Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders. It is based on the 1990 "French & Saunders" sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Saunders and Dawn French. The series features Saunders as Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip". Edina is joined in her quest by magazine fashion director Patsy Stone (played by Joanna Lumley), her best friend and enabler, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption, and promiscuity far eclipse
Patsy King Patsy King Patsy King (born in 1929) is a retired Australian character actress of theatre and television and commercial voice over. King trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre, she spent her early days in the United Kingdom. After appearing in a few made for TV movies in the 1960s she subsequently started in television during the 1970s, and appeared in many Australian television series, including: "Power Without Glory"; "Homicide"; "Division 4"; "Hunter"; "Bellbird"; "The Sullivans"; "Chopper Squad"; "Bluey"; "Out of Love"; Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday; "The Long Arm". She was also a hostess of children's television