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
Edina Library Edina Library. Janey Westin, a Minneapolis-based calligrapher and sculptor, has permanently loaned her work, “Laura Reading,” a marble and limestone sculpture to the library. Edina resident Doug Lew’s “Mother Daughter Book Club” was dedicated in 2006 to the memory of Christie Blackwood.” “Who Has Seen the Wind,” a stained glass commission funded by One Percent for Art, is William Saltzman’s multi-panel celebration of nature. University of Minnesota art professor Katherine Nash’s eleven-foot high commission in copper, “Heritage of Edina” exterior sculpture contrasts with Tom Montemurro’s miniature sculpture, titled “Children on Parade” in the children’s area. Edina Library Edina Library is