"made. Saunders now wishes to focus on new projects and spend more time with her family. ""Absolutely Fabulous The Movie"" released on DVD , Blu-ray and Digital Download in the UK and Ireland on 5 December 2016. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is a 2016 British female buddy comedy film directed by Mandie Fletcher and written by Jennifer Saunders, based on the television show ""Absolutely Fabulous"". It stars Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks. The film finds the drug-addicted, alcoholic PR agent Edina Monsoon and her best friend/codependent Patsy Stone on the run"
"Absolutely Fabulous (film) Absolutely Fabulous or Absolument fabuleux is a 2001 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television comedy series ""Absolutely Fabulous"", created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. The cast included Josiane Balasko as Eddie, Nathalie Baye as Patsy, Marie Gillain as Safrane and Claude Gensac as Eddie's mother. To parallel the role of Lulu in the original series, French singer Chantal Goya appeared as herself. Saunders has a cameo appearance as a spectator sitting next to Catherine Deneuve at a fashion show. Patsy has a penchant"
"by TVP3, TVN7 and BBC Entertainment. In Israel, some of the series was aired on Yes Plus and on BBC Entertainment. ""Absolutely Fabulous"" inspired a French feature film, called ""Absolument fabuleux"", in 2001. It was written and directed by Gabriel Aghion, and starred Josiane Balasko as Eddy and Nathalie Baye as Patsy. Saunders had a small cameo alongside Catherine Deneuve as a spectator at a fashion show. Amanda Lear was asked to play the part of Patsy but turned it down laughingly, saying she'd ""already lived it"". A proposed American remake that would have starred Carrie Fisher and Barbara Carrera"
"Betty Jackson Betty Jackson, CBE (born 24 June 1949) is an English fashion designer based in London, England. She was born in Lancashire. In 2007, her achievement within British fashion was recognised with first a MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1987 and later with a CBE for ""services to the fashion industry."" She is also known for designing many of the outrageous costumes worn by Edina and Patsy on the 1990s hit television comedy ""Absolutely Fabulous"". Betty Jackson was born in Bacup, Lancashire on 24 June 1949. Her father, Arthur Jackson, owned a shoe factory, and her mother, Phyllis"
"Amanda Lear, who declined by saying that she'd ""already lived it"". The film performed poorly at the French box office and was panned by most French critics, who argued that it failed to translate the typically British humour of the original TV series. Absolutely Fabulous (film) Absolutely Fabulous or Absolument fabuleux is a 2001 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television comedy series ""Absolutely Fabulous"", created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French. The cast included Josiane Balasko as Eddie, Nathalie Baye as Patsy, Marie Gillain as Safrane and"
"Joanna Lumley Joanna Lamond Lumley, (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, former model, author and activist. She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ""Absolutely Fabulous"" (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of ""La Bête"". In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards and in 2017, she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award. Lumley's other television credits include ""The New Avengers"" (1976–77), ""Sapphire & Steel"" (1979–82), ""Sensitive Skin"" (2005–07), and"
"and provided forewords for works by other authors. Joanna Lumley Joanna Lamond Lumley, (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, former model, author and activist. She won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ""Absolutely Fabulous"" (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of ""La Bête"". In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards and in 2017, she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award. Lumley's other television credits include ""The New Avengers"" (1976–77),"
"script for a film of ""Absolutely Fabulous"" in 2012. The film would begin with Edina and Patsy waking up on an oligarch's deserted yacht, drifting in the ocean. Saunders later said that the film will be set on the French Riviera. In March 2012, Saunders confirmed that she was working on the script. She said of the film's plotline: Saunders also stated that now that she had announced plans for a feature, there was no going back. She would do it for no other reason than to have her alter-ego and Patsy walk down the red carpet at the film's"
"ideal job. She has a baby brother who also has curly red hair; Emma says it runs in the family. She does not like to be brave or to get into fights. Cynthia has once called her Bozo, teasing her red hair, about a clown named Bozo who also had, similar hair to Annie Pat's. A girl named Cynthia was at first Emma's friend. However, Cynthia stopped befriending Emma, causing Emma to think Cynthia has betrayed her. She is popular and according to Emma, knows everything that is happening. She calls it her 'secret sources'. She has straight, short blond"
