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",
Jane Horrocks In October 2014, Horrocks played Ella Khan in the London revival of East is East at Trafalgar Studios as part of Jamie Lloyd's Trafalgar Transformed season. On 9 May 2015 she gave a reading at in Horse Guards Parade, London that was broadcast live on BBC1. In 2015 she supplied the voice of the Tubby Phone in the reboot of the popular British children's television series "Teletubbies". Horrocks lives with playwright Nick Vivian in Twickenham with their children, son Dylan and daughter Molly. Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, voice artist, musician and