Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to return to TV screens this Christmas, 30 years after the first series of their sketch show was broadcast.
The BBC1 festive special of French and Saunders will feature the double act’s most popular sketches from the past three decades, plus rarely seen footage and new material.
The pair will once again be parodying popular films and TV – including 2017 hits such as The Handmaid’s Tale.
The sketch show last aired on TV in 2007, but the comedians have since worked together on Comic Relief and Radio 2 specials.
Saunders said: “We have almost deliberately stayed alive this long just to force the British Broadcorping Castration to put us on television one last time.”
French told the Daily Mirror: “There’s some Handmaid’s Tale in there. We had fun with some of the costumes.”
She said the pair would also parody drunken reality TV show contestants during their Christmas special, adding: “I am shocked by how they behave.”
The show’s executive producer, Jon Plowman, said: “To be honest, I wouldn’t have a career without them – so it’s terrific that they’re back together for this show of old, gold and new stuff.
“They are two of the greats and it’s good that they’ve finally found each other’s phone numbers for the first time in a while.”
The BBC it would reveal more details at a later date.
