French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
French And Saunders

French And Saunders

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC One / BBC Two
  • 1987 - 2017
  • 49 episodes (6 series)

Long-running popular sketch show starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Also features Betty Marsden, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron, The Hot Hoofers, Kirsty MacColl and more.

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Series 5, Episode 4

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders present a series of their comedy sketch shows. Tonight, there's a hint of caped crusaders, and the guest appearances include Patsy Kensit.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 25th January 1996
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 7th December 2015 11:45pm Gold
Friday 23rd June 2017 2:55am Gold
Thursday 13th July 2017 2:55am Gold
Friday 14th July 2017 1:50am Gold
Tuesday 20th April 2021 10:20pm Gold
Wednesday 21st April 2021 1:35am Gold
Wednesday 21st July 2021 12:00am Gold
Wednesday 21st July 2021 10:00pm Gold
Friday 25th March 2022 12:35am Gold
Friday 6th January 2023 2:10am Gold
Saturday 14th January 2023 1:30am Gold
Friday 27th January 2023 12:40am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Dawn French Various
Jennifer Saunders Various
Guest cast
Janette Tough (as The Krankies) Self
Ian Tough (as The Krankies) Self
Patsy Kensit Self
Kate Moss Self
Patrick Barlow Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Dawn French Writer
Jennifer Saunders Writer
Production team
John Birkin Director
Jon Plowman Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Ken Starkey Production Designer
Sarah Burns Costume Designer
Daniel Phillips (as Darren Phillips) Make-up Designer
Graham Rimmington Lighting Designer
Bernard Heyes Graphics

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