Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders. It is based on the 1990 "French & Saunders" sketch "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Saunders and Dawn French. The series features Saunders as Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip". Edina is joined in her quest by magazine fashion director Patsy Stone (played by Joanna Lumley), her best friend and enabler, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption, and promiscuity far eclipse
Jane Lumley, Baroness Lumley Jane Lumley, Baroness Lumley Lady Jane Lumley, Baroness Lumley ("née" Fitzalan; 1537 – 27 July 1578) was an English noble who was the first person to translate Euripides into English. She was the eldest child of Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel and his first wife, Lady Katherine Grey (died 1542). Arundel had Lady Jane and her sister Mary educated very well, and his library, later known as the Lumley Library, was central to this project. She married John Lumley, first Baron Lumley (c.1533–1609), between 1550–1553, when she was 12 to 15. They had three children, all of whom died