Season guide

French & Saunders: Season 5

7 episodes Premiered Jan 4, 1996 Updated Oct 6, 2026

Previously on French & Saunders

Season 5 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 4.
⚡ 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.

Season 5 Episodes

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Jan 4, 1996 · 30 min

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders return with a spoof of Baywatch and Helen Mirren desperately trying to reinvent herself.

S5·E2 Core

Jan 11, 1996 · 30 min

Skits and sketches from Dawn and Jennifer including a parody of Bjork and their unique version of Braveheart.

S5·E3 Core

Jan 18, 1996 · 30 min

Dawn and Jennifer present a parody of Federico Fellini's movies.

S5·E4 Core

Jan 25, 1996 · 30 min

More comedy sketches from Dawn and Jennifer, with special guests the Krankies, Patsy Kensit, Patrick Barlow and Kate Moss.

S5·E5 Core

Feb 1, 1996 · 30 min

More skits and sketches from Dawn and Jennifer, including a spoof of Pulp Fiction.

S5·E6 Mytharc

Feb 8, 1996 · 30 min

Skits and sketches from Dawn and Jennifer, featuring a spoof of Western The Quick and the Dead, guest starring Lenny Henry.

S5·E7 Mytharc

Feb 29, 1996 · 30 min

Skits and sketches, including a spoof of Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. Kate Moss guest stars.