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.
Streaming rank this week: 1,206
Press clippings
The BBC show that shaped me
To celebrate the corporation's centenary, key industry figures reveal the shows that have had a lasting impact on their lives and careers. Nerys Evans picks French And Saunders and Seb Barwell selects The Fast Show.
Broadcast, 21st December 2022BBC Four to repeat comedy classics
To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022Dawn French: I'd never close door on French & Saunders
"We never close the door on French and Saunders. There are no immediate plans because Fatty and I both are booked up into next year. But the minute there is a window of opportunity, we'll be in there!"
What's On TV, 24th April 2018French & Saunders are planning a film
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are planning to make a film together. French revealed the news as part of a wide-ranging podcast interview in which she discussed parts of her private life.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2018Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 have been announced. 60 programmes are in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2018300 Years of French and Saunders, BBC1 review
What joy that Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were persuaded by the BBC to celebrate their 30 (ish) years as a comedy duo with this programme - and that this sweet confection was shown on Christmas Day. It was a pleasing mix of old clips and new material, and a reminder that when F&S are good, they are very, very good.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th December 2017French and Saunders signed off their semi-comeback with a joyous compilation of dance moves and pratfalls. It's been more than a decade since they last had a festive special, and the celebratory 300 Years of French and Saunders (BBC One[) opted to take a "ghost of Christmas past" approach, packing in plenty of archive clips while weaving in a handful of new skits with care. The fresh sketches were sharp and silly: their natural burial service was fantastically daft, the Poldark extras were deliciously awful and it was a thrill to see the white room back in use for their Handmaid's Tale send-up. It was, in short, a welcome return.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th December 2017300 Years of French and Saunders review
It wouldn't be too much to ask for a full French and Saunders Christmas special for 2018, rather than raking over old ground.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th December 2017French and Saunders, review
Very silly and extremely smart.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 25th December 2017300 Years of French and Saunders review
300 Years of French and Saunders was sophisticated comedy from a vital comic source.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 25th December 2017