Absolutely Fabulous

Edina wakes up with a hangover and a panic attack. She joins her daughter who is having breakfast in the kitchen. Saffy looks at her mother accusingly for having broken her promise that she would stop drinking. Edina is mad that Saffy has accidentally put her royal jelly moisturizer on her toasts instead of honey and tries to guilt her daughter into making her a cup of coffee ("No, not instant darling. Grind some beans, for god's sake. Instant coffee is just old beans that have been cremated; I don't want that"). Edina is late for work and the preparations she's supposed to be making for the big fashion show she's throwing that evening. Before getting dressed she rings her Buddhist guru Chukhani who tells her to wear a green outfit. She claims to a dubious Saffy that the color is related to who she was in a previous existence. Edina wants her daughter to come with her to the fashion show but Saffy dismisses this as another one of her mother's "self-induced crises."



Edina ends up wearing a flashy red and orange designer outfit: "It's a Lacroix." Patsy shows up and leaves with Edina. Saffy sends her mother off saying: "Don't be late… Or drunk." On the way to her PR company Edina is depressed that she's been deserted by both her daughter and her son Serge. Patsy wonders what the point of having children is if they don't turn up to one's launches. After an unscheduled detour via Harvey Nichols to do some shopping, they both eventually arrive at Edina's office. Edina throws a fit when she discovers that one of the models, Yasmin Le Bon, has called in sick. The VIP guest list isn't looking too good either: Princess Anne will be in attendance instead of Princess Diana.

What can I say about this episode except "bloody amazing?" The pilot presents us two women, Eddy and Patsy, always drunk and always hilarious.



They are convinced that they are the best on the world. Their working day combines drinking, smoking and again, drinking. For a person who loves comedies, this show should be an absolute hit. I look forward to seeing more episodes.



It's yet the beginning, but I almost died laughing while watching this episode. I totally reccomend this to everyone who likes comedy, parody or satire. Because it's one of the best comedies of all time. And it's just the beginning... :)

A good way to introduce people to all the characters and their eccentricities. An awesome first episode for any show.

Patsy doesn't show up until about 10 minutes into the episode so that they can focus time on the Edina/Saffy relationship and that's ok. Once you see the car ride to Harvey Nichols you know that this is totally unlike anything ever on American television.

Sets up every character except for Gran although Patsy is a bit more restained that she is in later episodes, the pregnancy test bit is hilarious as every woman with a frightening encounter with First Response or EPT can tell you. A breath of fresh air with a faint odor of wine. Name dropping galore refreshing and exciting.

In one word: wow! This show manages to get a lot of jokes into the most simple scene like e.g. the kitchen scene. Anyhow, the characters are great, but the thing I liked most is that the actors fitted right in to their character. It was like they\'d been playing their respective characters for a long time while they were just getting started. The whole fashion-show was hilarious with drunken Eddy, and the ending were she fell was amazing too. Anyhow, this episode set an example of how good British comedy can be.