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
Sunshine (UK TV series) to believe that these people are real enough to care about, and real enough to feel some pain." in their review. Ian Semel, the head of gambling addiction helpline Gambling Therapy, thought "Sunshine" was "a fantastic illustration of the archetypal problem gambler" and that he was "going to get all my counsellors to watch it." Sunshine (UK TV series) Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC One, from the co-writers of "The Royle Family" and "Early Doors". These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series. Bob 'Bing' Crosby, played