French and Saunders broadcast on 9 March 1987 on BBC Two, with the first series consisting of six episodes. With its popularity and high ratings, a second series commenced on 4 March 1988, followed by a Christmas special in late 1988. The third, fourth and fifth series', which broadcast between 1990 and 1996, and all consisting each of seven episodes, relied heavily on movie parodies, and some music parodies, alongside their own material such as the sketch "Modern Day Mother and Daughter" which spawned Saunders' popular sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" in 1992. Classic movies parodied include "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?", "The Exorcist",
Terry and Julian boudoir and disrupts Terry's relationship with his girlfriend, policewoman Rene. Unusually for a sitcom, "Terry and Julian" breaks the "fourth wall" by recognising the studio audience and viewers, and employs use of audience participation. Terry and Julian Terry and Julian is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 1992. Starring Julian Clary, it was written by Clary, Paul Merton and John Henderson. The title is a spoof the title of the long-running BBC sitcom "Terry and June", whose star June Whitfield made a guest appearance in one episode of "Terry and Julian". Terry, an average, heterosexual man, advertises