French & Saunders

The very first episode of the light entertainment variety show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, with special guest Alison Moyet. Plus, Steve Rider has the latest in the Sports Report, Dawns A-ha pencil case has been stolen at school and dance troupe The Hot Hoofers take to the stage.

Dawn and Jennifer reach for the padding and prosthetics as the infamous Fat Men make their first appearance on the spoof variety show. Guest starring Julie T. Wallace.

The show must go on when industrial action and a walk out by Betty Marsdens dance troupe threatens to cause chaos. Guest starring Jools Holland, Rik Mayall and Harry Enfield.

Joan Bakewell presents a documentary about two modern artists, Muriel and Maddie. Also Squeeze sing a great song called "853-9537".

The comic duo uncork one of their Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in their very own light entertainment variety show, with special guests including The Proclaimers, Raw Sex, Brian Conway, Sarah Greene, Stephanie Beacham, Adrian Edmondson and Lenny Henry.

Season 3 kicks off with a great Sound of Music send up - Dawn as Maria and Jen as Mother Superior fight it out to sing Climb evry Mountain. Jerry Hall and Marie Helvin stand in for Dawn and Jen while their off on the catwalks of Milan. They use a Channel 4 programme layout, Star Test to interview pop-stars of the moment, throughout season 3 - this week its sophisticated, scouse Sonia. One of the 2 fat ladies cuts off a finger - blood and sand, then later we see the land-rover driven through the kitchen wall in order to catch the game-birds. Dawn is A Right Royal Guest on a TV-am spoof. The fantastic Abba show us their new video for Cest Vie, cest vie!. Kirsty MacColl sings the excellent 15 minutes and we meet Dot and May, who run Star Pets and train animals (and vegetables) for television.

Poor Dawnie is posessed this week, as we see in the French and Saunders take on The Exorcist. We see into the pitfalls of being a lookie-likie on Watch-Out, the consumer affairs programme, and how Maggie Philbins lookie-likie is such a perfectionist she had to marry a Cheggers look-a-like! The She-Rappers make their debut in front of a friend of Africa Bambaata, while errr... Hollywood expert Dawn joins Jen on the TV-am sofa and discusses a day in the life of...Joan Collins. Kirsty MacColl sings I Ride while Dawn and Jen don their leathers and ride their bikes in the video. Jo and Judith have a working lunch regarding Stars and their toilet seats and come up with the innovative idea of a plop-up book.

Its whispering rumours-n-deceit-beind-fans time as Dawn and Jen do Dangerous Liaisons. Star Test interviews Tanita Tikaram and asks that burning question - ""What does Twist in my Sobriety mean?"". ""Im in the studio with Dr Eleanor Wood"" whos being interviewed for Record Choice, although the host is more amused by the Doctors ample,chunky,tubby,piggy size than anything she has to say. Back with Dawn on TV-am who today is, apparently an expert on space (although the wrong kind of space!), and we hear A Wedding Day on the Poetry Spot... arrr! The thinking mans crumpet Joan Bakewell hosts an Arts programme dedicated to Andy Warholes work. Theres been a mix-up in make-up when Sharon and Tracey from Birds of A Fea-ver arrive in Jens living room.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders round off their series with more comedy sketches and special guest Jane Asher.

Skits and sketches from Dawn and Jennifer including a parody of Bjork and their unique version of Braveheart.

More comedy sketches from Dawn and Jennifer, with special guests the Krankies, Patsy Kensit, Patrick Barlow and Kate Moss.

Skits and sketches from Dawn and Jennifer, featuring a spoof of Western The Quick and the Dead, guest starring Lenny Henry.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders go behind the scenes at the BBC, with sketches featuring old favourites, new characters and film parodies. Dawn and Jennifers first day at their new office and they meet their producer. Sketches include Dawns unusual medical check-up and an homage to the film Cold Mountain.

Behind the scenes in the office, Dawn is feeling ignored and wonders why she hasnt been invited to the Palace to meet the Queen. Jennifer has been invited and instead of writing scripts is practising her curtsey. Sketches include tributes to Kill Bill, Most Haunted and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Despite having a new series to write, Dawn French is preoccupied with the fact she has been invited to go on Fit Farm but doesnt really know why. She also fulfills her dream of singing on Top Of The Pops with Anastasia, and the movie Troy gets a make-over, with Jennifer Saunders as Brad Pitts Achilles and Dawn as the ethereal Helen.