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French and Saunders Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1996 - 1996
Episode 1
Baywatch
29 mins
In the first episode of their fifth series, Dawn and Jennifer give US TV favourite Baywatch (1989) the parody treatment, replete with ultra-hot bodies and stunning Burnham-on-Sea locations. Plus, Dawn arrives dressed as Pocahontas in order for her to promote the Squaw Burger, Jen however is pre-occupied with being unable to use the bathroom due to there being "no stuff in the thing"; There's a ballroom dance break; Make-up artists Terry and Daniel are ecstatic to discover that Dusty "biggest icon ever" Springfield will soon be in their chair; "The Job" sends up Lynda La Plante crime dramas, as one tough female thespian arrives one after the other at "a bleedin' dump", looking forward to receiving that all important script from Lynda herself; and in "The Generation Gap", Helen Mirren finally gets to try her hand at situation comedy.
Episode 2
Loveheart
30 mins
In "Loveheart", Braveheart and Rob Roy team up to fight the "sassenach hun". Plus, Jennifer is enjoying channelling Jackie O as her new role model, leaving Dawn somewhat bereft in the role model department, although she soon leaves "normality" behind as she channels Bjork in a very special music video; Two teens in a bedroom get their kicks from tic-tacs and a quick burst of the Home and Away theme tune; Margaret recounts her time in Africa, but will she find the United Emirates any different? And Dawn and Jen deal with the dangers of direct sunlight.
Episode 3
Franco e Sandro
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer pay tribute to avant grade Italian filmmaker Frederico Fellini with a stunning pastiche of his films. Also, Sue Barker talks to British tennis players Gemma Rogers and Caroline Summers about their ability (or lack of) and what can be done to help other British tennis players? Dawn has a pose-off with Kate Moss; Dawn meets Jennifer's "Posse" and makes the fatal mistake of going through the door to her "Wrinkly Arsehole", cue a wicked send up of Noel's House Party (1991); Two Devonshire ladies recall their day out... though they don't always agree; and there is a special Irish musical treat from The Raspberries and Sinead O'Connor.
Episode 4
Batman
30 mins
It's over to Wayne Sleep Manor where Batman (Jennifer) and his trusted sidekick Bobbin (Dawn) must put a stop to the evildoings of the Krankies in a send up of the beloved superhero franchise, also featuring Butler Jeeves and the obligatory love interest. Plus, Dawn is having another of those Sophia Loren days; The Wenches from Ye Olde Shakespearean Elizabethan times have gone into catering; Terry and Daniel give Kate Moss the Monroe treatment; and Abby and Sophie attempt to guide their respective children through some artistic and culinary endeavours.
Episode 5
Pulp Fiction
30 mins
In a send up of 90's cult-crime fave Pulp Fiction (1994), Dawn and Jennifer are Mob hit men put in charge of guarding (and entertaining) Lulu. Hopefully she wont get bored and start singing "Shout" at them. Plus, Jennifer is channeling Celine Dion for a special musical number; Dawn and Kate Moss have a handbag-off; Two ladies try to outdo each other, ailment for ailment, in the doctor's waiting room; There's a spot of Spanish Flamenco dancing; and the boarding schoolgirls, Emma and Junior, visit yachtswoman/novelist Clare Francis to do an in-depth interview for their school paper.
Episode 6
The Quick and the Dead
30 mins
Dawn and Jennifer are channeling Sharon Stone this week in their send up of the tough-female gunslinger Western The Quick and the Dead (1995). Plus Jackie and Leanne plan their double wedding; We join a school disco; Court TV presents "The Take Off", a Star Trek themed send up of the OJ Simpson trial; Dawn and Jen are back in the waiting room, where the subject of holidays comes up; and in "A Classic in the Making", we visit a stately home for a behind the scenes look at the filming of a new Jane Austen type drama thingy.
Episode 7
Dr. Quimn, Mad Woman
30 mins
Jennifer is Dr. Quimn, the physician always there to help those in need, joined by Dawn as her faithful Fanny. Plus Dawn steps out again with Kate Moss; Dawn and Jen celebrate music in adverts; "Star Crossed lovers" tells both the Ken and Emma story and the Claudia and David story; Two Devonshire ladies discuss (and argue) about their trip to Plymouth to see the Three Tenors; the teenage bedroom girls discuss going raving; and we meet two incredibly well spoken art gallery assistants.
