French and Saunders

The award-winning Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders ring the changes for the second series by waving goodbye to the variety show and hello to a series of fast and funny sketches featuring some of the old favorite characters, some excellent new ones.
19886 episodes16+
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Episode 1
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    March 4, 1988
    27min
    16+
    The talented comic duo return for a second series with Dawn handing out some hilariously muddled contraceptive advice to Jennifer, 'Muriel and Maddy' imitate a day in the life of contemporary artists Gilbert and George, and the funny girls lend a hand as special guests Squeeze perform in the studio.
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  2. S2 E2 - Episode 2
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    March 11, 1988
    28min
    16+
    More laughs from Dawn and Jennifer as the Fatmen get outrageously randy when the Miss World contest bursts onto their TV set, a rather sparse audience debate the 'issue' of the day in a Kilroy spoof, and the grammatically challenged ballerinas reveal a day in their lives.
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  3. S2 E3 - Episode 3
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    March 18, 1988
    30min
    16+
    The comic duo uncork one of their vintage Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to legendary actor and dancer Fred Astaire, bodybuilders Beth and Katrina give an explosive demonstration of their extraordinary physiques, and as removal men Jim and Jim, the funny girls resort to rather drastic measures to make everything fit in their van!
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  4. S2 E4 - Episode 4
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    March 25, 1988
    29min
    16+
    Ben Elton makes a guest appearance as French and Saunders spoof 1980s music programme The Tube, disgruntled schoolgirls Karen and Sharon go on a geography field trip, and Dawn and Jennifer struggle with the language barrier in their sparsely furnished flat.
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  5. S2 E5 - Episode 5
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    April 1, 1988
    29min
    16+
    Special guests The Proclaimers find themselves performing in a cave as Dawn and Jennifer's epic potholing expedition sets out, Stephanie Beacham has a startling revelation about her affair with Elvis Presley, and a neurotic housewife goes into meltdown as her dinner party gets underway.
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  6. S2 E6 - Episode 6
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    April 8, 1988
    29min
    16+
    The funny girls round off the series with more fantastic sketches and a medley of hilarious silver-screen send-ups including Elizabeth Taylor as she reprises her role as Maggie the Cat in a spoof of Cat on a Tin Roof and a rather loopy Liza Minnelli recalls her starring role in hit musical Cabaret.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Kevin Bishop
Producers
Geoff Posner
Cast
Dawn FrenchJennifer Saunders
Studio
BBC Studios
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