Editing French and Saunders (section)

==Cast==
In addition to French and Saunders themselves, the sketch series featured several regular and recurring cast members, who were chosen for their "funny bones" and willingness to "be part of the gang".<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|100–101}}

Although the amount of music in the show decreased over time, Raw Sex remained regular cast members through series 4. [[Betty Marsden]] also appeared in series one as Madame, the show's choreographer. Singer [[Kirsty MacColl]] appeared in one episode of series two and five episodes of series 3, sometimes performing jointly with Raw Sex.

For series 5, [[Mel and Sue]] served as assistant writers and appeared in four of the seven episodes. In series 6, the show returned to the show-within-a-show format of series 1, with [[Liza Tarbuck]] appearing in each episode as the fictional show's producer and [[Lorna Brown (actress)|Lorna Brown]] as the [[Production assistant|PA]].

The show also featured dozens of guest stars. Notably, Saunders' ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' co-stars [[Joanna Lumley]], [[Julia Sawalha]], and [[June Whitfield]] all guest-starred as themselves, with Whitfield appearing on the show three years before the beginning of ''Ab Fab''. The spouses of the duo, [[Lenny Henry]] and [[Adrian Edmondson]], both appeared on the show respectively, while the producer, [[Jon Plowman]], made occasional uncredited cameos. Recurring ''Ab Fab'' actors [[Patrick Barlow]], [[Harriet Thorpe]], [[Helen Lederer]], and [[Kathy Burke]] also appeared, as did French's ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' co-star [[Gary Waldhorn]], and ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]'' regulars [[Maggie Steed]], [[Rosie Cavaliero]], and [[Pauline McLynn]].

===Regular===
{| class="wikitable"
!Actor
!Role(s)
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 1
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 2
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 3
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 4
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 5
! style="width:50pt;" |Series 6
|-
|[[Dawn French]]
|Herself / Various
| colspan="6" {{cMain|Regular}}
|-
|[[Jennifer Saunders]]
|Herself / Various
| colspan="6" {{cMain|Regular}}
|-
|[[Simon Brint]]
|Ken Bishop / Various
| colspan="4" {{cMain|Regular}}
| colspan="2" {{cNone}}
|-
|[[Rowland Rivron]]
|Duane Bishop / Various
| colspan="4" {{cMain|Regular}}
| colspan="2" {{cNone}}
|-
|[[Betty Marsden]]
|Madame
| {{cMain|Regular}}
| colspan="5" {{cNone}}
|-
|[[Kirsty MacColl]]
|Herself
| {{cNone}}
| {{cGuest|Guest}}
| {{cMain|Regular}}
| colspan="3" {{cNone}}
|-
|[[Lorna Brown (actress)|Lorna Brown]]
|Abba
| colspan="5" {{cNone}}
| {{cMain|Regular}}
|-
|[[Liza Tarbuck]]
|Liza
| colspan="5" {{cNone}}
| {{cMain|Regular}}
|-
|}

===Recurring===
*[[Kevin Allen (director)|Kevin Allen]] (8 episodes, 1990–1996)
*[[Patrick Barlow]] (8 episodes, 1990–2003)
*[[Kathy Burke]] (7 episodes, 1988–1999)
*[[Sean Chapman]] (3 episodes, 1994–2002)
*Sidney Cole (4 episodes, 1993–1995)
*[[Brenda Cowling]] (5 episodes, 2004)
*[[Adrian Edmondson]] (4 episodes, 1988–2017)
*[[Eileen Essell]] (4 episodes, 2004)
*[[Mel Giedroyc]] (4 episodes, 1996)
*[[Lenny Henry]] (4 episodes, 1988–1996)
*[[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] (3 episodes, 1988–2017)
*[[Patsy Kensit]] (3 episodes, 1996)
*[[Kate Moss]] (4 episodes, 1996)
*[[Sue Perkins]] (4 episodes, 1996)
*[[Maggie Steed]] (3 episodes, 1998–2004)
*[[Harriet Thorpe]] (8 episodes, 1987–2003)
*[[Ian Tough]] (3 episodes, 1993–1996)
*[[Janette Tough]] (5 episodes, 1993–2005)
*[[Tim Wylton]] (4 episodes, 1993–2004)
*[[Jon Plowman]] (3 episodes, 2003–2017) (uncredited)
*[[Keturah Sorrell]] (5 episodes, 1987) (uncredited)