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French and Saunders Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1993 - 1993
Episode 1
Misery
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer begin their fourth series with an uncanny send up of the Stephen King thriller Misery (1990). Plus Jennifer is having "one of those Marlene days"; Jen is desperately trying to "dash" from a work meeting; Ken and Duane's The Sound of Music focuses on David Bowie, they also introduce a special guest video from Dickens' Daughters; the Fat Blokes are delivering the work mail; and Dawn joins Jennifer in her new kitchen to discuss who's "got it all", this week it's French movie icon Gérard Depardieu. There's also a new ad for "Pretty Dawny" stockings, for legs that go on forever.
Episode 2
The Silence of the Lambs
30 mins
Dawn is a devious Dr French and Jennifer is the spooked out Jodie Foster in a spectacular send up of psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs (1991), featuring very special appearances from Bernie Clifton and the Krankies. Plus, Dawn's props kit has arrived for she is to become the first first woman comedy vicar on TV; There's a "movement" dance break; In "The Sound of Music", Ken and Duane discuss Beethoven and introduce a vintage video from the Mamas and the Papas; Dawn is 408 months gone; "Lucky Bitches" is the raunchy new adaptation of Jackie Collins' latest blockbuster; We journey back to Olde Elizabethan Shakespeare times to meet two characterful wenches; and Dawn is feeling especially beautiful in front of her mirror.
Episode 3
The Seventh Seal
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer are in Sweden feeling ultra depressed in black and white as this week they pay homage to filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (with specific nods to The Seventh Seal (1957)). There's also a '90s dance break; Jen refuses to believe how much sex Dawn has been getting lately; We meet Liz and Tessa, proprietors of "RSVP - Top people's party organisers"; Ken and Duane talk rock 'n' roll and introduce a special guest video from "Gun n' Roses"; Office workers Maureen and Katie discuss weddings, cheese and engagement rings; and fat blokes Jim and Jim are back, this time as car park attendants.
Episode 4
In Bed with French & Saunders
30 mins
We follow Madonna Dawn and Madonna Jennifer backstage on their world tour, along with their backing dancers and crew, the whole time trying to maintain their artistic integrity. Plus, Dawn and Jen discuss Jerry Hall, who has simply "got it all"; Jackie and Leanne sift through their multitude of mail order catalogues and demonstrate some of their most recent purchases; Ken and Duane highlight the importance of the music manager and introduce a special guest video from Fleetwood Mac; a heavily disguised Dawn visits Jen for a cup of tea, taking a big risk due to the fatwa on her; a belching and somewhat tongue tied guest speaker gives a speech in front of the Lady Mayoress and various other VIPs; two women enjoy some twiglets at a bar; and Dawn makes a phone call to establish the existence of any Walls in the vicinity.
Episode 5
French & Saunders: The Special Edition
30 mins
In a send up of '80s sci-fi horror blockbuster Aliens (1986), Jennifer has gone all Sigourney Weaver in order to stop Dawn being impregnated at 2 o'clock that afternoon, although she may already be too late... Also, we travel back to Ye Olde Elizabethan Shakespeare times where the two characterful wenches discuss family, codpieces, and sample snacks from the new world; There's an "All That Jazz" dance break; Lollipop lady Dawn visits Jennifer who is having panty pad problems; Ken and Duane are back to discuss MC Hammer and introduce videos from Dana and Mary Hopkin; and a young girl pays a visit to Peter Pan, her beloved horse, for a spot of casual show jumping practice.
Episode 6
The House of Idiot
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer are poking fun at BBC period drama The House of Eliott (1991) this week. Plus there's another kitchen discussion about who has got it all (and who hasn't): this week it's Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson; "Teenage Diaries" follows lone yachtswoman Debbie O'Brien on her round the world voyage from Plymouth; Ken and Duane pay tribute to the Disc Jockey in "The Sound of Music" and present a special Top of the Pops video of Pan's People; and we meet Gladiator stars Gerbil and the Mighty Boulder.
Episode 7
Thelma and Louise
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer are in Dartmoor to film a parody of Thelma & Louise (1991), which Jen is completely throwing herself into, whereas Dawn can't quite bring herself to take the proceedings seriously... that is until they are pulled over by the local constabulary. Plus Dawn is ready to go to a wedding but still has time to help Jen prepare to audition for a Merchant/Ivory production; there's a dance break, ragtime style; Dawn fantasises about taking over from Annie Lennox on tour; and the French and Saunders Dance Academy gets ready to put on "La Belle Dame Sans Chapeau", with special guest Darcy Bussell. But will she be able to pick up the steps?