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Jennifer Saunders reunites with the cast of Absolutely Fabulous for a new documentary called Inside Out. Here are the details…

Following the huge success of Bottom: Exposed earlier this year, Gold have commissioned a similar feature length documentary about Absolutely Fabulous called Inside Out. While Bottom: Exposed featured many interviews and talking heads, Inside Out reunites most of the cast – Whitfield passed away in 2018.

Series co-star Jennifer Saunders said to the British Comedy Guide, “I loved making Ab Fab but I can’t remember a great deal, so much of this retrospective is a revelation to me. Thank you Gold for this kind and helpful programme”.

Its other co-star, Joanna Lumley, added: “It was a fabulous wander down memory lane by actresses who only have the faintest grip on reality. Really thrilling, and I hope vastly entertaining. I loved every second”.

Saunders, along with double act partner Dawn French, began...

The BBC sitcom Terry & June is available to stream unedited in full, but a warning at the start of it has left one MP demanding his country back.

Starring June Whitfield and Terry Scott, the BBC sitcom Terry & June was a big hit for the corporation, particularly in the 1980s. It debuted in 1979, ran through until 1987, and the show has been made available to stream in full via the BritBox service.

To the best of my knowledge, not a single frame of the show has been edited or altered. In spite of if being a programme very much of its time, the decision has been made to leave the material in tact, and instead just add a warning at the start.

This seems a decent way of doing things. Retrospectively censoring material to modern sensitivities is a dangerous and evolving path. Letting people wander unwarned into family-targeted viewing...

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• Cartoon Brew looks into Disney's weird stance about their Lion King remake. They keep saying "it's not animated" but we all know it is!

• /Film the live action remake of Japanese hit Your Name will be 'Americanized'

• Deadline Dame June Whitfield of Absolutely Fabulous fame has died at 93

• Into the Spider-Verse the screenplay is online if you're interested

• Vulture a survey and exploration of what Asian-American art meant this past year featuring Burning, Crazy Rich Asians, Searching and more...

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Dame June Whitfield, known for her work on “Terry and June,” the “Carry On” movies and “Absolutely Fabulous” has died.

The BBC is reporting that Whitfield died on Friday night at 93.

Whitfield’s career touched just about every part of the entertainment industry from early radio comedies, acting in the “Carry On” films, to co-leading the beloved BBC sitcom “Terry and June” that ran from 1979 to 1987. She kept working long into her career even appearing in the 1998 London-based “Friends” episode, the new revamped episodes of “Doctor Who” starring David Tennant and landing a recurring role of Gran/Mother in Jennifer Saunders’ “Absolutely Fabulous.” She also continued to appear on radio, voicing Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple for nine years on the BBC Radio 4.

When Whitfield was appointed with the honor of damehood at the age of 92, Charles, Prince of Wales told her this celebration had been “some time coming.

Dame June Whitfield, the actress known for her work as Edina’s snarky mother on the British ’90s sitcom “Absolutely Fabulous” and as Minnie the Menace on “Doctor Who,” has died. She was 92.

Whitfield passed “peacefully” on Friday night, her agent told BBC.

Born in London, the actress’ career stretched back to the 1940s and included roles in the “Carry On” film franchise and the sitcom “Terry and June,” which ran from 1979-1987. Whitman also had appearances in 2016’s “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie,” “Friends,” “East Enders,” and was featured in more more than 1,300 radio and television shows.

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Fellow “Absolutely Fabulous” actresses lead the tributes to the late actress, who was made a Dame — a title equivalent to the rank of knight — in 2017.

Joanna Lumley, who played Whitfield’s daughter, told ITV News: “I am...

The actress known to millions as Gone With the Wind‘s Melanie Wilkes is now officially Dame Olivia de Havilland.

The 100-year-old two-time Oscar winner was named a Dame Commander in Queen Elizabeth II‘s Birthday Honors list on Saturday, becoming the oldest-ever person to achieve the distinction.

