June Whitfield of the Irving Berlin song "You're Just in Love" in "A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars". In 1982 she was made a Freeman of the City of London and was made an OBE in 1985. Having appeared in an episode of "French and Saunders" in 1988, from 1992 Whitfield played Mother/Gran in Jennifer Saunders' sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". In 2000, she featured with the rest of the "Absolutely Fabulous" cast in the pilot "Mirrorball". From 1993 to 2001, she played Miss Marple in 12 radio adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books. Since 1990, she has appeared in films such
Joanna Lumley 2013. Lumley travelled again for ITV in 2011, this time visiting Greece for a four-part series titled "Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey". The series aired on ITV beginning on 13 October. Once again, in 2012, Lumley travelled for ITV, now in search of Noah's Ark. The trip, which encompassed 3 continents and also involved an adventurous jaunt into Iran, aired in late 2012 as a single 90-minute documentary titled "Joanna Lumley’s Ark". In March 2014 she appeared in a BBC One hour-long documentary featuring American musician Will.i.am. The programme was called "Joanna Lumley Meets will.i.am". In December 2014, she presented "Bette