Dawn French — Writer

Episodes 27

Beauty and the Beast

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March 9, 198730m
1x1

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.

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Tricks

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March 16, 198730m
1x2

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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Julie Walters

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March 23, 198730m
1x3

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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Ratings

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March 30, 198730m
1x4

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

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Blue Peter

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April 6, 198730m
1x5

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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Killing Time

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Season Finale
April 13, 198730m
1x6

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

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Decades

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March 4, 198830m
2x1

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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Cable TV

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March 11, 198830m
2x2

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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Removals

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March 18, 198830m
2x3

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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Languages

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March 25, 198830m
2x4

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

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Potholing

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April 8, 198830m
2x5

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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Nose

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Season Finale
April 15, 198830m
2x6

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

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A French & Saunders Christmas Story

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December 28, 198830m
0x1

Continuing from Season 2, we see Jen sat in the living room as Dawn delivers Jens only Christmas card, and...CHOCOLATES! They tackle the Charleston, 'Raving' and give Riverdance a bash...the old men sit back and 'ahem' watch the Queens speech, while Dawn and Jen sit back and enjoy 'The Christmas Story' - "Bless the Lord!". Why has Sting only got one name??? Alison Moyet festively sings 'Ding-Dong Merrily on High', 'Stupid-line' hair styling products is advertised, The extras join Jesus at the Crucifiction while Mother and daughter enjoy Sunday evening period drama from 'Aunty Beeb'. Jen gets a visit from Santa, but it's only Ken and Duane Bishop.... AND Lananeeneenoonoo record their version of 'Jimmy Mac' ('Pete wrote it').

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The Sound of Music

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March 15, 199030m
3x1

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.

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Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?

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March 22, 199030m
3x2

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.

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The Exorcist

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March 29, 199030m
3x3

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.

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Gone with the Wind

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April 5, 199030m
3x4

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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Dangerous Liaisons

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April 12, 199030m
3x5

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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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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April 19, 199030m
3x6

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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Casting Agency

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Season Finale
April 26, 199030m
3x7

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

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French & Saunders Christmas Carol

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December 30, 199430m
0x2

Dawn and Jennifer come together for an evening of fun with real life impersonations of Barbara Cartland and Marlene Dietrich.

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Back at the BBC

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October 15, 200430m
6x1

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.

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Three-Letter Words

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October 22, 200430m
6x2

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

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The Queen

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October 29, 200430m
6x3

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

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Offers

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November 5, 200430m
6x4

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

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Minutes

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November 12, 200430m
6x5

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.

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After Show Party

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Season Finale
November 26, 200430m
6x6

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

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