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 (TV series) of "City Lights") acted as Mac's love interest, while Nick Hancock played his Londoner love rival Van Webster. All four series of "Absolutely" were released as a boxset entitled "Absolutely Everything" on 5 May 2008. A reunion show was aired as part of BBC Radio 4's "Sketchorama" series, first broadcast on 20 May 2013. An extended version of the show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013. A year later, the special won a BBC Audio Drama award for best live scripted comedy. "Absolutely" returned as a four-part radio series for BBC Radio 4 in September 2015, again