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Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Absolutely Fabulous Season 2 Episode 2 - Death
    8.3/10(444 votes)

    #1 - Death

    S2:E2

    When Edina's father dies, a grief-stricken Saffy is horrified by her mother's apathy. However, once she realises her own mortality, Edina purchases expensive artwork, which she plans to leave behind when she dies. Marshall visits with his new grief-counsellor girlfriend, Sondra, who panics upon discovering that the corpse is to be placed in Edina's living room for the wake. Despite being banned by Saffy from attending the funeral, Edina shows up anyway, taking Patsy along.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Absolutely Fabulous Season 3 Episode 6 - The End
    8.2/10(354 votes)

    #2 - The End

    S3:E6

    Edina joins a New Age commune, but struggles to fit in and quickly becomes bored. Patsy is disillusioned with her new job in New York due to creative differences with her colleagues. Saffy settles into uni life and Mother spends her days at the house, drinking and ordering from the shopping channel. After realising that their lives are not the same without each other, Edina and Patsy happily reunite on top of Carnegie Hall Tower before returning to London.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Absolutely Fabulous Season 3 Episode 3 - Sex
    8.1/10(451 votes)

    #3 - Sex

    S3:E3

    Patsy convinces Edina to hire two male prostitutes for an orgy on the night of Saffy's uni presentation. However, Edina is unable to loosen up, and the prostitutes are not particularly enthused, either. Patsy attempts to enliven the mood by playing a video of an orgy from their youth, only to find that it has been inadvertently switched with a tape of Saffy's school project.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Absolutely Fabulous Season 6 Episode 1 - Identity
    8.0/10(336 votes)

    #4 - Identity

    S6:E1

    Edina collects Saffy from prison, where she served two years for (unknowingly) providing asylum seekers with forged passports. Saffy later invites former cellmate Baron to the house, unaware that Baron was once Patsy's drug dealer and Patsy still owes her £50,000. And now Baron refuses to leave until she's repaid.

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Absolutely Fabulous Season 6 Episode 2 - Job
    8.0/10(322 votes)

    #5 - Job

    S6:E2

    When Saffy berates Edina for being lazy and incompetent, Edina and Patsy decide to impress her by booking her favourite French film star, Jeanne Durand, to perform at the Royal Albert Hall. However, they're dismayed when Jeanne lip-syncs instead of singing live.

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 3 - France
    7.9/10(555 votes)

    #6 - France

    S1:E3

    Edina and Patsy holiday in France, where they find themselves staying in a rustic cottage, rather than the château they were expecting. There is no food or wine, and the duo are constantly disturbed by an old man whose French they cannot understand. They're later rescued by Saffy, who arrives with supplies, and Bubble, who tags along to deliver an urgent message concerning Edina's home decorating business, but she forgets about it.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 6 - Magazine
    7.8/10(469 votes)

    #7 - Magazine

    S1:E6

    Patsy, temporarily staying with the Monsoons, becomes jealous when Edina reconnects with an old boyfriend. During one of her infrequent appearances at work, Patsy is assigned to host a fashion makeover segment on a morning programme. After clashing with the models, Patsy persuades Saffy and Mother to appear in their place, telling a tale of her emotionally distant mother as psychological manipulation.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Absolutely Fabulous Season 4 Episode 5 - Small Opening
    7.8/10(376 votes)

    #8 - Small Opening

    S4:E5

    Saffy's first play, Self-Raising Flower, a look at her troubled relationship with Edina, is due to open at a local theatre. Worried about being portrayed in a negative light, Edina unsuccessfully attempts to sabotage the play. As the rest of the family gather for the opening night, Saffy decides to invite Edina, who reluctantly attends with Patsy.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 1 - Fashion
    7.7/10(641 votes)

