Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) is a British television sitcom based on the French and Saunders sketch, "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saunders, who also stars as one of the main characters with Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha. The series features Edina Monsoon, a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing PR agent who spends her time failing to lose weight and chasing bizarre fads in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip". Edina is joined by magazine fashion director Patsy Stone, whose drug abuse, alcohol consumption and desperate promiscuity far eclipse Edina's. Edina is reliant upon the support of her daughter Saffron, a student and aspiring writer whose constant care of her immature mother has left her a bitter cynic. The series also stars June Whitfield in a supporting role as Edina's dotty, sarcastic, and often thieving mother who appears in every episode. Jane Horrocks as Ed
Absolutely Fabulous (también conocido como Ab Fab) es una sitcom de televisión británica basada en el sketch francés y Saunders, "Modern Mother and Daughter", creado por Dawn French y Jennifer Saunders. El show fue creado y escrito por Saunders, quien también protagoniza como uno de los personajes principales con Joanna Lumley y Julia Sawalha. La serie presenta a Edina Monsoon, una agente de relaciones públicas que bebe pesadamente y abusa de drogas que pasa su tiempo sin perder peso y persiguiendo modas extrañas en un intento desesperado de permanecer joven y "hip". Edina se une al director de moda de la revista Patsy Stone, cuyo abuso de drogas, consumo de alcohol y promiscuidad desesperada es de Edina. Edina depende del apoyo de su hija Saffron, una estudiante y escritora aspirante cuyo cuidado constante de su madre inmadura la ha dejado un cínico amargo.