Absolutely Fabulous series 3
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Series 3 | |
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No. of episodes | 6 (+ 2-part special) |
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Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 30 March 11 May 1995 | –
Series chronology | |
The third series of the British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous premiered on BBC One on 30 March 1995 and concluded on 11 May 1995, consisting of six episodes. The third series was originally intended to be the final series of Absolutely Fabulous. However, the following year, Jennifer Saunders decided to write a two-part special titled "The Last Shout", serving as an official finale to the third series. Two additional series were eventually produced.
Guest stars for this series include Rebecca Front, Kate O'Mara, Celia Imrie, Naomi Campbell, Helen Lederer, Kathy Burke and Ruby Wax.
Cast and characters
Main
- Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon
- Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone
- Julia Sawalha as Saffron Monsoon
- Jane Horrocks as Bubble
- June Whitfield as Mother
Recurring
- Naoko Mori as Sarah
- Caroline Waldron as Caroline
- Lulu as herself
- Kathy Burke as Magda
Guest
- Kate O'Mara as Jackie
- Christopher Malcolm as Justin
- Gary Beadle as Oliver
- Christopher Ryan as Marshall
- Rebecca Front as Cherysh
- James Dreyfus as Christopher
- Ian Gelder as David
- Idris Elba as Hilton
- Andrew Loudon as Geoff
- Lee Walters as boy 1
- Ben Soamers as boy 2
- Damien Hunt as Serge
- Stewart Piper as Serge
- Corran Royal as Serge
- Celia Imrie as Claudia Bing
- Naomi Campbell as herself
- Simon Stokes as Gerard
- Paul Reynold as Squeak
- Peter Richardson as Tony
- Joanna Bowen as journalist
- Helen Lederer as Catriona
- Harriet Thorpe as Fleur
- John Hudson as lecturer
- David Cardy as candid cameraman
- Louis Hillier as candid cameraman
- Kevin Allen as Ben
- Mossie Smith as Diane
- Ruby Wax as Candy
- Suzanne Bertish as Gina
- Sean Chapman as Santé
- Mo Gaffney as Bo
- Josie Lawrence as cable TV presenter
- Max Brandt as Mitchell Friedman
- Drew Elliot as Justice of the Peace
- C.G. Varesko as New York transvestite
- Raven Oh as New York transvestite
- Andre Shoals as New York transvestite
- Rupert Penry-Jones as boy at party
- Daniela Denby-Ashe as Saffy's daughter
- Danny Newman as Saffy's son
"The Last Shout" guest cast
- Tom Hollander as Paolo
- Christopher Malcolm as Justin
- Mo Gaffney as Bo
- Helen Lederer as Catriona
- Marianne Faithfull as God
- Marcella Detroit as Angel
- P. P. Arnold as the voice of Sue Lawley
- Christopher Ryan as Marshall
- Carmen du Sautoy as Kalishia
- Alan Talbot as Carlo
- Dora Bryan as Millie
- Ed Devereaux as Mac
- Gary Beadle as Oliver
- Kathy Burke as Magda
- Harriet Thorpe as Fleur
- Naoko Mori as Sarah
- Candida Gubbins as shop assistant
- Georgina Grenville as Gucci girl
- Connor Burrowes as choirboy
- Calum MacLeod as vicar
- Nicky Clarke as himself
- Suzy Menkes as herself
- Christian Lacroix as himself
- Bruce Oldfield as himself
- Christopher Biggins as himself
Episodes
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |||||||
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13 | 1 | "Door Handle" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 30 March 1995 | |||||||
14 | 2 | "Happy New Year" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 6 April 1995 | |||||||
15 | 3 | "Sex" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 20 April 1995 | |||||||
16 | 4 | "Jealous" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 27 April 1995 | |||||||
17 | 5 | "Fear" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 4 May 1995 | |||||||
18 | 6 | "The End" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 11 May 1995 | |||||||
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19 20 | S | "The Last Shout, Parts 1 & 2" | Bob Spiers | Jennifer Saunders | 6 November 1996 7 November 1996 |
Accolades
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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British Academy Television Awards | 1996 | Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers and Jennifer Saunders | Nominated |
Best Comedy Performance | Joanna Lumley | Nominated | ||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Comedy Series | Absolutely Fabulous | Nominated | |
British Academy Television Awards | 1997 | Best Comedy (Programme or Series) (for "The Last Shout") | Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers and Jennifer Saunders | Nominated |
Best Comedy Performance (for "The Last Shout") | Joanna Lumley | Nominated |
Home media
VHS (United Kingdom)
- Series 3 – Volume 1: "Doorhandle" / "Happy New Year" / "Sex" – 2 October 1995[1]
