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 Fabulous (series 3) life. The special features clips from the series. Both specials were featured outside of the actual series and are not included or counted as episodes. Absolutely Fabulous (series 3) The third series of "Absolutely Fabulous", a British sitcom, premiered on BBC One on 30 March 1995. This series consists of six episodes and concluded on 11 May 1995. Initially, the third series was to be the final series of "Absolutely Fabulous", however, the following year, Jennifer Saunders decided to write two specials titled "The Last Shout" and this served as an official finale to the series. Again, these were not