Of the honor, de Havilland said in a statement to People that she is “extremely proud that the Queen has appointed me a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.”

“To receive this honor as my 101st birthday approaches is the most gratifying of birthday presents,” she said.

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Title: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Director: Mandie Fletcher Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Claudia Bing, Gwendoline Christie and Chris Colfer The witticism of ‘Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie’ is not up to the standards of British humour. Director Mandie Fletcher opts for a coarse slapstick entertainment, as she condenses in a film the U.K. television show ‘Absolutely Fabulous.’ The comedy’s screenplay was written by Jennifer Saunders, based on her eponymous sitcom, where she plays the character of Edina Monsoon, the owner of a barely successful metropolitan PR company. Her best friend and partner in crime Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley) relishes in the high life. Eddy [ Read More ]

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Chicago – As far as TV shows that fans wish could be movies, the cult hit “Absolutely Fabulous” was high on the list. The adventures of Patsy and Edina, two middle age Brits with an appetite for self medication, has had a dedicated following since it premiered in 1992. Even though there were six full TV seasons, and various reunions, “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” has emerged.

Rating: 3.0/5.0

Although series creator (and portrayer of Edina) Jennifer Saunders wrote the screenplay, the film suffered with a not-quite-enough storyline that made 90 minutes seem longer. However, there are some magic and bizarrely funny moments in the film, even though the substance-abusing duo are getting a bit long in the tooth to keep the characters viable. But this is “Ab-Fab,” and viability is not really high on the radar, darling. For fans of the show, this is welcome fun, and for those not as familiar, caveat emptor.

The Ab Fab brand - the exuberantly vulgar misadventures of two boozily dysfunctional middle-aged fashionistas - apparently never goes out of style. And isn't that wonderful, sweetie? Isn't it? In the big-screen reboot of the classic British sitcom, publicist Eddy (Jennifer Saunders) sets out to land a new client (none other than supermodel Kate Moss) with the help, as always, of best pal/enabler Patsy (Joanna Lumley). Times are hard, the Bolly's dried up, and the credit cards have been cut up. In desperation, Patsy cries out she needs "hand money," and Eddie must woo Moss as her next big client.

The Ab Fab brand - the exuberantly vulgar misadventures of two boozily dysfunctional middle-aged fashionistas - apparently never goes out of style. And isn't that wonderful, sweetie? Isn't it? In the big-screen reboot of the classic British sitcom, publicist Eddy (Jennifer Saunders) sets out to land a new client (none other than supermodel Kate Moss) with the help, as always, of best pal/enabler Patsy (Joanna Lumley). Times are hard, the Bolly's dried up, and the credit cards have been cut up. In desperation, Patsy cries out she needs "hand money," and Eddie must woo Moss as her next big client.

Ever since Absolutely Fabulous swanned onto the BBC in 1992, there's been talk of a feature-film adventure — and now, 24 years later, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has left Brexit-land to splash down on our shores. Moviegoers are now in the enviable position of spending decadent quality time with P.R. guru Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and her fashionista and champagne-and-coke savant bestie Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley). Diehard fans will find Eddy and Patsy even more AbFab on the big screen. The movie? Not so much. Too many locations, a convoluted plot,...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie reunites fashionista-wannabee gal pals Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley) from the 1990s hit British TV comedy for more of their hard partying, party-crashing, champagne-swilling inappropriate shenanigans.

First off: if you are not already a fan steeped in the old British TV show Absolutely Fabulous but think Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie might give you a taste of what all the fuss was about, forget it – this film is not for you. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is strictly for fans, and unlike some movie adaptions, it does not give the uninitiated even much thought. It is possible to watch the whole film with nary a chuckle, having the nagging feeling there are plenty of in-jokes there soaring over your head. You would be right.

