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  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • BBC
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • BBC

Summary Sin Is In! This hit British comedy series began 1992 and remains one of the BBC's highest rated and most popular shows. Absolutely Fabulous follows the lives of three (and later four) generations of the Monsoon family and the people around them. It began as a short French & Saunders sketch with Jennifer Saunders in her familiar ...

  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • BBC
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • BBC

Absolutely Fabulous (UK)

6 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 12, 1992
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
81
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 47 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary Sin Is In! This hit British comedy series began 1992 and remains one of the BBC's highest rated and most popular shows. Absolutely Fabulous follows the lives of three (and later four) generations of the Monsoon family and the people around them. It began as a short French & Saunders sketch with Jennifer Saunders in her familiar ...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
81
90% Positive
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
81
90% Positive
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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91
Jun 11, 2013
As always, Saunders is heroic in her slapstick self-abasement, and Lumley is extraordinary as a pained, haughty beauty gone to glorious seed.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 12, 2013
Much better than the second season, happily. [12 Jun 1995]
By Marvin Kitman FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 6, 2012
No matter the language, or the decade, AbFab lives up to its title, and its reputation.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 6, 2012
Now they are the last blinkered women in the bunker, hoarding designer shoes and awaiting an Evite back to the glamorous life. They don't belong there, and that's what makes them so welcome.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 5, 2012
Now they are the last blinkered women in the bunker, hoarding designer shoes and awaiting an Evite back to the glamorous life. They don't belong there, and that's what makes them so welcome.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
67
Jun 27, 2013
It's just a tad less fabulous than before.
By Terry Kelleher FULL REVIEW
58
Jun 11, 2013
Once past its shock concept, however, Ab Fab (as its overseas fans call it) simply doesn't have the punchlines to match the wonderfully over-the-top performances of Saunders and Lumley.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 47 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
38 Ratings
11% Mixed
5 Ratings
9% Negative
4 Ratings

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 47 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
38 Ratings
11% Mixed
5 Ratings
9% Negative
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Production Company:
  • French & Saunders Productions
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Comedy Central
  • Oxygen Media
Initial Release Date: Nov 12, 1992
Number of seasons: 6 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

BAFTA Awards
• 4 Wins & 14 Nominations
British Comedy Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
National Television Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations

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