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",
June Whitfield surname, from Fletcher to Medford, and a new house and family. Both sitcoms had Scott and Whitfield as a suburban middle-class married couple. "Terry and June" ran for 65 episodes until 1987. Five years later in 1992, Julian Clary created "Terry and Julian", a Channel 4 sitcom which spoofed the title of "Terry and June", and Whitfield made an appearance in one episode. During the eight-year run of "Terry and June", Whitfield also appeared in "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Minder". In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Whitfield also appeared in a series of television advertisements, created for