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 from Girls Only and Guys Read Book Clubs to author events, and Baby and Family Storytimes. Current patrons may not realize that the Edina Art and Book Festival, which began in 1966, was established to generate revenue for building a new library for Edina. Also of note, Edina librarian Dorothy Dunn, who began her tenure as a librarian in Edina at the Morningside Library in 1963, created the Friends of the Edina Library program, which is widely regarded as a prototype for similar library support programs across the country. A variety of media are on display within and outside the