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 (series 1) even if they are amusing, will get punished. But the Characters are originals, and AbFab has the courage of its convictions, encouraging audiences to find humor in such recent comedic taboos as substance abuse or mistreated offspring." In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #47 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. VHS The first series of "Absolutely Fabulous" was released on VHS in the United Kingdom in two volumes; both of which containing three episodes per tape. These VHS tapes were released on 4 October 1993. The Complete Series 1 was released on VHS on 3 July 1995.