Later episodes reveal that Mother had been a sort of surrogate mother to Patsy, whose own mother neglected her. [29] In part two, her old boss Magda (Kathy Burke) gets her a job as fashion editor at another magazine, The A.[30]. In the series 4 and 5, Sarah starts to unravel, becoming more and more unstable, and eventually takes to stalking Spice Girl Emma Bunton (Mori actually appears in Spiceworld: The Movie with Bunton as a close friend of all the Spice Girls), another friend of Saffron. Two of the series highlights for Bo involved her appearing on television; one was an infomercial where she was selling Staylene - "the non fat fat-eating product for the faith community"; and the other, in the special "White Box", saw Bo and Marshall running an evangelistic Christian channel, scamming viewers out of money, constantly shouting "praise him!" Bettina is the "Queen of Minimalism" and was friends with Edina when they were youngsters, much to Patsy's annoyance, especially since Bettina was seen as a far better friend to Edina than Patsy. She first appears in the first episode, although only in Edina's flashback to her teenage years. She is the daughter of Edina Monsoon and Justin's and was born on 17 March 1975 in London. [14][16] In "Cold Turkey", a nurse guesses that she is approximately 65 years old. She begins as Edina's secretary, is fired and returns as a maid. Sarah 8 Episodes 2012. Jackie is particularly cruel to Saffron (of course, this is the one thing about Jackie Edina is prepared to ignore), and later admits she is jealous of Patsy's relatively stable life with people who can tolerate her. Her two dim-witted colleagues, Fleur and Catriona, turn up consistently as co-workers, underlings and friends. When she and her husband Leigh Lawson discover they live so close to Edina she threatens to move, and take Edina's mother (who is convinced the couple are Madonna and Guy Ritchie) with them, as Lawson finds her amusing. WebJeanne Durand Edit Jeanne Durand Jeanne Durand is a French film star, screen legend and singer who Edina is thrilled to sign as a client, in the episode "Job". Another flashback sequence in the series 5 episode "Cold Turkey" explains Patsy's aversion to celebrating Christmas, thanks to her mother's hatred of the holiday. WebThe pretended son of the fabulous Napoleon is said to have been born on the 20th of March, the season of the spring equinox, when agriculture is assuming its greatest period of activity. Series Cheaper to buy crack. She later changed her name to Edina and is nearly always called Eddie; only her mother and ex-husband Justin call her Edwina. They create their own normality."[35]. Copyright: Saunders And French Productions / BBC, Upright. Emma Bunton becomes a client of Edina's during series 5, having previously been a school friend of Saffron's. Patsy's colleagues at her original magazine are features editor Catriona (Helen Lederer) and beauty editor Fleur (Harriet Thorpe), who tag along on her various career moves. When Donald Trump Met the Star of Absolutely Fabulous And more utterly thrilling tidbits from Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, who return to play Patsy and John & "[10] She also claims to have slept with Keith Moon ("Well sort of. Magda is the editor of the magazine where Patsy is Fashion Director, whereas Fleur and Catriona are either editors or directors of other departmentstheir roles never being specified, although Magda states Catriona is the features editor in their first appearance. In a later episode she becomes one of the few tourists to smuggle marijuana into Morocco. She is desperate to keep up with the trends and fashions she promotes and to stay young. This might technically make Jackie and Patsy half-sisters if they did indeed have different fathers, but it's not made clear that they did. Edina is highly sceptical when her mother shows any signs of forgetfulness or confusion, usually commenting "She knows" with an arched eyebrow. 7. Examples of items on this list include Joanna Lumley and Miranda Richardson. Serge recognises Patsy as 'Pat' and has a flashback to when Patsy lived as a transsexual man, something that Saffron was never aware of until she visited Morocco. She has a particular fondness for couture Chanel jackets, which she wears to editorial meetings to intimidate her colleagues. However, later episodes reveal that her neglectful mother did not send her to school for many years, meaning she could have been classmates with Edina yet still some years her senior. [22], In "France", she is detained at customs after being found carrying what immigration officers believed to have been cocaine, only to be released when tests show she was cheated and bought talcum powder. Jackie also forces Patsy to claim that she is the older of the two, by burning her with a cigarette. Edina's three most prominent and recurring clients make regular appearances throughout the show's run, blurring the line between fiction and reality. Bubble (Jane Horrocks). "[15], In the series 3 episodes "Fear" and "The End", Patsy's magazine closes and she briefly moves to New York to take another fashion director job at HQ magazine. Edina is disappointed at first to find her son is actually a male version of Saffron; a rather reserved and bookish young man, who delights in the fact that he is gay and yet still boring, holding a job in New York's famous Strand Bookstore. [citation