If you are a committed Ab Fab fan, the movie version may well be hilarious. At the promotional screening, there...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Fox Searchlight Pictures Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: C+ Director: Mandie Fletcher Written by: Jennifer Saunders Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness, Jane Jorrocks, June Whitfield Release Date: July 22, 2016 Absolutely Fabulous (a.k.a.: Ab Fab) was a BBC television sitcom, which first aired in the U.K. on November 1992 and continued till May 1995. The program featured Edina Monsoon, a PR agent, trying to stay young and her best friend Patsy Stone, a magazine editor and alcohol abuser. The program was so successful that it returned for special episodes on December 2011, January and July 2012. As if [ Read More ]

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Appropriate for their big screen debut, Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. But when they accidentally push Kate Moss into the river Thames at an uber fashionable launch party, Eddy and Patsy become entangled in a media storm surrounding the supermodel’s untimely demise and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

Fox Searchlight Pictures presents in association with BBC Films a DJ Films/Saunders & French production, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, also starring Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Chris Colfer, Kate Moss, Lulu, Emma Bunton, Robert Webb,...

Some were trepidatious about this belated big-screen outing for the fashionista sitcom. In fact, post-referendum, the timing couldn’t be better … and neither could Joanna Lumley

Sixty is the new 40, 90 is the new 70 and Jennifer Saunders’s Edina and Joanna Lumley’s Patsy are back – along with Edina’s very elderly mum, played by June Whitfield. The less-than-dynamic duo make a characteristically wobbly and hungover reappearance in heels, champagne flutes in one hand and cigarettes in the other. No nonsense about vaping.

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Ahead of the trailer dropping for the film this week, Fox Searchlight Pictures has revealed the full list of celebrities set to make cameo appearances in the upcoming "Absolutely Fabulous" movie - a list that includes the likes of Kate Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Joan Collins, Barry Humphries, Jerry Hall and Jean Paul Gaultier.

In the film Edina and Patsy are blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party and become entangled in a media storm. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forevermore.

Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield lead the cast of the film, joined in major roles by Kathy Burke, Helen Lederer, Harriet Thorpe, Celia Imrie, Mo Gaffney, Chris Ryan and both Emma Bunton and Lulu as themselves.

The full list of celebs are: Abbey Clancy,...

Fans of the early 1990s British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous have reason to be excited these days. Fox Searchlight recently set loose a new teaser trailer on the world. The producers of the film also confirmed a 2016 release date of July 22.

Location filming in the U.K. and France is complete for the film that finds, appropriate for their big screen debut, Edina and Patsy (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley) still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots.

Blamed for a major incident at a fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

The film, which was written...

Plus: Colcoa to honour Jean-Paul Rappeneau; Enrique Castillo to head cast on Latino spy thriller; and more…Colcoa will honour Jean-Paul Rappeneau during its 2016 edition, set to run at the Directors Guild Of America headquarters in Hollywood from April 18-26. Rappeneau will make a rare appearance at the April 21 tribute, which includes the world premiere of the restored A Matter Of Resistance starring Catherine Deneuve and Philippe Noiret. Click here for further details.Fox Searchlight will release Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie on July 22. Jennifer Saunders wrote the screenplay and stars alongside Joanna Lumley, with support from Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield. Mandie Fletcher directs.The Weinstein Company has dated John Carney’s recent Sundance world premiere Sing Street for April 15 and Jonathan Jakubowicz’s Hands Of Stone starring Robert De Niro and Edgar Ramirez for August 26.Enrique Castillo will head the cast on Latino spy thriller Killing The Street Children, about the plight...

Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films have posted the new teaser trailer for the "Absolutely Fabulous" movie, a full-on feature that reunites the cast of the classic British sitcom.

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reprise their iconic roles of Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone in the film which also sees the return of Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother.

The new trailer plays more like a high-class drink commercial and teases the film's storyline - Edina and Patsy have been blamed for a major incident at a launch party. To escape the media storm, they head off to the French Riviera to hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more.

Varioius A-list stars from the acting, music and fashion worlds are expected to show up in the film which Mandie Fletcher helms from a script by Jennifer Saunders.

