French & Saunders(TV show/series, 1987-2004)

Name: French & Saunders
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987
Rating: 3.7

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 6 seasons with 39 episodes

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comedy duo and namesake Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1987 to 1993, and later on BBC One until 2017. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act. The show was given one of the highest budgets in BBC history to create detailed spoofs and satires of popular culture, movies, celebrities, and art. French and Saunders continued to film holiday specials for the BBC, and both have been individually successful starring in other shows. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, the duo were voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. Their last special, French and Saunders Christmas Celebrity Special, aired on 27 December 2005 on BBC One. In 2006, both French and Saunders announced their sketch show was now dead, and that they had moved on to more age-appropriate material. Their last time performing as a duo, the Still Alive tour, ran initially until late 2008, then r... ()

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Trailer for French & Saunders + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

French And Saunders - Restaurant sketch(Clip, 1:17)

French And Saunders - Restaurant sketch (Clip) | Supa Dupa.mov (Clip)

French & Saunders Seasons and Episodes

10/15/2004Season 6 - 6 episodes

#1 | 10/15/2004Back at the BBC

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders go behind the scenes at the BBC, with sketches featuring old favourites, new characters and film parodies. Dawn and Jennifer's first day at their new office and they meet their producer. Sketches include Dawn's unusual medical check-up and an homage to the film Cold Mountain.

#2 | 10/22/2004Three-Letter Words

This week, still struggling to come up with ideas, French & Saunders have to meet with the controller of BBC One (Eve Pollard). Plus they pay tribute to Cher through the ages and Catherine Zeta-Jones is in conversation

#3 | 10/29/2004The Queen

Behind the scenes in the office, Dawn is feeling ignored and wonders why she hasn't been invited to the Palace to meet the Queen. Jennifer has been invited and instead of writing scripts is practising her curtsey. Sketches include tributes to Kill Bill, Most Haunted and Catherine Zeta-Jones

#4 | 11/05/2004Offers

In the office, Dawn and Jennifer have to offer their ideas for new programmes to the Controller of BBC One. Sketches include a tribute to Madonna and Chris Martin's Mum

#5 | 11/12/2004Minutes

Despite having a new series to write, Dawn French is preoccupied with the fact she has been invited to go on Fit Farm but doesn't really know why. She also fulfills her dream of singing on Top Of The Pops with Anastasia, and the movie Troy gets a make-over, with Jennifer Saunders as Brad Pitt's Achilles and Dawn as the ethereal Helen.

#6 | 11/26/2004After Show Party

French and Saunders have to take their ideas to offers, they have NOTHING!

#7 | 04/01/2005French and Saunders: I Can't Believe It's Music (1)

A Collection of French & Saunders Music Moments From The Past. Featuring their clasic takes on ABBA, The Poo Stripes, Bros, Cher and Madonna With Britney Spears plus Madonna with Missy Elliott and more First of 2 Specials

#8 | 04/07/2005French and Saunders: I Can't Believe It's Music (2)

A Collection of French & Saunders Music Moments From The Past. Featuring their classic takes on Alanis Morissette, Bananarama (a.k.a Laneenaneenoonoo), Bono (a.k.a Bonono), Shakespears Sister (a.k.a Dickens Daughter), The Bangles, Sonia, In Bed With Madonnas and more Second of 2 Specials

#9 | 12/27/2005French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special

In this 2005 Chirstmas special, Dawn and Jennifer are under orders by Dr Tanya Byron, to stop being mean to celebrities. Can they resist tempation to impersonate Boy George, George Micheal, Jackie Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Elton John and Kiki Dee for just 40 minutes? Meanwhile in Albert Square, Kat really wants to talk to Alfie in 'the Vic' but The Extras keep invading the set. On Mastermind, Abigail Wilson's specialist subject is Ceramic Tea Pots. At Beckenham Folk Festival Rufus Wainwirght is upstaged by two over enthusiastic backing singers. The girls on the farm have the next best thing in reality TV - Baby Look-A-Likes Plus film spoofs of the Graduate, Chicago and Vera Drake.

01/04/1996Season 5 - 7 episodes