    #9 - Fashion

    S1:E1

    After awakening with a hangover, vain public relations agent Edina 'Eddie' Monsoon frantically prepares to launch a major fashion show. Meanwhile, her practical teenage daughter, Saffron—whom Edina had promised to quit drinking—constantly reprehends her mother's unhealthy habits. Edina's enabling best friend, Patricia 'Patsy' Stone, arrives to accompany her to work. At the office, Edina's hopelessly dimwitted personal assistant Bubble reports that one of the main models has dropped out.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Absolutely Fabulous Season 4 Episode 2 - Fish Farm
    7.7/10(317 votes)

    #10 - Fish Farm

    S4:E2

    When Saffy hires a handsome landscape gardener to redesign the backyard, Patsy recognises him as Jago Balfour, the younger brother of a wealthy acquaintance of hers, who inherited a country estate before dying of an overdose. Presuming Jago to be rich as well, Patsy goads Edina into seducing him.

    Director:Christine Gernon
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Absolutely Fabulous Season 2 Episode 1 - Hospital
    7.6/10(499 votes)

    #11 - Hospital

    S2:E1

    Patsy becomes the subject of a tabloid sex scandal following an affair with a married MP. Edina checks into a hospital for surgery after injuring her big toe. Patsy tags along, planning to undergo a chemical peel in preparation for her interview with Hello! magazine.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Absolutely Fabulous Season 5 Episode 3 - Panickin'
    7.6/10(300 votes)

    #12 - Panickin'

    S5:E3

    Edina builds a panic room. Patsy is at her shop, Jeremy's, when Minnie Driver enters. Patsy, determined to become Minnie's stylist, invites Minnie to Edina's, where she has gathered racks of designer outfits with which to dress Minnie. When Minnie wants a necklace that Edina is wearing, Patsy and Edina fight for it, and accidentally lock themselves in the panic room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Absolutely Fabulous Season 6 Episode 3 - Olympics
    7.6/10(257 votes)

    #13 - Olympics

    S6:E3

    Edina decides to rent out her house to Michael Douglas during the Summer Olympics, hoping it will lead to prestigious A-list parties, even though Patsy—who now needs incontinence pants—no longer shares Edina's penchant for partying.

    Director:Mandie Fletcher
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 4 - Iso Tank
    7.5/10(519 votes)

    #14 - Iso Tank

    S1:E4

    Patsy helps Edina break in her new isolation tank upstairs, while Saffy works with classmates on a presentation for her sixth form college's open day. Edina, feeling useless after a newly dedicated and proficient Bubble hauls charge of the office, takes a sudden interest in her daughter's work and begs to be invited to the open day. Saffy vehemently refuses, so Edina spitefully threatens to adopt a Romanian orphan.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Absolutely Fabulous Season 3 Episode 4 - Jealous
    7.5/10(381 votes)

    #15 - Jealous

    S3:E4

    Edina becomes frustrated when she loses a prestigious PR award to rival Claudia Bing, despite having bribed the judges. Worried about her dwindling career, Edina works on a campaign in hopes of upstaging Claudia. Meanwhile, Saffy becomes romantically involved with Gerard, her psychology lecturer, until she discovers that he is married with children.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Absolutely Fabulous Season 4 Episode 1 - Parralox
    7.5/10(334 votes)

    #16 - Parralox

    S4:E1

    Edina, now overseeing a television production company, is slated to make a guest appearance with client Twiggy on Richard and Judy's morning television show. Patsy has been injecting Parralox, a Botox-like substance, in order to freeze her wrinkles. Edina is persuaded to try Parralox as well, but she awakens the next morning with a paralysed face. In addition to costing Saffy a government job, Edina is replaced by Katy Grin, her new business partner and Bubble's cousin, for the appearance.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Absolutely Fabulous Season 4 Episode 3 - Paris
    7.5/10(348 votes)

    #17 - Paris

    S4:E3

    Patsy is excited to be joining young supermodel Erin O'Connor for a magazine photo shoot in Paris. Edina and a reluctant Saffy come along for a mother–daughter spread. After learning that other models from her generation will also appear in the shoot, Patsy becomes competitive and constantly ignores the photographer's directions, much to his annoyance.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Absolutely Fabulous Season 5 Episode 2 - Book Clubbin'
    7.5/10(301 votes)

