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Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
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Episode 1
Saffy grows impatient with Edina's unwillingness to have their kitchen remodelled after Patsy accidentally burnt it down. Edina's obsession with finding a particular door handle for the kitchen leads her and Patsy to New York City. After a shopping spree, Patsy persuades Edina to have her navel pierced.
Directed by Bob Spiers
Episode 2
As Edina and Patsy prepare to attend an underground New Year's Eve rave, they receive an unexpected visit from Patsy's estranged older sister Jackie. Patsy insists on bringing Jackie along, much to Edina's dismay. However, Patsy is disappointed to learn that Jackie is no longer the jet-setting, drug-addled party animal she used to be.
Directed by Bob SpiersGuest stars Kate O'Mara, Naoko Mori, Gary Beadle, Christopher Malcolm, Christopher Ryan, Rebecca Front
Episode 3
Patsy convinces Edina to hire two male prostitutes for an orgy on the night of Saffy's uni presentation. However, Edina is unable to loosen up, and the prostitutes are not particularly enthused, either. Patsy attempts to enliven the mood by playing a video of an orgy from their youth, only to find that it has been inadvertently switched with a tape of Saffy's school project.
Directed by Bob SpiersGuest stars James Dreyfus, Naoko Mori, Caroline Waldron, Ian Gelder, Idris Elba, Andrew Loudon, Lee Walters, Ben Soames
Episode 4
Edina becomes frustrated when she loses a prestigious PR award to rival Claudia Bing, despite having bribed the judges. Worried about her dwindling career, Edina works on a campaign in hopes of upstaging Claudia. Meanwhile, Saffy becomes romantically involved with Gerard, her psychology lecturer, until she discovers that he is married with children.
Directed by Bob SpiersGuest stars Celia Imrie, Naomi Campbell, Simon Stokes, Paul Reynolds, Peter Richardson, Joanna Bowen, Lulu
Episode 5
Edina is left feeling helpless after Saffy leaves home to attend university. Patsy loses her job when Ella magazine folds; she later receives an offer to work with her colleague Magda at a New York magazine. Edina and Patsy commiserate drunkenly over old age and the sudden changes in their lives.
Directed by Bob SpiersGuest stars Lulu, Naoko Mori, Kathy Burke, Caroline Waldron, Harriet Thorpe, Helen Lederer, John Hudson, David Cardy
Episode 6
Edina joins a New Age commune, but struggles to fit in and quickly becomes bored. Patsy is disillusioned with her new job in New York due to creative differences with her colleagues. Saffy settles into uni life and Mother spends her days at the house, drinking and ordering from the shopping channel. After realising that their lives are not the same without each other, Edina and Patsy happily reunite on top of Carnegie Hall Tower before returning to London.
Directed by Bob SpiersGuest stars Naoko Mori, Kathy Burke, Mo Gaffney, Kevin Allen, Mossie Smith, Ruby Wax, Suzanne Bertish, Sean Chapman
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Jennifer SaundersEdina Monsoon
Joanna LumleyPatsy Stone
Julia SawalhaSaffron 'Saffy' Monsoon
June WhitfieldMother
Jane HorrocksBubble
Celia ImrieClaudia Bing
Kate O'MaraJackie Stone
Eleanor BronPatsy's Mother
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