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French & Saunders

1987–2004 · 6 seasons

A breezy, silly parade of affectionate celebrity and film spoofs carried by two performers clearly delighting in each other's company.

Created by
Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Michelle Collins
Overview
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.

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Created by
Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Michelle Collins
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • friendship
  • gender
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour9
Realism5
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Michelle Collins, David Walliams, Simon Brint, Rowland Rivron, Brian Cox, Peter Wear
Length
6 seasons, 39 episodes, 30 min each
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BBC One, BBC Two
Languages
English

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