    #18 - Book Clubbin'

    S5:E2

    Edina has a nightmare about Saffy's baby trying to stab her. It turns out that the face of the nightmare baby belongs to Saffy's midwife, who delights in teasing Edina about these nightmares. Edina expresses her displeasure about this baby. Saffy invites the baby's father to the house to tell him she is pregnant. In the meantime, Edina and Patsy have organised a book club, but no one is interested in reading any books except celebrity magazines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 2 - Fat
    7.4/10(548 votes)

    #19 - Fat

    S1:E2

    Unable to fit into the majority of her clothes, Edina becomes determined to lose weight. At the office, she is horrified upon learning of an upcoming visit by Penny Caspar-Morse, a thin model that used to torment Edina about her weight. Edina unsuccessfully attempts to exercise, and with Penny arriving earlier than expected, she accepts Patsy's suggestion to undergo a liposuction.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Absolutely Fabulous Season 2 Episode 6 - Birth
    7.4/10(375 votes)

    #20 - Birth

    S2:E6

    Patsy falls asleep with a lit cigarette, and accidentally burns down the Monsoons' kitchen. She and Edina later plan a night out, but they decide to stick around after learning that Saffy is expecting a date, much to her chagrin. To make matters worse, Mother inadvertently locks the trio in the living room on her way to the chemist's, forcing them into uncomfortable conversations about love, sex and motherhood.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Absolutely Fabulous Season 3 Episode 1 - Door Handle
    7.4/10(383 votes)

    #21 - Door Handle

    S3:E1

    Saffy grows impatient with Edina's unwillingness to have their kitchen remodelled after Patsy accidentally burnt it down. Edina's obsession with finding a particular door handle for the kitchen leads her and Patsy to New York City. After a shopping spree, Patsy persuades Edina to have her navel pierced.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Absolutely Fabulous Season 5 Episode 6 - Schmoozin'
    7.4/10(290 votes)

    #22 - Schmoozin'

    S5:E6

    Edina's 'new' boyfriend Pete is a tape engineer who used to work at Abbey Road during the time that the Beatles recorded there, and who had found some unreleased tapes. In a studio, the girls have fun and Edina sings her 'walking down the road' song she loves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Absolutely Fabulous Season 5 Episode 7 - Exploitin'
    7.4/10(256 votes)

    #23 - Exploitin'

    S5:E7

    Patsy has booked Saffy's baby Jane (Lola) for a photo shoot with Jean-Paul Gaultier. Gran usually babysits Jane on Thursdays, so that Saffy can go out with John. But Gran has not come round, as Edina has banned her from the house. Saffy and John are stuck at home, and Patsy cannot take the baby to the shoot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Absolutely Fabulous Season 1 Episode 5 - Birthday
    7.3/10(484 votes)

    #24 - Birthday

    S1:E5

    Edina is none too pleased about her fortieth birthday. As opposed to the glamourous, star-studded surprise party she had hoped for, Edina is disappointed to learn that Saffy has planned a quiet lunch with family and friends—including both of Edina's ex-husbands, Justin and Marshall, and their respective new lovers, Oliver and Bo, as well as Patsy and Mother.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Absolutely Fabulous Season 3 Episode 2 - Happy New Year
    7.3/10(421 votes)

    #25 - Happy New Year

    S3:E2

    As Edina and Patsy prepare to attend an underground New Year's Eve rave, they receive an unexpected visit from Patsy's estranged older sister Jackie. Patsy insists on bringing Jackie along, much to Edina's dismay. However, Patsy is disappointed to learn that Jackie is no longer the jet-setting, drug-addled party animal she used to be.

    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Death" is the best rated episode of "Absolutely Fabulous". It scored 8.3/10 based on 444 votes. Directed by Bob Spiers and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/3/1994. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The End".