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",
Joanna Lumley chicken in the BAFTA award-winning animated series "The Foxbusters". In 2000, she co-produced a new drama series "The Cazalets". She appeared in a TV series on Sarawak, where she spent time in her childhood. She has demonstrated her ability to go beyond stereotypical images, most notably in the monologue series of playlets "Up In Town" (2002), written by Hugo Blick, and focusing on a society hostess's realisation that her star is fading. Lumley starred as the elderly Delilah Stagg in the 2006 sitcom "Jam & Jerusalem" with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, and Sue Johnston. In July 2007, she starred in