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French & Saunders: Season 6

6 episodes Premiered Oct 15, 2004 Updated Oct 6, 2026

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Season 6 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 5.
⚡ 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 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S6·E1 Mytharc

Back at the BBC

Oct 15, 2004 · 30 min

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders go behind the scenes at the BBC, with sketches featuring old favourites, new characters and film parodies. Dawn and Jennifer's first day at their

S6·E2 Core

Three-Letter Words

Oct 22, 2004 · 30 min

This week, still struggling to come up with ideas, French & Saunders have to meet with the controller of BBC One (Eve Pollard). Plus they pay tribute to Cher through the ages and C

S6·E3 Filler

The Queen

Oct 29, 2004 · 30 min

Behind the scenes in the office, Dawn is feeling ignored and wonders why she hasn't been invited to the Palace to meet the Queen. Jennifer has been invited and instead of writing s

S6·E4 Core

Offers

Nov 5, 2004 · 30 min

In the office, Dawn and Jennifer have to offer their ideas for new programmes to the Controller of BBC One. Sketches include a tribute to Madonna and Chris Martin's Mum

S6·E5 Mytharc

Minutes

Nov 12, 2004 · 30 min

Despite having a new series to write, Dawn French is preoccupied with the fact she has been invited to go on Fit Farm but doesn't really know why. She also fulfills her dream of si

S6·E6 Mytharc

After Show Party

Nov 26, 2004 · 30 min

French and Saunders have to take their ideas to offers, they have NOTHING!