French and Saunders to reunite for Christmas special on BBC One

French and Saunders to reunite for Christmas special on BBC One

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Tuesday, 19th September 2017
French and Saunders reunite (Credit: BBC)

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are getting back together to mark their 30th anniversary.

The comic duo first paired appeared on screen in 1987 in their sketch show French and Saunders and they will return to television for a one-off Christmas special.

It's been 10 years since the pair released their last series together, A Bucket O French and Saunders, and now they are back together to celebrate 30 years of their partnership. 

“We’ve got our lucky pants on and we're ready to get funny...” joked Dawn French, while Jennifer Saunders added “We have almost deliberately stayed alive this long just to force the British Broadcorping Castration [sic] to put us on television one last time.”

The upcoming sketches are still very much under wraps, however, speaking to the Mirror, Jennifer Saunders hinted that viewers can expect spoofs of recent TV hit The Handmaid's Tale, as well as reality shows like Love Island. 

French and Saunders had a series of sketch shows that ran on-and-off for 20 years, until 2007. Most recently they reunited for Comic Relief on Red Nose Day for an 'Almost Carpool Karaoke'.

The 30th anniversary show is a BBC Studios comedy production for BBC One and will air this Christmas.

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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are getting back together to mark their 30th anniversary.