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Absolutely Fabulous The BBC were rumoured to also be urging her to write a sixth series for 2013. Saunders denied the reports of additional episodes via her Twitter account. On 29 November 2016, Jennifer Saunders confirmed that "She was done" with "Absolutely Fabulous" and it would not be returning to television for another series, or specials, nor would a sequel to the film be made. Saunders now wishes to focus on new projects and spend more time with her family. In 2011, prior to the release of the new episodes for 2011/2012, "Deadline Hollywood" reported that Saunders planned to begin writing a