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Cheer on local talent with these potentially great UK films from 2016, including drama, comedy, action, horror, fantasy & more…

While Batman Vs Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men Apocalypse and other mega franchises are expected to dominate cinemas in 2016, let’s hear it for the films below. None are sequels, few have titanic budgets, all of them are British and each of them has the potential to be great.

2016 looks to be a particularly strong year for UK crime drama, with Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, Adam Smith’s Trespass Against Us and Michael Apted’s Unlocked on their way. Military thrillers are also well represented this year, with Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky, Fernando Coimbra’s Sand Castle, and Simon West’s Stratton incoming. There’s also comedy, fantasy, drama, horror and even a musical waiting for you below.

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British sitcom to film adaption have done quite well in the past, The Inbetweeners and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa being the most recent examples, and now it’s the turn of one of most successful Britcoms in history with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reuniting once again for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. The pair step back into the shoes of comedy icons Edina and Patsy, as the hard drinking, fad chasing pair go on holiday to the French Riveria. They will be joined by the rest of eth original cast, including Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, and June Whitfield. Filming has begun on location in the U.K. and the south of France, with the movie set to be released sometime in 2016.

Fans of Absolutely Fabulous are always ready for a reunion. Since the small screen can no longer contain the ladies who lush, Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films are making a feature film, and have announced that principal photography has begun.

Per Variety, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, "...has started to shoot in the U.K. and the South of France for seven weeks. The film will be released next year." Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley return as Edina and Patsy. They are joined by Julia Sawalha as Saffy; Jane Horrocks as Bubble; and June Whitfield as Mother.

Here's more from EW.com: Read More…...

Edina and Patsy have announced their return in typically stylish fashion today, with Fox Searchlight unveiling the first official image for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie that reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley following their days on the hit BBC comedy.

Long rumored but never actually conceived until now, Mandie Fletcher will return to helm the big-screen adaptation after directing several episodes of the original TV series. What really has fines pining for more, though, is the fact that the studio has welcomed back a number of cast members from Absolutely Fabulous, including Julia Sawalha as Edina’s daughter Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Eddy’s personal assistant Bubble, and June Whitfield.

In terms of plotline, the hapless pair will find inadvertently themselves embroiled in a media circus when a “major incident” kicks off at a high-end London nightclub. Ever the ones to make light of a bad situation, Edina and...

After years of the will-they-won't-they rumor mill, Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone are officially heading to the big screen: Fox and BBC Films have released the first photo of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, and judging from the photo and log line, we're in store for a lot of alcohol-and-nicotine-fueled fun. The film, adapted from the immensely popular and long-running BBC series, will see the duo fleeing to the French Riviera after being "blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party." Attempting to escape from the ensuing media storm, they arrive at the "glamorous playground of the super-rich" completely penniless, and proceed to devise a plan to turn their temporary hideout into a permanent lifestyle. Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their roles, while many other original cast members, including Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble, and June Whitfield as Mother, will also return.

Long talked about, but never quite made until now, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie finally has the cameras rolling and Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley back living their version of the good life. Picture proof sits above!Mandie Fletcher is calling the shots on this one, working from Saunders’ script, with Edina and Patsy joined, as you might expect by Julia Sawalha’s Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother. “I am thrilled and excited to finally start filming,” says Saunders. “We are all taking our medication and hoping for the best,”The plot, which follows some of the archetypes for a film based on a British sitcom sees Edina and Patsy shopping, drinking and clubbing their way round London’s top spots until they stumble into a fashionable launch party and are blamed for a major incident. Fleeing the ensuing media storm and attendant paparazzi, they...

The glamorous lives of Edina (Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley), high-fashion heroines of the BBC's long-running TV series, are coming to the big screen for the first time with "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie," which begins principal photography today. The film, written by Saunders and directed by Mandie Fletcher, is shooting on location in the U.K. and the south of France. Fox Searchlight and BBC Films will release the movie next year. More than 20 years after first introducing the champagne-swilling, chain-smoking, fad-chasing ne'er-do-wells, as well as Edina's daughter, Saffron (Julia Sawalha), "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" finds Edina and Patsy still living it up in London. When they're blamed for an incident at a trendy launch party, they flee the resulting media blitz and devise a plan to make their French Riviera escape permanent. Also returning are original cast members Jane Horrocks, as Bubble, and June Whitfield, as Mother.

