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: 20th Anniversary Absolutely Fabulous: 20th Anniversary Absolutely Fabulous: 20th Anniversary (also known as Ab Fab at 20) is a three-part television special of the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". It was broadcast on BBC One between 25 December 2011 and July 23 2012 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series which first screened in 1992. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In 2012, Michael Hogan, of The Daily Telegraph gave the specials a negative review; following the 'Olympics' episode, comment that "The special Olympic edition of "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC One) would have won no medals for comedy." He added, "This was the last of three 20th anniversary