French and Saunders

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French and Saunders is the eponymous sketch television show associated with Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders.

Six series have been produced, and a seventh 'Best Of' series was broadcast in 2007. A tour is scheduled for 2008.

[edit] DVD Releases

A box set of series 1-6 of French & Saunders will be released on 18 February 2008. This is the first time that entire episodes have been available to buy.

[edit] News

Series 7: 20 Years of French & Saunders - 2007 Six 185b 30-minute episodes. Guest stars Davina McCall, Helen Mirren, Kirstie Allsop, and Joanna Lumley.

On 15 June French & Saunders recorded some new sketches at BBC Studios, London for a special 20th anniversary series. The series will contain newly recorded material alongside a package of clips from all their BBC series and specials. Joanna Lumley revises a role as overall presenter of the show - similar to her cheesey presenter role in the 1998 The Making of the Making of the Titantic. Key new sketches include many in the iconic white French & Saunders living room whilst the stars also lampoon recent TV shows Big Brother, Location, Location, Location, America's Next Top Model, The X Factor and Fame Academy.

Title of series and transmission dates TBC Trivia: At the recording of show in front of a studio audience, longtime producer Jon Plowman presented Dawn French with an award for The Vicar of Dibley from a Canadian TV Festival he had just attended.