The Best Episodes of French & Saunders

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   #1 - Beauty and the Beast

   S1:E13/9/1987

   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

   Writers:Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

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   #2 - Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?

   S3:E23/22/1990

   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

   Writer:Dawn French

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   #3 - The Sound of Music

   S3:E13/15/1990

   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

   Writer:Dawn French

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   #4 - Gone with the Wind

   S3:E44/5/1990

   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!

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   #5 - In Bed with French & Saunders

   S4:E43/11/1993

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

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   #6 - French & Saunders: The Special Edition

   S4:E53/18/1993

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

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   #7 - Thelma and Louise

   S4:E74/1/1993

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

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   #8 - Tricks

   S1:E23/16/1987

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

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   Writer:Dawn French

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   #9 - Julie Walters

   S1:E33/23/1987

   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.

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    #10 - Ratings

    S1:E43/30/1987

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

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    #11 - Blue Peter

    S1:E54/6/1987

    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.

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    Writer:Dawn French

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    #12 - Killing Time

    S1:E64/13/1987

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

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    Writer:Dawn French

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    #13 - Decades

    S2:E13/4/1988

    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:E23/11/1988

    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:E33/18/1988

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

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    #16 - Languages

    S2:E43/25/1988

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

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    #17 - Potholing

    S2:E54/8/1988

    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:E64/15/1988

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

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    #19 - The Exorcist

    S3:E33/29/1990

    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

    Writer:Dawn French

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    #20 - Dangerous Liaisons

    S3:E54/12/1990

    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.

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    Writer:Dawn French

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    #21 - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    S3:E64/19/1990

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

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    Writer:Dawn French

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    #22 - Casting Agency

    S3:E74/26/1990

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

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    #23 - Misery

    S4:E12/18/1993

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

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    #24 - The Silence of the Lambs

    S4:E22/25/1993

    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:E33/4/1993

    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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