Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 British female buddy comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher and written by Jennifer Saunders, based on the television show "Absolutely Fabulous". It stars Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks. The film finds the drug-addicted, alcoholic PR agent Edina Monsoon and her best friend/codependent Patsy Stone on the run from the authorities after it's suspected they killed supermodel Kate Moss. The film serves as a de facto series finale for the show. Principal photography began on 12 October 2015 in the south of France. The film
Absolutely Fabulous to do it,' and then Dawn French on our radio show at Christmas said, 'I bet £100,000 that you don't write it,' so now I have to write it, otherwise I have to pay her £100,000'" . In April 2014, Saunders again confirmed on BBC Breakfast that she was in the process of writing the film, and gave a prospective release date of sometime during 2015. Principal photography on the film began on 12 October 2015 in the south of France. The theme song for "Absolutely Fabulous" is "This Wheel's on Fire", written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko and