Absolutely Fabulous Edina's comparatively mild self-destructive behaviour. Despite being a middle-aged, twice-divorced career woman, Edina is reliant upon the support of her daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha), a secondary school pupil (and later university student) whose constant care of her mother has left her a bitter cynic. The series also stars June Whitfield as Edina's sarcastic and thieving mother, and Jane Horrocks as Edina's brainless personal assistant. In 2000, the show was ranked number 17 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes by the British Film Institute. "Absolutely Fabulous" returned for three special episodes which were originally aired on 25 December 2011, 1
June Whitfield the nurse in the opening scene of "The Blood Donor" ("Hancock", 1961). In 1959, she appeared in "Carry On Nurse", the first of her four appearances in the "Carry On" film series. Whitfield gained her first starring role, in the sitcom "Beggar My Neighbour" (1966), playing Rose Garvey. The year after "Beggar My Neighbour" finished in 1968, Whitfield appeared on "Scott On..." for six years until 1974. This started a working relationship with Terry Scott that lasted until 1987. During "Scott On. .." she had also appeared in "The Best Things In Life", "The Goodies", "The Dick Emery Show", "Bless