About this season
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 name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.
Episodes (6)
1. Decades
Aired 4 March 1988 • 30 min
Joan Bakewell presents a documentary about two modern artists, Muriel and Maddie. Also Squeeze sing a great song called "853-9537".
2. Cable TV
Aired 11 March 1988 • 30 min
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.
3. Removals
Aired 18 March 1988 • 30 min
The comic duo uncork one of their Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.
4. Languages
Aired 25 March 1988 • 30 min
Light entertainment from French and Saunders, with the regular helping of Raw Sex and Ben Elton.
5. Potholing
Aired 8 April 1988 • 30 min
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.
6. Nose
Aired 15 April 1988 • 30 min
Dawn and Jennifer round off the series with more fantastic sketches and a medley of hilarious silver screen send-ups.