Episode list

French and Saunders

The Quick and the Dead
Wed, Feb 07, 1996
  • S5.E6
  • The Quick and the Dead
Dawn and Jennifer are channeling Sharon Stone this week in their send up of the tough-female gunslinger Western The Quick and the Dead (1995). Plus Jackie and Leanne plan their double wedding; We join a school disco; Court TV presents "The Take Off", a Star Trek themed send up of the OJ Simpson trial; Dawn and Jen are back in the waiting room, where the subject of holidays comes up; and in "A Classic in the Making", we visit a stately home for a behind the scenes look at the filming of a new Jane Austen type drama thingy.
7.8 /10
Baywatch

Wed, Jan 03, 1996
Clever send up of 90s action/drama "Baywatch", and pastiche of Lynda La Plante's TV crime drama "Prime Suspect", with the show's main star Helen Mirren trying her hand at situation comedy.
8.2 /10
Loveheart

Wed, Jan 10, 1996
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders present a series of new comedy sketch shows. Targets tonight include Mel Gibson's film Braveheart, the luxurious lifestyle enjoyed by Jackie Onassis , and singer Bjork.
7.8 /10
Franco e Sandro

Wed, Jan 17, 1996
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay homage to the film director Federico Fellini and indie group the Cranberries.
7.8 /10
Batman

Wed, Jan 24, 1996
It's over to Wayne Sleep Manor where Batman (Jennifer) and his trusted sidekick Bobbin (Dawn) must put a stop to the evildoings of the Krankies in a send up of the beloved superhero franchise, also featuring Butler Jeeves and the obligatory love interest. Plus, Dawn is having another of those Sophia Loren days; The Wenches from Ye Olde Shakespearean Elizabethan times have gone into catering; Terry and Daniel give Kate Moss the Monroe treatment; and Abby and Sophie attempt to guide their respective children through some artistic and culinary endeavours.
7.8 /10
Pulp Fiction

Wed, Jan 31, 1996
Lulu is a hostage of DawnJules and JenniferVincent. Will she make it out alive, or will one blast of 'Shout' prove to be too much?
8 /10
The Quick and the Dead
Dawn and Jennifer are channeling Sharon Stone this week in their send up of the tough-female gunslinger Western The Quick and the Dead (1995). Plus Jackie and Leanne plan their double wedding; We join a school disco; Court TV presents "The Take Off", a Star Trek themed send up of the OJ Simpson trial; Dawn and Jen are back in the waiting room, where the subject of holidays comes up; and in "A Classic in the Making", we visit a stately home for a behind the scenes look at the filming of a new Jane Austen type drama thingy.
7.8 /10
Dr. Quimn, Mad Woman
Jennifer is Dr. Quimn, the physician always there to help those in need, joined by Dawn as her faithful Fanny. Plus Dawn steps out again with Kate Moss; Dawn and Jen celebrate music in adverts; "Star Crossed lovers" tells both the Ken and Emma story and the Claudia and David story; Two Devonshire ladies discuss (and argue) about their trip to Plymouth to see the Three Tenors; the teenage bedroom girls discuss going raving; and we meet two incredibly well spoken art gallery assistants.
7.4 /10
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