Absolutely Fabulous Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour. Despite being a middle-aged, twice-divorced career woman, Edina is reliant upon the support of her daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha), a secondary school pupil (and later university student) whose constant care of her mother has left her a bitter cynic. The series also stars June Whitfield as Edina's sarcastic and thieving mother, and Jane Horrocks as Edina's brainless personal assistant. In 2000, the show was ranked number 17 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute. "Absolutely Fabulous" returned for three special episodes which were originally aired on 25 December 2011, 1
Sunshine (UK TV series) to believe that these people are real enough to care about, and real enough to feel some pain." in their review. Ian Semel, the head of gambling addiction helpline Gambling Therapy, thought "Sunshine" was "a fantastic illustration of the archetypal problem gambler" and that he was "going to get all my counsellors to watch it." Sunshine (UK TV series) Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC One, from the co-writers of "The Royle Family" and "Early Doors". These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series. Bob 'Bing' Crosby, played