Editing British sitcom (section)

===''Absolutely Fabulous''===
Written by [[Jennifer Saunders]] and starring herself and [[Joanna Lumley]], with [[Julia Sawalha]] and [[June Whitfield]] in supporting roles, ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' (1992–1995) was based on the ''[[French and Saunders]]'' sketch "[[Modern Mother and Daughter]]".  It ran for 39 episodes with the first three series airing on BBC, followed a two-part special finale entitled ''The Last Shout'' in 1996. Saunders played [[Edina Monsoon]], a heavy-drinking, drug-abusing [[public relations|PR agent]] who spends her time in a desperate attempt to stay young and "hip", and Lumley played fashion magazine director [[Patsy Stone]], whose drug abuse and alcohol consumption far eclipsed Edina's. It returned for two more series and two one-hour specials from 2001 to 2004. In 1997, the pilot episode, "Fashion", was ranked #47 on [[TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time|''TV Guide''{{'}}s "100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time"]] list.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=28 June – 4 July 1997|title=Special Collectors' Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time|magazine=TV Guide}}</ref> A scene from the show was included in the ''[[100 Greatest (TV series)|TV's 100 Greatest Moments]]'' programme broadcast by [[Channel 4]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite episode|title=TV's 100 Greatest Moments|series=100 Greatest|series-link=100 Greatest (TV series)|number=1|airdate=11 September 1999|network=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> In 2000, the show was ranked 17th in the [[BFI TV 100|greatest British television show of all time]] by the BFI.<ref>{{cite web|date=5 September 2000|title=Fawlty Towers tops TV hits|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/911085.stm|access-date=27 July 2020|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> In 2004 and 2007, the show was ranked 24th and 29th on ''TV Guide''{{'}}s "Top Cult Shows Ever" list.<ref name="TopCultShows">{{cite web|date=29 June 2007|title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239.aspx|access-date=10 October 2011|work=TV Guide}}</ref> In 2019, the series ranked 9th in ''Radio Times''<nowiki/>' top 20 British sitcoms.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rosseinsky|first=Katie|date=8 April 2019|title=Best British sitcom of all time revealed: From Fawlty Towers to Absolutely Fabulous here's the Top 20|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/fawlty-towers-named-as-best-british-sitcom-of-all-time-a4112321.html|access-date=25 February 2021|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> The series has a 96% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]],<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2021|title=Absolutely Fabulous|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/absolutely_fabulous|access-date=25 February 2021|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> and ''[[Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie]]'', was released in 2016.