- Series 3 – Volume 2: "Jealous" / "Fear" / "The End" – 2 October 1995[2]
- The Complete Series 3 – 25 November 2002[3]
- As part of the "Series 1-3" (6-VHS set) – 24 January 2000[4]
- As part of the "Series 1-4" (8-VHS set) – 25 November 2002[5]
DVD (Region 1)
- "Complete Series 3" – 13 March 2001[6]
- "Complete Series 3" re-release – 13 September 2005
- As part of "Complete Series 1–3" (4-disc set) – 13 March 2001[7]
- As part of "Complete Series 1–3" re-release (4-disc set) – 4 October 2005[8]
- As part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It!" (9-disc set) – 27 May 2008[9]
- As Part of the "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It!" DVD set - 5 November 2013 (10-disc set includes Series 1-5, specials & 20th Anniversary Specials)[10]
DVD (Region 2)
- "Series 3" – 12 November 2001[11]
- As part of "Series 1–4" (5-disc set) – 25 November 2002[12]
- As part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything" (10-disc set) – 15 November 2010[13]
- As part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything - The Definitive Edition" (11-disc set) – 17 March 2014[14]
DVD (Region 4)
- "Series 3" – 1 July 2002[15]
- As part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything" (9-disc set) – 20 April 2006[16]
- As part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Complete Collection" (10-disc set) – 5 April 2011[17]
- As Part of the "Absolutely Everything: Definitive Edition" (11-disc set) – 30 April 2014[18]
The Last Shout
- United States
- DVD as part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Special" – 30 September 2003 (includes 2002 special "Gay")[19]
- DVD as part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Special" re-release – 8 May 2007 (Includes 2002 special "Gay)[20]
- DVD as part of "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It!" – 5 November 2013[9]
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Other media
Prior to the third series, a dramatized behind-the-scenes special was broadcast on 6 January 1995. The special was titled 'How to Be Absolutely Fabulous' and featured Jennifer Saunders as she enters the BBC studio in which the woman at reception is unaware of who Saunders is. Unable to convince the receptionist that she is in fact Edina for the series, Saunders, along with the camera crew runs up to the Absolutely Fabulous office, despite being refused access from the receptions. Once in the office, Saunders talks about the origins of the series. The special features clips from the series.[23]
A second special, released in 1998 and titled 'Absolutely Fabulous: A Life' features Edina and her mother as she and a camera crew are filming the story of Edina's life in a documentary. The setting for the documentary is in the charity shop in which her mother works. Edina talks about her surroundings in the charity shop, a setting that she is unaccustomed to and certainly is not to her taste. She also reminisces about her life. The special features clips from the series.[24]
Both specials were featured outside of the actual series and are not included or counted as episodes.
References
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: Series 3 - Doorhandle [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous - Series-3 Part-2: Jealous [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Complete Series 3 [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: (Box Set)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous Series 1-4 Box Set". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: Series 1 to 3 DVD". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous - Complete Series 1-3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely All of It DVD". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous - Series 3 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: Series 1-4 Box Set DVD". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything DVD". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything DVD". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous Series 3 on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous Complete Collection on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous Series 1 5 Plus Specials Complete Collection on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Everything The Definitive Edition on DVD". dvdorchard.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous Special". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Special". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout [VHS]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "How to Be Absolutely Fabulous". Imdb.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Absolutely Fabulous: A Life". Imdb.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
External links
- Absolutely Fabulous series 3 – list of episodes on IMDb