First image released from the feature co-financed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films.

Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films have announced that principal photography has begun on Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.

It marks first cinematic outing for the long running comedy and is shooting on location in the UK and the south of France for seven weeks.

The film reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy along with the rest of the original cast that includes Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother.

The team behind the camera includes Mandie Fletcher (Blackadder, Absolutely Fabulous) directing from a script by Saunders, producers Jon Plowman (Absolutely Fabulous) and Damian Jones (The Iron Lady, Belle). Jones is also producing the upcoming film version of Dad’s Army.

Executive producers are Steve Milne, Christian Eisenbeiss, Christine Langan, Nichola Martin, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French and Maureen Vincent serving as executive producers...

Notice there's an international shortage of vodka and the cigarettes? It's because Patsy and Edina are back. That's right, after years of rumors, the Absolutely Fabulous movie, appropriately titled Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, is filming right now. The first flick starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as the iconic duo Edina and Patsy will shoot in the UK and south of France. The show's original cast is also returning, with Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother. "I am thrilled and excited to finally start filming. We are all taking our medication and hoping for the best," Saunders said in a statement. Mandie Fletcher is directing a script by...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has started shooting.

The comedy reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy, with Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield also starring.

Kathy Burke and Kelly Hoppen will be popping up, while Kate Moss is said to have a cameo.

"I am thrilled and excited to finally start filming," said Saunders. "We are all taking our medication and hoping for the best."

Fox Searchlight Pictures' president of production Claudia Lewis added: "We're so happy to join Jennifer, Joanna and the Absolutely Fabulous team on their latest and greatest adventures!"

The project is being shot on location in the UK and the south of France for seven weeks.

It will see Edina and Patsy blamed for a major incident at a fashionable launch party and becoming entangled in a media storm, relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi.

They flee penniless to the French Riviera,...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has started shooting.

The comedy reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as Edina and Patsy, with Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield also starring.

Kathy Burke and Kelly Hoppen will be popping up, while Kate Moss is said to have a cameo.

"I am thrilled and excited to finally start filming," said Saunders. "We are all taking our medication and hoping for the best."

Fox Searchlight Pictures' president of production Claudia Lewis added: "We're so happy to join Jennifer, Joanna and the Absolutely Fabulous team on their latest and greatest adventures!"

The project is being shot on location in the UK and the south of France for seven weeks.

It will see Edina and Patsy blamed for a major incident at a fashionable launch party and becoming entangled in a media storm, relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi.

They flee penniless to the French Riviera,...

Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films have announced that principal photography has begun on "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie," the first film based on the the long-running and much-loved comedy series.

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reunite as the iconic Edina and Patsy along with original cast members Julia Sawalha as Saffy, Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother.

In the film, Edina and Patsy are blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party. Entangled in a media storm and relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi, they flee penniless to the French Riviera where they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and forever live the high life.

Mandie Fletcher ("Blackadder," "Absolutely Fabulous") directs from a script by Saunders, while Jon Plowman and Damian Jones will produce. Shooting will take place on location in the U.K and the south of France over the next seven weeks.

As previously announced on Screenterrier back in October, newcomers 15 year old Archie Cox from Cirencester, who didn't realise he was auditioning for the main role until he was down to the final three, and 16 year old Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, the daughter of actor Lorraine Ashbourne and Andy Serkis who will be making her own television debut, star in the new BBC adaption of of Laurie Lee's classic memoir of the Cotswolds, Cider With Rosie.

The younger versions will be played by Georgie Smith, a ten-year-old schoolboy from Cheltenham, and Libby Easton, a seven-year-old who lives near Laurie Lee’s real home in Slad, pictured above.

Georgie, Libby and Archie were all spotted in Gloucestershire schools, where they were among 500 pupils who took part in casual workshops while casting directors looked on.

