Editing Jennifer Saunders (section)

====2000s====
{{Rquote|right|I wanted to write something about the sort of community I was living in, why it works and how different it was. How life in the country didn't have to be sinister.|Saunders on her motivations for creating ''Jam & Jerusalem''<ref>[[Rosie Millard]]. [https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/absolutely-no-more-tv-sketch-shows-darlings-jvgwxd6xmw8 "Absolutely no more TV sketch shows, darlings"], ''The Times ''; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref>}}
Saunders wrote and starred in a [[comedy drama]] about a [[Women's Institute]] entitled ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]'', also known as ''Clatterford'' in the [[United States]]. The first series aired in 2006, the second in 2008, and the third in 2009 on [[BBC One]].<ref>Press Release. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/12_december/jennifer_saunders.shtml BBC America to co-produce new comedies with Jennifer Saunders], bbc.co.uk; retrieved 5 October 2007.</ref> The show starred [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]], [[Sally Phillips]], and [[Sue Johnston]], as well as [[Dawn French]] and [[Joanna Lumley]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chater|first=David|date=18 November 2006|title=TV Choice|work=Times|via=Factiva}}</ref>

In 2007, Saunders and psychologist [[Tanya Byron]]<ref name="farewell"/> wrote [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle]]'' about a neurotic [[daytime television|daytime]] [[talk show]] host. The show ran for one series. Saunders played the eponymous character whose programme features crude headlines such as "Wife a slapper? Lie detector reveals all".<ref>Carol Midgley. [https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/jennifer-saunders-and-dr-tanya-byron-take-on-the-chat-shows-b9dwcxhgbr3 "Jennifer Saunders and Dr Tanya Byron take on the chat shows"], The Times; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref>

Also in 2007, the final series of ''French & Saunders'' aired. ''A Bucket o' French & Saunders'' featured a compilation of old and new sketches and aired on BBC One in September 2007. It was the third show she had written in a year.<ref name="farewell"/> In 2008 and 2009, French & Saunders completed their final live tour, ''French & Saunders: Still Alive''.<ref>Ed Stafford. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/11/french.saunders.still.alive "Comedy preview: French & Saunders: Still Alive"], theguardian.com, 11 October 2008; accessed 18 December 2017.</ref>

Saunders appeared on the "[[Top Gear test track|Star in a Reasonably Priced Car]]" segment of BBC Two's motoring show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', posting a lap time of 1:46.1s, making her the fifth-fastest guest ever in the car that was used at that time. A self-confessed petrolhead, she has a passion for [[Alfa Romeo]]s and has so far owned four.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/celebritylaps.shtml |title=Top Gear – Celebrity Laps |publisher=bbc.co.uk |access-date=11 April 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214063902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59/features/celeblaps8-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>