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) of "City Lights") acted as Mac's love interest, while Nick Hancock played his Londoner love rival Van Webster. All four series of "Absolutely" were released as a boxset entitled "Absolutely Everything" on 5 May 2008. A reunion show was aired as part of BBC Radio 4's "Sketchorama" series, first broadcast on 20 May 2013. An extended version of the show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013. A year later, the special won a BBC Audio Drama award for best live scripted comedy. "Absolutely" returned as a four-part radio series for BBC Radio 4 in September 2015, again