text: It's official, darling – the stars of hit BBC show Absolutely Fabulous are set to reunite for a film. Jennifer Saunders, who wrote and starred in the series, confirmed yesterday the cast will begin filming in the autumn. She revealed that Joanna Lumley, who plays Patsy in the comedy (pictured with Saunders) had told her to ‘do it before we die’ and she was spurred on to finish the script by a £10,000 bet with Dawn French. Jennifer Saunders (left) and Joanna Lumley (right) are set to reunite for a film of Absolutely Fabulous . The film will be based in London, with some scenes in the south of France, or in the Bahamas if the budget allows. Saunders, 56, who plays immature Edina, told ITV’s Loose Women that she had been 'nervous' about writing the film script. She said: ‘I think that’s why I didn’t do it for a while. I thought, wouldn’t it be awful if it was awful but now we’re all so old, Joanna said to me “Do it before we die!” We’re all on the brink.’ When pushed for details about the film’s plot, she said: ‘There is a plot and that’s the miracle! ‘It involves all the main characters and virtually everyone that’s ever been in the series, all those characters, and we’re in London and sometimes we might go to the South of France, I’m hoping. 'I’m waiting for the budget! It could be anywhere – if it’s a big budget it will be the Bahamas!’ The film will be based in London, with some scenes in the south of France, or in the Bahamas if the budget allows. Jennifer Saunders plays Edina Monsoon while Lumley plays Patsy Stone . Miss Saunders said she was hurried along to finish to script because of a bet with Dawn French, 57. She said: ‘Dawn bet me on live radio a year and a half ago, that if I didn’t write it that year, I’d have to pay her £10,000, which was a good kind of motivator and I just got it in on time. New Years Eve I gave it to her.’ The award-winning comedy is set in the world of fashion and PR. Jennifer Saunders plays immature and fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and Julia Sawalha stars as her sensible daughter Saffron.
target: Cast will become filming in London, France and Bahamas in the autumn .
  Saunders spurred on to write script after £10,000 bet with Dawn French .
  56-year-old, who plays Edina, said Joanna Lumley wanted to 'do it before we die'