Absolutely Fabulous January 2012 and 23 July 2012 to mark the show's 20th anniversary. The episode broadcast on 23 July 2012 featured the 2012 Summer Olympics which were being held in London that week. A based on the series was released to theatres on 1 July 2016. On 28 November 2016, Saunders announced that the series had ended. Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (Saunders) and Patricia "Patsy" Stone (Lumley) are a pair of high-powered career women on the London fashion scene. Eddy runs her own PR firm, and Patsy holds a sinecure position at a top British fashion magazine. The two women use their
Absolutely Fabulous (series 1) The Complete Series 1 was again released as part of the Series 1-4 set and as an individual release on 25 November 2002. DVD Series 1 was made available in the United Kingdom on DVD format region 2 on 20 November 2000, and again as part of the Series 1-4 DVD set on 25 November 2002, The "Absolutely Everything" set (Series 1-5 & specials) on 15 November 2010, and most recently on the "Absolutely Everything: Definitive Edition" set (Series 1-5, specials & 20th Anniversary Specials) on 17 March 2014. In North America, Series 1 was released several times on DVD