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The Best Episodes of French & Saunders

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The Best Episodes of French & Saunders

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the...

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  1. Background image for Beauty and the Beast
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Beauty and the Beast

    S1:E1

    The very first episode of the light entertainment variety show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, with special guest Alison Moyet. Plus, Steve Rider has the latest in the Sports Report, Dawn's A-ha pencil case has been stolen at school and dance troupe The Hot Hoofers take to the stage.

    Director:Geoff Posner
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  2. Background image for Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?

    S3:E2

    As the title suggests, this weeks film is a parody of 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?', with Jen isolated upstairs in a wheelchair, as Dawn gets up to some 'serupticious, drunken, bawdy mischief'. Guests on 'Star Test' this week are Matt and Luke Goss - 'Bros' (short for brothers). It's 'Dawns Dosh Spot' on TV-am and Kirsty MacColl duets with Ken Bishop on 'Somethin' Stupid'. The 2 Fat Ladies get home and discuss the wedding they've just attended and we join Jilly and Fiona, editors of 'Womanly World' magazine arranging the next issue.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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  3. Background image for The Sound of Music
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Sound of Music

    S3:E1

    Season 3 kicks off with a great 'Sound of Music' send up - Dawn as Maria and Jen as Mother Superior fight it out to sing 'Climb ev'ry Mountain'. Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin stand in for Dawn and Jen while their off on the 'catwalks of Milan'. They use a Channel 4 programme layout, 'Star Test' to interview pop-stars of the moment, throughout season 3 - this week it's 'sophisticated, scouse' Sonia. One of the 2 fat ladies cuts off a finger - 'blood and sand', then later we see the land-rover driven through the kitchen wall in order to catch the game-birds. Dawn is 'A Right Royal Guest' on a TV-am spoof. The fantastic Abba show us their new video for 'C'est Vie, c'est vie!'. Kirsty MacColl sings the excellent '15 minutes' and we meet Dot and May, who run 'Star Pets' and train animals (and vegetables) for television.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Gone with the Wind

    S3:E4

    Jen is Scarlet O'Hara - 'Fiddle-de-dee'! We see how they pass the time on a prison visit, 'Countdown' and 'Name That Tune' go down well! This weeks Star Test Guest is lead singer from Transvision Vamp, Wendy James. Ken from Raw Sex duets with his girlfriend via cassette as she's under the weather, while Kirsty MacColl sings the wonderful 'Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim'. We go out to a Country Cottage and watch the house-keepers discuss the laundry - '50 quid for a T-shirt? Couldn't believe it', the freaky-health-conscious boss 'poison?- white bread, apparently' and how to make a few quid!

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for In Bed with French & Saunders
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - In Bed with French & Saunders

    S4:E4

    In Bed with French and Saunders reveals what goes on backstage for two familiar Madonnas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - French & Saunders: The Special Edition

    S4:E5

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic tribute to Sigourney Weaver in the film Aliens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Thelma and Louise

    S4:E7

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic homage to Thelma and Louise. They are also joined by Royal Ballet star Darcey Bussell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Tricks

    S1:E2

    French and Saunders try their best to 'star' as extras in an aeroplane TV commercial and special guest Roy Castle performs a song.

    Director:Unknown
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    #9 - Julie Walters

    S1:E3

    Dawn and Jennifer reach for the padding and prosthetics as the infamous Fat Men make their first appearance on the spoof variety show. Guest starring Julie T. Wallace.

    Director:Unknown
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    #10 - Ratings

    S1:E4

    With poor ratings threatening their show, Dawn and Jennifer resort to extreme measures and hunt down BBC controller Michael Grade.

    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Blue Peter

    S1:E5

    The show must go on when industrial action and a walk out by Betty Marsden's dance troupe threatens to cause chaos. Guest starring Jools Holland, Rik Mayall and Harry Enfield.

    Director:Geoff Posner
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    #12 - Killing Time

    S1:E6

    The curtains come down on the first series of French and Saunders' spoof entertainment show with special guest Joan Armatrading.

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    #13 - Decades

    S2:E1

    Joan Bakewell presents a documentary about two modern artists, Muriel and Maddie. Also Squeeze sing a great song called "853-9537".

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    #14 - Cable TV

    S2:E2

    The Fat Men get somewhat over-excited while watching the Miss World contest on TV, and there's a sparse audience at a Kilroy spoof.

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    #15 - Removals

    S2:E3

    The comic duo uncork one of their Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.

    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - Languages

    S2:E4

    Light entertainment from French and Saunders, with the regular helping of Raw Sex and Ben Elton.

    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Potholing

    S2:E5

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in their very own light entertainment variety show, with special guests including The Proclaimers, Raw Sex, Brian Conway, Sarah Greene, Stephanie Beacham, Adrian Edmondson and Lenny Henry.

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    #18 - Nose

    S2:E6

    Dawn and Jennifer round off the series with more fantastic sketches and a medley of hilarious silver screen send-ups.

    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - The Exorcist

    S3:E3

    Poor Dawnie is posessed this week, as we see in the French and Saunders' take on 'The Exorcist'. We see into the pitfalls of being a 'lookie-likie' on 'Watch-Out', the consumer affairs programme, and how Maggie Philbins 'lookie-likie' is such a perfectionist she had to marry a Cheggers look-a-like! The 'She-Rappers' make their debut in front of 'a friend of Africa Bambaata', while errr... Hollywood 'expert' Dawn joins Jen on the TV-am sofa and discusses 'a day in the life of...Joan Collins. Kirsty MacColl sings 'I Ride' while Dawn and Jen don their leathers and ride their bikes in the video. Jo and Judith have a working lunch regarding 'Stars and their toilet seats' and come up with the innovative idea of a 'plop-up' book.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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    #20 - Dangerous Liaisons

    S3:E5

    It's whispering rumours-'n'-deceit-beind-fans time as Dawn and Jen 'do' Dangerous Liaisons. Star Test interviews Tanita Tikaram and asks that burning question - ""What does 'Twist in my Sobriety' mean?"". ""I'm in the studio with Dr Eleanor Wood"" who's being interviewed for 'Record Choice', although the host is more amused by the Doctors 'ample,chunky,tubby,piggy' size than anything she has to say. 'Back with Dawn' on TV-am who today is, apparently an expert on 'space' (although the wrong kind of space!), and we hear 'A Wedding Day' on the Poetry Spot... arrr! The 'thinking mans crumpet' Joan Bakewell hosts an Arts programme dedicated to Andy Warholes work. There's been a mix-up in make-up when Sharon and Tracey from 'Birds of A Fea-ver' arrive in Jens living room.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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    #21 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    S3:E6

    Jennifer's Marilyn Monroe and Dawn's Jane Russell spell it out with an outrageous rendition of Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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    #22 - Casting Agency

    S3:E7

    Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders round off their series with more comedy sketches and special guest Jane Asher.

    Director:Bob Spiers
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    #23 - Misery

    S4:E1

    Featuring a memorable reenactment of the film 'Misery' and an exclusive performance by Dickens Daughters.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - The Silence of the Lambs

    S4:E2

    Dawn and Jennifer pay homage to The Silence of the Lambs, and there's a unique appearance by The Mamas and Papas.

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    #25 - The Seventh Seal

    S4:E3

    French and Saunders pay homage to Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman, and also pay tribute to the rock band Guns N' Roses.

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    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Beauty and the Beast" is the best rated episode of "French & Saunders". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Geoff Posner and written by Dawn French, it aired on 3/9/1987. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?".