"French playing Stallone and Jennifer Saunders playing Brigitte Nielsen. In ""Absolutely Fabulous"", 1997 Season 1, Episode 1, entitled ""Fashion"", a character mistakes £300 worth of royal jelly for honey and eats it on toast, to which another character says, ""This is the stuff that Jackie Stallone would kill for"". Jackie Stallone has three children and seven grandchildren. Her eldest grandchild Sage Stallone died unexpectedly in 2012. She has another grandson and three granddaughters through eldest son Sylvester, a grandson Rob Stallone through Frank and a grandson through her late daughter Toni Filiti. Jackie Stallone Jacqueline Frances Stallone (née Labofish; born"
"devotion to our show, so we're really thrilled to say that it's coming back for three new shows to celebrate our 20th anniversary. All of the originals who are back together again are still truly absolutely fabulous and the new adventures of Edina, Patsy, Saffy, Bubble and Mother, plus a few surprising guests, will be a real treat for viewers."" Saunders announced in November 2011 that she had begun work on a film version of the series. Many celebrities, mainly British or American, appeared in the series, most of them as themselves. They include: ""Absolutely Fabulous"" first aired on 12"
"marry a rich, senile heiress (Marcia Warren) and Edina's career revives, making her rich once again. Edina Monsoon Edina ""Eddie"" Monsoon is the main character in the BBC programme ""Absolutely Fabulous"", played by Jennifer Saunders, who is also the creator of the show. The founder and head of her own PR company, she consistently undermines her own professional success through chronic, self destructive behavior-- including drug addiction, alcoholism, and compulsive eating-- all driven by her desire to recapture her youth as a mod in Swinging London. Constantly attempting to appear young and ""hip,"" she has adopted an extravagant personality and"
"was put into motion by Roseanne Barr but never got off the ground. However, Barr did incorporate many elements of the show into the ninth season of her eponymous show ""Roseanne"", in which her character wins the lottery: Saunders and Lumley reprised their characters Edina and Patsy, and Mo Gaffney also appeared in the episode, but not as her character Bo. Two later American sitcoms, ""Cybill"" and ""High Society"", also adapted elements of ""Absolutely Fabulous"" for the American audience. It was announced on 7 October 2008 that an American version of the series was in the works. The series was"
"Fabulous"". The comedy was, in fact, based largely on a fourteen-minute ""French & Saunders"" sketch called ""Modern Mother and Daughter"". Saunders and French were going to star in the comedy together, but just as the studio had been booked, French received a long-awaited phone call confirming that an adoption agency had a new baby for her to adopt. Saunders proceeded to star in the comedy. The series, which she wrote and starred in as the irresponsible fashion PR agent Edina Monsoon alongside Joanna Lumley, who played Patsy Stone, brought her international acclaim and attention. The show ran for five full"
"is buried in Nunhead Cemetery., in Nunhead, London Cicely Nott Cicely Nott (1832–1900), born Sarah Ann Harris, and also known as Sarah Ann Adams after her marriage, was a British singer and actress. She played Pollio in ""The Pretty Druidess"". She married Sam Adams, a theatre manager. The couple had five children, all of whom were later professionally associated with the theatre, including Rosaline, known professionally as Rosie Nott, who married the impresario Robert Courtneidge and was the mother of Cicely Courtneidge. Another of their children was Ada Blanche, an actress, singer, and well-known actpantomime star. A picture of Cicely"
"Cicely Nott Cicely Nott (1832–1900), born Sarah Ann Harris, and also known as Sarah Ann Adams after her marriage, was a British singer and actress. She played Pollio in ""The Pretty Druidess"". She married Sam Adams, a theatre manager. The couple had five children, all of whom were later professionally associated with the theatre, including Rosaline, known professionally as Rosie Nott, who married the impresario Robert Courtneidge and was the mother of Cicely Courtneidge. Another of their children was Ada Blanche, an actress, singer, and well-known actpantomime star. A picture of Cicely Nott is in the National Portrait Gallery. She"
"Video. In North America, every episode of the series has been released. All releases are distributed by BBC Video and Warner Home Video. Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab, is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders. It is based on the 1990 ""French & Saunders"" sketch ""Modern Mother and Daughter"", created by Saunders and Dawn French. The series features Saunders as Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and ""hip"". Edina is joined in her quest by"
