French & Saunders: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of French & Saunders Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Decades
Mar 4, 1988
Joan Bakewell presents a documentary about two modern artists, Muriel and Maddie. Also Squeeze sing a great song called "853-9537".
Cable TV
Mar 11, 1988
The Fat Men get somewhat over-excited while watching the Miss World contest on TV, and there's a sparse audience at a Kilroy spoof.
Removals
Mar 18, 1988
The comic duo uncork one of their Hollywood send-ups as a rather senile Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.
Languages
Mar 25, 1988
Light entertainment from French and Saunders, with the regular helping of Raw Sex and Ben Elton.
Potholing
Apr 8, 1988
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in their very own light entertainment variety show, with special guests including The Proclaimers, Raw Sex, Brian Conway, Sarah Greene, Steph
Nose
Apr 15, 1988
Dawn and Jennifer round off the series with more fantastic sketches and a medley of hilarious silver screen send-ups.