Director Phillippa Lowthorpe said: “We really wanted to capture authentic accents and the sense of an innocence you get in the countryside.

Everything old is new again.  No, really.  Everything old is new again today.  Winona Ryder says a "Beetlejuice" sequel is actually happening, the latest trailer for the "Jem and the Holograms" remake was released today (truly, truly outrageous) and "AbFab" is headed for the big screen. Yes, Edina and Patsy, your favorite British Bff's and gay icons, are once again ready to crash every fashion show, charity event and posh soiree in the greater London metropolitan area and beyond. According to Deadline and confirmed by HitFix, Fox Searchlight is in negotiations to co-finance and distribute the long awaited "Absolutely Fabulous" movie.  The movie will be based on the BBC TV Series which began way back in 1992 and ran for three initial seasons.  It proved so popular that there have been numerous specials, two more seasons (2001, 2005) and a 20th Anniversary special that tied into London's 2012 Olympic Games.  Now, series creator Jennifer Saunders...

Sweetie darling, we're going to the movies!

Yes, after years of rumours, teases and broken promises, it was announced this week that an Absolutely Fabulous movie is 100 per cent, definitely, absolutely going into production this October.

It's been a long road to get here, with Jennifer Saunders first mooting the possibility of taking Edina and Patsy to the multiplexes way back in 2011.

The Early Buzz

"I want to write Ab Fab: The Movie," Saunders - co-lead and creator - told The Sunday Times in November 2011. "We'd have so much fun, and I've thought of a really nice idea...

"We thought it would be hilarious if [Edina and Patsy] went to a party on an oligarch's yacht, got drunk, fell asleep and woke up in the middle of the ocean. Everyone else has left, and the ship has been moved on."

BBC Films boss Christine Langan also confirmed to Deadline that the project would...

Sweetie darling, we're going to the movies!

Yes, after years of rumours, teases and broken promises, it was announced this week that an Absolutely Fabulous movie is 100 per cent, definitely, absolutely going into production this October.

It's been a long road to get here, with Jennifer Saunders first mooting the possibility of taking Edina and Patsy to the multiplexes way back in 2011.

The Early Buzz

"I want to write Ab Fab: The Movie," Saunders - co-lead and creator - told The Sunday Times in November 2011. "We'd have so much fun, and I've thought of a really nice idea...

"We thought it would be hilarious if [Edina and Patsy] went to a party on an oligarch's yacht, got drunk, fell asleep and woke up in the middle of the ocean. Everyone else has left, and the ship has been moved on."

BBC Films boss Christine Langan also confirmed to Deadline that the project would...

Sweetie darling, the Absolutely Fabulous movie is finally happening.

Joanna Lumley has ended months of speculation by revealing on This Morning that the script for feature film is done and production will kick off this October, promising a "ravishingly funny" film.

Jennifer Saunders wrote the script and will also return to play Edina Monsoon.

"We are all there, the same old gang," said Lumley. "Lots of people you will have seen in it before, I think we are going down to the south of France to do some of the shooting there

"It'll all be shot on location. It is going to be ravishingly funny! Very gorgeous… and completely fabulous!"

Lumley also quipped that she may need a helping hand with Patsy's iconic beehive hairstyle for the movie.

"I usually use my own hair, and that's usually for one show a week in front of an audience," she explained. "But...

Sweetie darling, the Absolutely Fabulous movie is finally happening.

Joanna Lumley has ended months of speculation by revealing on This Morning that the script for feature film is done and production will kick off this October, promising a "ravishingly funny" film.

Jennifer Saunders wrote the script and will also return to play Edina Monsoon.

"We are all there, the same old gang," said Lumley. "Lots of people you will have seen in it before, I think we are going down to the south of France to do some of the shooting there

"It'll all be shot on location. It is going to be ravishingly funny! Very gorgeous… and completely fabulous!"

Lumley also quipped that she may need a helping hand with Patsy's iconic beehive hairstyle for the movie.