needed] Jennifer Saunders has described both Patsy and Edina as unconventional feminists, because "[i]t's never been about them finding a relationship, or defining themselves by having to have a man. While her name is unknown, she is referred to as Mrs M by Patsy and as Gran by Saffron. Absolutely Fabulous starred Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, and ran from 1992 to 1995, before being revived in 2004 to 2005. Now she invites you to join her and a famous guest at Table 4 as they share their memories of food. Serge Turtle (portrayed by Josh Hamilton) is Edina's older child and only son, fathered by Marshall, Edina's first husband. The first few years of her life were spent locked in a room, and the rest of her childhood was dismal by Patsy's own description, without friends, parties, or presents. Bubble has the most eclectic fashion sense out of all the characters. Jane remains with John during this time which Saffron claims is for schooling, however Edina suspects it's to keep her away. In the series 1 episode "France", it is stated that Edina is in fact designing Bettina's kitchen as the first of her forays into interior design. Serge left home as a university student, and has never returned. WebJane Horrocks. Which Scottish singer regularly played herself in Absolutely Fabulous? A one-time business partner of Eddy's, she is also part of her and Patsy's extended social circle; although they often appear to tolerate rather than like her. In the earlier series, Patsy works with a fast talking, crass Cockney editor called Magda. Absolutely Fabulous, Watership Down, Fifi & the Flowertots. Patsy usually seems quite cold and unemotive, especially in her behaviour toward her chief rival Saffron,[21] but she sometimes reveals a more vulnerable side (in flashbacks to her bleak life with her mother, in her overeager admiration for the awful Jackie, and in those rare moments when Edina temporarily withdraws her friendship) and even occasionally asks Saffron for advice. In the second episode, "Fat", she visits Edina's home to see Saffron, and in the third episode, "France", goes to stay there while Edina is abroad. I mean, occasionally they want sex, but who doesn't? In season three, Lulu attends the PR Awards dinner to present an award, but avoids sitting at Edina's table as planned and in the next episode, after being mistaken by Bubble for Clodagh Rodgers, she attempts to fire Edina, but agrees to remain a client for one more month. When helped in a situation that someone else might find alarming or disconcerting, Patsy often responds with a calm "Cheers, thanks a lot." Co-star Jennifer Saunders created the series, which debuted on the BBC in November 1992. She begins as fashion director for a trendy magazine, later becomes fashion editor for another publication, and most recently was chief stylist and buyer for the concept store "Jeremy's". WebAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 film Big screen spin-off featuring Jennifer Saunders 's riotous PR girl, Edina Monsoon, and best friend Patsy Stone. This precedes a visit from the couple to Edina's home in the present time. It is never revealed whether Monsoon is her married name (her daughter Saffron also uses Monsoon, suggesting it might be her father's name) or her birth name. Unlike Edina, she is usually conservatively, but stylishly dressed, and almost invariably wears her hair in a characteristic blonde beehive. Contents 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Skills and Abilities 4 Trivia 5 External link [20] In "Olympics", she admits to using adult diapers for occasional incontinence. Her outfits are frequently bizarre, overtly theatrical, and parodic of fashion. At some point, Saffron became the legal owner of the house in which she and Edina live; it had previously belonged to her father. Lulu is the most oft mentioned of Edina's clients, first appearing as herself in the season two story New Best Friend when she runs into Edina in a restaurant and is forced to join her for lunch. | This usually results in hilarious, albeit dysfunctional, behaviour and over-the-top conflicts. Mother doesn't seem to care much either (she had to make a note of his funeral date), realising that she'll have a bit more room at her house, and explaining to Saffron that she has had longer to get used to the idea of her husband dying. Her notoriety made her a public figure and a role-model of sorts to a young Cruella. However, her mother's neglectful ways, innumerable slights, and occasional outright cruelties have taken their toll on her, making her excessively cynical, bitter, and sometimes cruel. Jackie admits to being 72 years old when she is alone with Patsy. Just let that sink in. Max is now gay and he and Bettina are divorced. Saffron (Julia Sawalha). Mother appears increasingly senile as the series progresses. Eurydice Colette Clytemnestra Dido Bathsheba Rabelais Patricia Cocteau Stone (portrayed by Joanna Lumley), referred to as Patsy, or Pats, is the last of a string of children born to an aging bohemian mother in Paris. After generating much excitement in the press for a Durand "comeback" appearance at the Albert Hall, Edina is distressed to find that Durand is unable to produce any sound when she sings. She also took care of Patsy when she was young and has a relatively positive relationship with her accordingly. 10. 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