Sweetie, darling, you're in for such a treat.
It's no secret that we have a soft spot for British TV shows, and Absolutely Fabulous — Ab Fab to die-hard fans — ranks among the cream of the crop. The BBC sitcom — starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as the Botoxed, Champagne-swilling, stupendously superficial Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone — made the '90s worth living when it began airing on Comedy Central. This was pre-Spice Girls, pre-Samantha Jones, pre-Kardashians, and we lapped up every last morsel.
Now the Lacroix-obsessed ladies are back with a standalone film. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie opens July 22, with cameos from the likes of Kate Moss, Alexa Chung, Jourdan Dunn, and anyone else remotely involved with British fashion. And yes, Bubble and Saffy are also returning.
If those names mean nothing to you — shock! horror! — we've prepared a little primer offering insight into the Ab Fab world. A little binge-watch also wouldn't hurt, especially if you've got a steady supply of Veuve and undereye cucumber slices to keep you company.
Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) is the twice-divorced head of her own London PR firm, working with clients such as Lulu, Twiggy, and Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton. Eddy likes...
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1. Lacroix
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2. All things New Age
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3. Worrying about her weight
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4. Squabbling with her know-it-all daughter Saffron, or "Saffy" (Julia Sawalha), who is very PC, uptight, and prone to riding high horses. Saffy eventually marries a polygamous Nigerian man, has a daughter, and throws herself into charity work.
Eddy also has a gay son, Serge, but he only shows up once.
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5. Hanging out with her best friend and fake wife through a bogus civil ceremony, Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley). Cigs and vodka included, of course.
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Patsy enjoys modeling, working at magazines, pretending to be a former Bond girl, undergoing cosmetic procedures, and pickling her liver with lots and lots of booze.
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Seriously. A lot of booze.
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Not surprisingly, Patsy and Saffy do not see eye to eye.
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Eddy's live-in mother (June Whitfield) can also be a tough audience.
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And there's Bubble (Jane Horrocks), Eddy's daffy assistant at the PR agency. Bubble is AMAZING.
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Still not sold? We've just got one thing to say.
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