Absolutely Fabulous (series 4) a different plot. Saunders, along with Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield returned for the pilot. A series was never produced. However, having the cast reunited for "Mirrorball" inspired Saunders to revive "Ab Fab" and a fourth series was produced. A Christmas special, 'Gay' (titled 'Absolutely Fabulous in New York' in the United States) was produced following the fourth series and was broadcast in 2002. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Christmas Special VHS (United States) VHS (United Kingdom) DVD (Region 1) DVD (Region 2) DVD (Region 4) 'Gay' special "Absolutely Fabulous: Continuity" (4 October 2001) by Jennifer Saunders (Headline, ) Absolutely
Comedy of manners "Excellent Women", Douglas Carter Beane's "As Bees in Honey Drown", "The Country Club", "The Little Dog Laughed", "You Rang, M'Lord?" by David Croft and Jimmy Perry, and the Jeeves and Wooster series by P. G. Wodehouse. The television program "Absolutely Fabulous" is another contemporary example of the comedy of manners. Comedy of manners The comedy of manners is a form of comedy that satirizes the manners and affectations of contemporary society and questions societal standards. Social class stereotypes are often represented through stock characters such as the "miles gloriosus" ("boastful soldier") in ancient Greek comedy or the fop and rake