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The award-winning British comedy series following the catastrophically self-absorbed Edina Monsoon and her chain-smoking, vodka-fuelled best friend Patsy Stone as they stumble through fashion, celebrity culture, failed sophistication and social disaster in 1990s London. Balancing outrageous humour with moments of surprising warmth, the series became one of Britains defining comedy exports.
Episode Guide
Episode 1 Fashion
Edina attempts to reinvent herself after feeling hopelessly out of touch in the fashion world, while Patsy encourages increasingly reckless behaviour in the pursuit of trendiness and youth.
Episode 2 Fat
A simple comment about weight sends Edina into panic mode, resulting in crash diets, insecurity and comic self-destruction as Patsy remains magnificently unhelpful.
Episode 3 France
Edina tries to embrace culture and sophistication during a trip to France, but refinement rapidly gives way to chaos, excess and embarrassment.
Episode 4 Iso Tank
Saffys academic ambitions collide painfully with Edinas desperation to appear modern and exciting, while a university visit becomes socially catastrophic.
Episode 5 Birthday
Edina faces the horror of growing older and attempts to reclaim youth through increasingly absurd behaviour, with Patsy enthusiastically assisting the decline.
Episode 6 Magazine
Edinas fantasy of becoming a serious magazine editor quickly spirals into confusion and incompetence as image, ego and reality collide once again.
Approx. running time: 195 minutes.
BBC DVD release.
15 minutes of out-takes included.
