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",
Nadia Sawalha quiz programme "It's Not the Answer" with Peter Dickinson as the announcer. For the BBC, Sawalha has fronted four series of "Passport to the Sun", the "Total" series, "TV Mail", "Heir Hunters", "Perfect Partner" and "Family Exchange". She is also a co-host on the live documentary "City Hospital". Sawalha has previously hosted the BBC One show "Living in the Sun", about British expats living in Spain, made by Ricochet, and "Wanted Down Under", which shows families who want to make the move Down Under (Australia, occasionally New Zealand) and what it would be like to live and work in those