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",
Happy Ever After (UK TV series) Happy Ever After (UK TV series) Happy Ever After is a British sitcom starring Terry Scott and June Whitfield. It aired from 7 May 1974 to 25 April 1979. The series was co-written by scriptwriters John T. Chapman, Eric Merriman, Christopher Bond, John Kane and Jon Watkins. After "Happy Ever After" ended, Scott and Whitfield later starred in "Terry and June" from October 1979 to August 1987, a sitcom that was similar to "Happy Ever After", (minus Aunt Lucy), with Terry and June's surname changed from "Fletcher" to "Medford", and the characters shifted to Purley. Terry and June Fletcher are