ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS SERIES 5
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Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone return once more to prove that ageing disgracefully still requires enormous effort, alarming self-confidence and industrial quantities of alcohol. As fashion panic, vanity, celebrity obsession and emotional instability intensify, the pair continue charging through life with complete conviction while leaving devastation, confusion and second-hand embarrassment in their wake.
Episode Guide
Episode 1 Cleanin
Edina becomes obsessed with domestic order and self-improvement after discovering a sudden enthusiasm for cleanliness a development that alarms everyone familiar with her previous standards.
Episode 2 Book Clubbin
An attempt at intellectual sophistication through literary culture quickly deteriorates into gossip, pretence and social competition as Edina and Patsy attempt to appear deeply cultured.
Episode 3 Panickin
Edina spirals into crisis after becoming overwhelmed by modern anxieties, social pressure and the horrifying possibility that life may be continuing without properly admiring her.
Episode 4 Huntin, Shootin, Fishin
Country pursuits and upper-class social rituals prove dangerously unsuitable environments for Edina and Patsy, whose presence rapidly threatens both dignity and wildlife.
Episode 5 Birthin
Family drama and emotional chaos erupt as Edina becomes consumed by yet another life-changing event that she is catastrophically unequipped to handle calmly.
Episode 6 Schmoozin
Patsy and Edina throw themselves into celebrity networking and fashionable social manoeuvring with their usual combination of desperation, confidence and total absence of restraint.
Episode 7 Exploitin
The pair discover fresh opportunities for selfishness and social opportunism, demonstrating once again that personal growth remains firmly theoretical.
Episode 8 Cold Turkey (Christmas Special)
Christmas at Edinas house descends into seasonal hysteria, emotional warfare and festive collapse as family tensions, addictions and delusions collide spectacularly.
Approx. running time: 235 minutes.
2-disc BBC DVD set.
Includes out-takes and photo gallery.
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