Absolutely Fabulous Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour. Despite being a middle-aged, twice-divorced career woman, Edina is reliant upon the support of her daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha), a secondary school pupil (and later university student) whose constant care of her mother has left her a bitter cynic. The series also stars June Whitfield as Edina's sarcastic and thieving mother, and Jane Horrocks as Edina's brainless personal assistant. In 2000, the show was ranked number 17 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute. "Absolutely Fabulous" returned for three special episodes which were originally aired on 25 December 2011, 1
Absolutely Fabulous (series 5) also appears in the sketch as a production staffer. Following the fifth series and the 2004 Christmas Special, no further series were produced. However, in 2011, Jennifer Saunders wrote for three upcoming specials which were broadcast to commemorate "Absolutely Fabulous"' 20th Anniversary. The "20th Anniversary Specials", "Identity", "Job" and "Olympics", were broadcast in late 2011 and early to mid 2012. Absolutely Fabulous (series 5) The fifth series of the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" premiered on BBC One on 17 October 2003. The series consists of eight episodes, which concluded on 24 December 2003, with a Christmas episode which was included