Episode
French & Saunders: Back at the BBC
Overview
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders go behind the scenes at the BBC, with sketches featuring old favourites, new characters and film parodies. Dawn and Jennifer's first day at their new office and they meet their producer. Sketches include Dawn's unusual medical check-up and an homage to the film Cold Mountain.
Details
- Series
- French & Saunders
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2004-10-15
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Back at the BBC is Episode 1 in Season 6 of French & Saunders. It aired on 2004-10-15. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 3: The Queen
Behind the scenes in the office, Dawn is feeling ignored and wonders why she hasn't been invited to the Palace to meet the Queen. Jennifer has been invited and instead of writing scripts is practising her curtsey. Sketches include tributes to Kill Bill, Most Haunted and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Episode 4: Offers
In the office, Dawn and Jennifer have to offer their ideas for new programmes to the Controller of BBC One. Sketches include a tribute to Madonna and Chris Martin's Mum
Episode 5: Minutes
Despite having a new series to write, Dawn French is preoccupied with the fact she has been invited to go on Fit Farm but doesn't really know why. She also fulfills her dream of singing on Top Of The Pops with Anastasia, and the movie Troy gets a make-over, with Jennifer Saunders as Brad Pitt's Achilles and Dawn as the ethereal Helen.
Episode 6: After Show Party
French and Saunders have to take their ideas to offers, they have NOTHING!