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British comedy series about the misadventures of Edina Monsoon (writer Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone ([[Joanna Lumley]]); two alcoholic [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|party girls]] who are so far over the hill they've crossed the valley and started up the next hill. Other major characters include Edina's elderly scatter-brained mother, her level-headed and long-suffering daughter Saffron, and [[Cloudcuckoolander]] secretary Bubble. |
British comedy series about the misadventures of Edina Monsoon (writer Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone ([[Joanna Lumley]]); two alcoholic [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|party girls]] who are so far over the hill they've crossed the valley and started up the next hill. Other major characters include Edina's elderly scatter-brained mother, her level-headed and long-suffering daughter Saffron, and [[Cloudcuckoolander]] secretary Bubble. |
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The series aired from 1992-1996, and then again from 2001-2005 |
The series aired from 1992-1996, and then again from 2001-2005, and once more for three episodes in 2011-2012. Oh, and there will be [[The Movie|a movie, too,]] to be released in July 2016. |
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It has won both Emmy and BAFTA awards. |
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It featured large amounts of crude humor, slapstick, alcoholism and drug abuse. The plots generally centered around Edina's attempts to jump onto the latest trend or to have a good time, Patsy egging her on and encouraging her bad behavior, and Saffron's futile efforts to rein in the insanity and keep her mother on the straight and narrow. |
It featured large amounts of crude humor, slapstick, alcoholism and drug abuse. The plots generally centered around Edina's attempts to jump onto the latest trend or to have a good time, Patsy egging her on and encouraging her bad behavior, and Saffron's futile efforts to rein in the insanity and keep her mother on the straight and narrow. |
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The show grew out of a sketch on French & Saunders, which featured an obnoxious, partying mother and her sober, responsible daughter. This became the basis for Edina's and Saffron's characters. |
The show grew out of a sketch on French & Saunders, which featured an obnoxious, partying mother and her sober, responsible daughter. This became the basis for Edina's and Saffron's characters. |
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Came 17th in ''[[Britain's |
Came 17th in ''[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]''. |
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