Absolutely Fabulous: Season 2

1994 · 6 episodes · ★ 7.6

Series 2

What Season 2 of Absolutely Fabulous

Season two opens with Edina admitted to hospital for a minor operation, while Patsy undergoes a facelift. The two friends keep spending recklessly on champagne, cigarettes and drugs, and their lifestyle keeps causing personal crises. Saffron, Edina's daughter, once again becomes the one who restores order when chaos gets out of hand. The conflicts include a trip to Morocco that Saffron joins, and a rivalry between Edina and Patsy over an old friend of Edina's who comes to visit. Money is also a worry, as Edina has overspent and must cut back, something she finds hard to accept.

6episodes

Jan 27, 1994premiered

Mar 10, 1994Latest episode

3 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Hospital
Jan 27, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 7.8
Patsy becomes the subject of a tabloid sex scandal following an affair with a married MP. Edina checks into a hospital for surgery after injuring her big toe. Patsy tags along, planning to undergo a chemical peel in preparation for her interview with Hello! magazine.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: June Whitfield, Naoko Mori, Kathy Burke, Harriet Thorpe
2x02 Death
Feb 3, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 8.3
When Edina's father dies, a grief-stricken Saffy is horrified by her mother's apathy. However, once she realises her own mortality, Edina purchases expensive artwork, which she plans to leave behind when she dies. Marshall visits with his new grief-counsellor girlfriend, Sondra, who panics upon discovering that the corpse is to be placed in Edina's living room for the wake. Despite being banned by Saffy from attending the funeral, Edina shows up anyway, taking Patsy along.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Christopher Ryan, Llewella Gideon
2x03 Morocco
Feb 10, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 7.0
Edina and Patsy travel to Marrakech for a photo shoot. They're accompanied by Saffy, who is interested in studying the local indigenous peoples. There, Edina and Patsy meet up with old friend Uncle Humphrey, who sexually harasses Saffy. At dinner, it's revealed that in the 1970s, Patsy spent a year living as a man until 'it fell off', according to Edina. The duo later go to the shoot location, but when no one shows up, they end up lost in the desert.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: Jane Horrocks, John Wells, Harroun Hanif, Karim Skalli
2x04 New Best Friend
Feb 24, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 7.2
Edina frantically organises her cluttered house in order to host old friends Bettina and Max, who were once obsessed with minimalism. Feeling ignored by Edina, Patsy leaves in search of another lunch partner. When Bettina and Max arrive, Edina is disappointed to learn that they are now the hysterical, neurotic parents of a newborn. As the couple wreak havoc, Edina quickly leaves.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Lulu, Harriet Thorpe
2x05 Poor
Mar 3, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 7.3
Edina discovers that both Marshall and Justin have cut off their alimony. After Saffy conspires with Edina's accountant, Edina is led to believe that she is poor, and reluctantly agrees to reduce her expenses. However, during a trip to the supermarket, she and Patsy fill three trolleys with groceries and steal a crate of champagne.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: June Whitfield, Jane Horrocks, Christopher Malcolm, Mark Wing-Davey
2x06 Birth Season Finale
Mar 10, 1994 · 30 min · ★ 7.7
Patsy falls asleep with a lit cigarette, and accidentally burns down the Monsoons' kitchen. She and Edina later plan a night out, but they decide to stick around after learning that Saffy is expecting a date, much to her chagrin. To make matters worse, Mother inadvertently locks the trio in the living room on her way to the chemist's, forcing them into uncomfortable conversations about love, sex and motherhood.
Directed by: Bob Spiers · Starring: June Whitfield, Eleanor Bron, Christopher Malcolm, Jane Galloway