Product Details

• Actors: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Kathy Burke, Harriet Thorpe
• Directors: Bob Spiers
• Writers: Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
• Producers: Jon Plowman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: BBC Warner
• VHS Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004W5WV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,307 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JENNIFER SAUNDERS IN ONE OF THE VERY BEST BRITISH SITCOMS!!, June 3, 2001

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[e-mail] (BOLTON, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absolutely Fabulous - Series 1, Part 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

From the very first episode it was clear that this was going to be a smash hit success. This classic British comedy series starred the highly talented writer and actress, Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon, head of an incompetent fashion business.Also in the cast are Joanna Lumley as foul mouthed, chain smoking, Patsy Stone, Edina's so called best friend. It is interesting to see Lumley shed her previously squeaky clean, aristocratic image to play a character who's every other word is either a swear word or something blatantly vulgar. She is an absolutley essental part of the series as Saunders and Lumley sparkle together as a pair of drug taking, promiscuous pair of alcoholics. Also included are comedy veteran, June Whitfield who was renowned for her role in the sitcom, Terry And June and appeared in a handful of the Carry On films and finally Julia Sawahala as Edina's poor put upon daughter, Saffron who plays the character perfectly.

The series was a winner from its classic opening episode which set the tone for the rest of the series. The rollercoaster dialogue is full of inventive repartee and bubbles with razor sharp wit, making this one of the very best comedy programmes from Britain (if not THE best)! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIDE SPLITTING, June 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Absolutely Fabulous - Series 1, Part 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

IT'S LUCY AND ETHEL, LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY, LILY TOMLIN, ELLEN DEGENERES, MADELINE KAHN, SEX AND THE CITY'S "SAM" ALL ROLLED UP INTO ONE OUTRAGEOUS EYE-TEARING, HYSTERICAL, LAUGH-OUT-LOUD, WET-YOUR-PANTS ADVENTURE!

GET THEM ALL, SWEETIE DARLINGS, AND KEEP SOME ICED STOLI ON HAND!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest sitcom from Europe, November 25, 2000

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"annaliz" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Absolutely Fabulous - Series 1, Part 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a perfect tape to have around for entertaining your friends or for just relaxing after a stressful day. My teenage daughter was also having a good time watching and being able to relate. The stories of a professsional woman and her best friend who is always up for a drink will put your problems in a different perspective. You just have to get this tape, "dahling".