"I usually use my own hair, and that's usually for one show a week in front of an audience," she explained. "But...

June Whitfield will play a nun in EastEnders. The 89-year-old actress - who is set to make a guest appearance in the BBC One soap - will join the Albert Square residents as a sister who tries to console Kat Moon, played by Jessie Wallace, by offering her a drink after she is forced to remember her past in an upcoming storyline, reports The Sun newspaper. The 'Absolutely Fabulous' star's scenes will air in May 2015 and June confessed she is ''very excited'' to be a part of the show. She said: ''I have watched 'EastEnders' for years, and have been...

EastEnders couple Kat and Alfie Moon will be featured in their own drama series in 2016.

Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie) will be taking a break from Walford later this year, but viewers will be able to follow them as they head to Ireland to start a new life in a spinoff show.

Although the couple have been estranged ever since Kat discovered that Alfie was responsible for the fire that left her badly burned, they will soon reunite and have the opportunity to put the past behind them.

The six-part drama series has been created by EastEnders' executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins, and it will be written and produced by the EastEnders team.

Speaking about the new drama, Treadwell-Collins said: "In the next few weeks on EastEnders, viewers will witness several huge twists for Kat and Alfie Moon that will change their lives forever.

"Now is the perfect...

Kat Moon will attempt to commit suicide in 'EastEnders'. The troubled character - portrayed by Jessie Wallace - will try to end her life in a heartbreaking storyline, which will air to viewers next month. The BBC One soap is tackling the story of how sexual abuse by her dad's brother Harry Slater at 13-years-old, which resulted in the birth of her daughter Zoe, has affected Kat as she gets older. Following her attempt, Kat will seek friendship and support from a unknown character, which will be portrayed by June Whitfield. A source said: ''This is the start of a huge new storyline for...

ITV3 has announced that it will celebrate the Carry On films with a new documentary series.

The channel will air three-part documentary Carry On Forever across Easter Bank Holiday weekend, with some of the best-loved Carry On films also being aired back to back.

Martin Clunes will narrate the documentary, which features interviews with stars Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor.

Carry On Forever will also feature never-before-seen footage from behind the scenes of the movies. The cast will reunite as well in some of the film series's most iconic locations.

Amanda Barrie, Liz Fraser, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Sally Geeson, June Whitfield, Shirley Eaton, Fenella Fielding and Jim Dale will also feature in the three-part series.

Mark Robinson, executive producer at Shiver, said: "Carry On is the most successful and best-loved brand in British movie comedy history, influencing generations of comedians.

"Stars like Sid James,...

ITV3 has announced that it will celebrate the Carry On films with a new documentary series.

The channel will air three-part documentary Carry On Forever across Easter Bank Holiday weekend, with some of the best-loved Carry On films also being aired back to back.

Martin Clunes will narrate the documentary, which features interviews with stars Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor.

Carry On Forever will also feature never-before-seen footage from behind the scenes of the movies. The cast will reunite as well in some of the film series's most iconic locations.

Amanda Barrie, Liz Fraser, Bernard Cribbins, Juliet Mills, Sally Geeson, June Whitfield, Shirley Eaton, Fenella Fielding and Jim Dale will also feature in the three-part series.

Mark Robinson, executive producer at Shiver, said: "Carry On is the most successful and best-loved brand in British movie comedy history, influencing generations of comedians.

"Stars like Sid James,...

June Whitfield and Jan Harvey are to make guest appearances in 'EastEnders'. The 'Absolutely Fabulous' actress will make a surprise appearance in the BBC One soap for one episode only alongside Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Moon, in an upcoming storyline which takes Kat back to her past, with the scenes set to air in May 2015. June said: ''I have watched 'EastEnders' for years, and have been so impressed by the standard of acting. It was an absolute delight to work with Jessie Wallace and I am very excited to be part of the show.'' Meanwhile, Jan - who is best known...

