed With Madonnas and more Second of 2 Specials
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Episode 9 - French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special
Release Date: 2005-12-27In this 2005 Chirstmas special, Dawn and Jennifer are under orders by Dr Tanya Byron, to stop being mean to celebrities. Can they resist tempation to impersonate Boy George, George Micheal, Jackie Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Elton John and Kiki Dee for just 40 minutes? Meanwhile in Albert Square, Kat really wants to talk to Alfie in 'the Vic' but The Extras keep invading the set. On Mastermind, Abigail Wilson's specialist subject is Ceramic Tea Pots. At Beckenham Folk Festival Rufus Wainwirght is upstaged by two over enthusiastic backing singers. The girls on the farm have the next best thing in reality TV - Baby Look-A-Likes Plus film spoofs of the Graduate, Chicago and Vera Drake.