"Eddy's death. Her dependence on the friendship leads Patsy to sabotage any relationships which take Eddy's attention away from her, which is the root cause of her near-constant animosity towards Saffy. Patsy is also quite critical of Edina, often making passive jabs at her weight and poor fashion choices. Unlike Eddy, Patsy is usually conservatively, but stylishly, dressed and almost invariably wears her hair in a characteristic blonde beehive with a fringe she is very attached to. She has a particular fondness for couture Chanel jackets, which she wears to editorial meetings to intimidate her colleagues. Patsy was born on"
"her as inspiration. In 2004, Hepburn was named the ""most beautiful woman of all time"" and ""most beautiful woman of the 20th century"" in polls by Evian and QVC respectively, and in 2015, was voted ""the most stylish Brit of all time"" in a poll commissioned by Samsung. Her film costumes fetch large sums of money in auctions: one of the ""little black dresses"" designed by Givenchy for ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" was sold by Christie's for a record sum of £467,200 in 2006. Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 192920 January 1993) was a British actress,"
"Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,"" which received numerous Tony nominations in 2017. In 2016 BBC One's six-part drama based on the novel cast the 25-year-old English actress Lily James as Natasha Rostova, best known for her roles in ""Downton Abbey"" and Disney's live action ""Cinderella"". The ""Encyclopedia of Literature"" remarks that Natasha ""is undoubtedly Tolstoy's ideal woman,"" while the ""Academic American Encyclopedia"" describes her as ""the embodiment of impulsiveness and spontaneity..."". On the other hand, the transformation of her character towards the end of the novel from a joyous, spirited 'waif-like' beauty into a plump, rather slatternly woman,"
"Edina Monsoon Edina ""Eddie"" Monsoon is the main character in the BBC programme ""Absolutely Fabulous"", played by Jennifer Saunders, who is also the creator of the show. The founder and head of her own PR company, she consistently undermines her own professional success through chronic, self destructive behavior-- including drug addiction, alcoholism, and compulsive eating-- all driven by her desire to recapture her youth as a mod in Swinging London. Constantly attempting to appear young and ""hip,"" she has adopted an extravagant personality and constantly pursues the latest fashion trends and crazes. Barely managing to keep her company afloat, Eddie's"
"David McCallum. Conceived as ITV's answer to ""Doctor Who"", Lumley played a mysterious elemental being (""Sapphire"") who, with her collaborator, ""Steel"", dealt with breaches in the fabric of time. In 1986, television producer Sydney Newman suggested Lumley for the role of the Doctor but his idea was dismissed. Over a decade later Lumley's career was boosted by her portrayal of the louche, selfish and frequently drunk fashion director Patsy Stone, companion to Jennifer Saunders' Edina Monsoon in the BBC comedy television series ""Absolutely Fabulous"" (1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2011–2012). """" was released in 2016. In 1994 and 1995 Lumley starred alongside Nadine"
"Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during WWII, but she continued her career which included playing Blanche in the French version of ""A Streetcar Named Desire"". Arletty was born in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family. After her father’s death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name “Arlette” based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was not"
"Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon (reprising their roles from ""Absolutely Fabulous""), Arianna Huffington as Estree, Marlo Thomas as Tina, James Brolin as Roseanne's business partner/love interest Edgar Wellman, Jr., and Ann Wedgeworth and Debbie Reynolds as Dan's mother Audrey, as well as Hugh Hefner, Milton Berle, Robin Leach, Todd Oldham, Moon Unit and Ahmet Zappa, Tony Robbins, Kathleen Sullivan, Steven Seagal, and Jerry Springer as themselves. During the show's final season, Barr was in negotiations with Carsey-Werner Productions and ABC executives to continue playing Roseanne Conner in a spin-off. However, ABC withdrew from negotiations with Carsey-Werner and Barr after failed"
"is referred to by several nicknames by various characters throughout the series, including K.P. (Ron); Kimmy Cub (James); K, Miss Perfect, Tin Teeth (Bonnie); Princess, Pumpkin, Cupcake, Miss Snooty, Miss Priss (Shego); and Kimmie by miscellaneous. Unlike traditional superheroes and secret agents, Kim lacks a secret identity; the character is known simply as ""Kim Possible, and everyone who knows her knows what she does."" Kadeen Griffiths of ""Bustle"" observed that Kim ""never put on spandex or acquired a secret identity; instead, she had her own website where people could book her for jobs with a tagline that promised that she"