June Whitfield and Jan Harvey are to make guest appearances in 'EastEnders'. The 'Absolutely Fabulous' actress will make a surprise appearance in the BBC One soap for one episode only alongside Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Moon, in an upcoming storyline which takes Kat back to her past, with the scenes set to air in May 2015. June said: ''I have watched 'EastEnders' for years, and have been so impressed by the standard of acting. It was an absolute delight to work with Jessie Wallace and I am very excited to be part of the show.'' Meanwhile, Jan - who is best known...

20 years after it was first talked about, the first draft script for the Absolutely Fabulous movie - Edina And Patsy - is done.

Since the television show first hit big, there's been talk of a possible Absolutely Fabulous movie. But it looks as if 2015 may be crunch time for the project.

Jennifer Saunders has revealed that she's now got a script in place for the film spin-off of the hit TV show. "I've finished the first draft" she told the Sunday People. "I'm feeling euphoric. My proper New Year's resolution is to do the film, otherwise it'll be a pointless year of procrastination".

It's said that Saunders first started work on an Absolutely Fabulous film script some 20 years ago. We'd guess that if it finally goes ahead, it'd be a swansong for the characters of Edina and Patsy (played, of course, by Saunders and Joanna Lumley).

The movie is currently...

Jennifer Saunders has revealed that she's finished the first draft of the Absolutely Fabulous movie script.

Saunders told Sunday People that she felt "euphoric" after finishing writing, and confirmed that the movie would be called Edina and Patsy.

She said: "I've finished the first draft. I'm feeling euphoric.

"My proper New Year's resolution is to do the film, otherwise it'll be a pointless year of procrastination."

Saunders also revealed that both she and Joanna Lumley would be returning, while Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield's characters have also been written into the script.

Saunders has previously revealed that she is hoping for a 2015 release, and also admitted that she was undergoing hypnotherapy to help overcome procrastination.

"It's true," she said. "What my hypnotist said was to get rid of the backpack of negativity."

Absolutely Fabulous first started in 1992.

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Timothy Spall has joined the BBC drama Cider With Rosie.

The Mr Turner star will narrate the upcoming adaption of Laurie Lee's 1959 book, reports Radio Times.

Spall said: "Cider With Rosie was one of the first books I ever read and I'm delighted and charmed to be involved in the production playing the author himself."

Cider with Rosie follows a young Laurie Lee during and after the First World War, and Samantha Morton has been cast as Lee's mother Annie.

W1A's Jessica Hynes will appear as Miss Crabby, while June Whitfield will play the role of Granny Wallon.

Newcomer Archie Cox will play the young Laurie Lee.

The adaptation will air on BBC One in 2015, as part of a classic 20th Century literature season.

We asked Den Of Geek’s writers to recommend brilliant comedy shows that deserve to have more of a fuss made about them. Here they are...

Banging a drum about stuff we love is more or less our remit on Den Of Geek - hence what many readers have started referring to as the ‘inexplicably regular' appearance of Statham, squirrels and Harold Bishop from Neighbours on these pages.

To that end then, we asked our writers which comedy shows (past and present, UK or otherwise, on TV, radio, or online…) deserved more praise, and here are the ones they chose. You might already like them too, or you might discover something new to dig out and enjoy. That’s the fun of it.

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14 year old newcomer Archie Cox from Cirencester has landed the lead role in the new BBC adaptation of Laurie Lee's classic memoir of the Cotswolds, Cider With Rosie.

The casting directors searched local Gloucestershire schools to find boys with authentic accents and spotted Archie, who they described as "an exciting new discovery", despite the fact that he has no previous acting experience.

Archie will star as Laurie know as 'Lol' in the story which chronicles his journey from boy to man, first love, loss and family upheaval. Lol’s boyhood escapades take place in a rural world as yet untouched by electricity and cars - a place suspended between history and modernity.

Fellow newcomer Ruby Ashbourne Serkis (represented by Lou Coulson), the 16 year old daughter of actors Andy Serkis and Lorraine Ashbourne, will play the author's cousin, the Rosie of the title.

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduate Emma Curtis...