Absolutely Fabulous (series 1) years before, to try and escape his mother's clutches. Her long-suffering daughter, Saffron "Saffy", whom Edina is reliant upon, is a Sixth form student and remains at home. The series also the includes Edina's sweet-natured-but-slightly-batty mother (June Whitfield), whom Eddy sees as an interfering burden, and Edina's dim-witted assistant Bubble (Jane Horrocks). The series was conceived from the French and Saunders sketch 'Modern Mother and Daughter', originally written by Saunders and Dawn French. Saunders has stated that the character of Edina Monsoon was based upon Lynne Franks, a PR agent whom she had joined on holiday. The first series premiered
Absolutely (TV series) featuring the original cast sans Jack Docherty. The new series, a co-production between Absolutely Productions Ltd and The Comedy Unit, was recorded on two evenings in August and September 2015 at The Oran Mor in Glasgow. The first episode was broadcast on Sunday 6 September 2015. A second four-part series aired on BBC Radio 4 during the summer of 2017. In the early 1990s, Pete Baikie and Gordon Kennedy briefly toured as comedy band, "The Hairstyles". In the mid-90s, following the success of TV spin-off "Mr. Don & Mr. George", Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty toured together as "Hunter and