"Patsy Vidalia Patsy Vidalia (born Irving Ale; 1921 – August 29, 1982), also known as Jack-Patsy Vidalia, was an American female impersonator, singer and entertainer who was prominent in the social life of New Orleans from the 1940s to 1960s. His second name is given with various spellings, including Valdalia, Valdelar, Valdeler, Vadalia, and Valdia. He was born in Vacherie, Louisiana, the son of Orelia and Willie Ale. After his father died, he moved to New Orleans with his mother, and became fascinated by the local female impersonators. By the mid-1940s, he was working as a female impersonator in New"
"Patsy up and tells her about her book, and how it will be ""made into a film because it's about her life"", whilst Patsy self-applies Botox. The company head (Mark Gatiss) rejects Edina's book because it is lazily written and there is little interest in Edina's PR agency. While Patsy is setting up designer Huki Muki's fashion event, Patsy learns that supermodel Kate Moss is changing her PR, and immediately informs Edina. Patsy phones whilst Edina is at a PR meeting with rival PR Claudia Bing (Celia Imrie) and during the phone call with Patsy she accidentally leaves her phone"
"and the young François was raised by his great-grandmother, Marie Josephe Spoturno, and after her death, by his grandmother, Anna Maria Belone Spoturno, who lived in Marseille. After spending some years in military service, François met a fellow Corsican named Emmanuel Arène. A politician, writer, and future senator, Arène became François's mentor, offering him a job in Paris as his secretary. In Paris, François married Yvonne Alexandrine Le Baron and took the more French-looking name ""Coty"", a variation on his mother's maiden name. He also met Raymond Goery, a pharmacist who made and sold perfume at his Paris shop. Coty"
"Ratsy Ratsy (real name Patty Kemp; born in Jackson, Michigan) is a folk singer-songwriter who was part of the Boston folk scene. She is known for her quirky and humorous lyrics. After attending Michigan State University and graduating from beauty school with a cosmetology license, she moved to Boston and sang in the subway. She performed in local coffeehouses and at colleges. In 1999, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing in commercials while continuing her musical career. She took up with the lindy hop community, and took lessons in swing dancing. She appeared in a 2002 episode of ""Gilmore"
"working for Oddbins for the next 12 years. Due to the levels of debt within the business in the late 1980s, Oddbins was acquired by Seagram, a distribution company that was United States based. It was during this period, that Oddbins was largely permitted to develop with autonomy, albeit with incentive to strongly promote the Seagram brands. The company grew from 100 to 278 locations and came to be regarded as a favourite of a generation of wine drinkers. It was during this period that Patsy Stone (the fictional character portrayed by Joanna Lumley in ""Absolutely Fabulous"") lived in the"
"compensate for her lack of intellect. For example, Pattie uses a unique studying technique, which involves shooting a piece of paper into a makeshift basket in order to learn specific historical events such as July 1, 1867 (Canadian Confederation). Although she is in touch with her masculine side, she is extremely romantic. Her taste for men vary from an ostracized nerd to a handsome criminal and once had feelings for Alex. Her full name is Patricia Johnson. Tess, cashier. Tess is the freespirit of the crew. Her French accent and last name indicate that she comes from a Francophone household."
"Girls"", as a featured dancer during an episode focusing on a dance marathon. She has since relocated to Oberlin, Ohio, where she runs a vintage antique shop, Ratsy's Store. Ratsy Ratsy (real name Patty Kemp; born in Jackson, Michigan) is a folk singer-songwriter who was part of the Boston folk scene. She is known for her quirky and humorous lyrics. After attending Michigan State University and graduating from beauty school with a cosmetology license, she moved to Boston and sang in the subway. She performed in local coffeehouses and at colleges. In 1999, she moved to Hollywood and began appearing"
"once again working for a fashion magazine, under the direction of her old boss Magda. Patsy's colleagues at her original magazine are Catriona (Helen Lederer) and Fleur (Harriet Thorpe), who tag along on her various career moves. For her portrayal of Patsy Stone, Joanna Lumley was nominated four different times for the Best Comedy Performance BAFTA award, winning in 1995. She also won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment in 1993, and a British Comedy Award the same year for best actress. The characters of Patsy and Edina Monsoon enjoy a significant following in the LGBT community and have long"