The second series of the British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous premiered on BBC One on 27 January 1994 and concluded on 10 March 1994, consisting of six episodes.
Cast and characters
Main Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone Julia Sawalha as Saffron Monsoon Jane Horrocks as Bubble
Special guest June Whitfield as Mother
Guest
Kathy Burke as Magda Helen Lederer as Catriona Harriet Thorpe as Fleur Jennifer Piercey as Antonia Naoko Mori as Sarah Llewella Gideon as Nurse Orla Brady as Nurse Mary David Henry as Mr Simpson Gwen Humble as Sondra Lorrance Christopher Ryan as Marshall Mark Tandy as Mark Natascha Taylor as art gallery assistant Ciaran McIntyre as vicar Haroon Hanif as Yentob Karim Skalli as Ali Mark Wing-Davey as Malcolm Christopher Malcolm as Justin Miranda Forbes as woman in car Hugh Ross as judge Helena McCarthy as old woman Wolf Christian as fireman Jane Galloway as 1950s nurse Mari Mackenzie as dancer Mia Soteriou as guitar player Suzy Aitchison as 1970s nurse
Special guest stars
Mandy Rice-Davies as 'Patsy' Helena Bonham Carter as 'Saffy' Richard E. Grant as 'Justin' Suzi Quatro as 'Nurse' Germaine Greer as 'Mother' Sylvia Anderson as voice of Lady Penelope John Wells as Uncle Humphrey Britt Ekland as herself Lulu as herself Zandra Rhodes as herself Jo Brand as Carmen Meera Syal as Suzy Adrian Edmondson as Hamish Miranda Richardson as Bettina Patrick Barlow as Max Eleanor Bron as Patsy's mother Philip Franks as poet
Episodes
Accolades Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result International Emmy Awards 1994 Popular Arts (for "Hospital") Absolutely Fabulous British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Actress Jennifer Saunders Best BBC Sitcom Absolutely Fabulous British Academy Television Awards 1995 Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers and Jennifer Saunders Best Comedy Performance Joanna Lumley CableACE Awards International Dramatic or Comedy Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries Jon Plowman
Home media VHS "Series 2" – volume 1 ("Hospital"/"Death"/"Morocco") – 19 October 1994 "Series 2" – volume 2 ("New Best Friend"/"Poor"/"Birth") – 19 October 1994 "The Complete Series 2" – 3 June 1996 As part of the "Series 1–3" VHS set (6-VHS set) As part of the "Series 1–4" VHS set – 25 November 2002 (8-VHS set) "The Complete Series 2" re-release – 25 November 2002
DVD United Kingdom "The Complete Series 2" – 1 October 2001 As part of the "Series 1–4" DVD set – 25 November 2002 (5-disc set) As part of the "Absolutely Everything" DVD set – 15 November 2010 (10-disc set includes series 1–5 and specials) As part of "Absolutely Everything: Definitive Edition" – 17 March 2014 (11-disc set includes series 1–5, specials and 20th Anniversary specials)
United States "The Complete Series 2" – 13 March 2001 "The Complete Series 2" (re-release) – 13 September 2005 As part of the "Series 1–3" DVD set – 13 March 2001 (4-disc set) As part of the "Series 1–3" DVD set re-release – 4 October 2005 (4-disc set) As part of the "Absolutely Everything" DVD set – 27 May 2008 (9-disc set includes series 1–5 & specials) As part of the "Absolutely All of It!" DVD set – 5 November 2013 (10-disc set includes series 1–5, specials and 20th Anniversary specials)
Australia "The Complete Series 2" – 28 February 2002 As part of the "Absolutely Everything" DVD set – 20 April 2006 (9-disc set includes series 1–5 and specials; excluding "The Last Shout") As part of the "Complete Collection" DVD set – 5 April 2011 (10-disc set includes series 1–5 and specials) As part of "Absolutely Everything: Definitive Edition" – 30 April 2014 (11-disc set includes series 1–5, specials and 20th Anniversary specials)
Notes
References
External links Absolutely Fabulous series 2 – list of episodes on IMDb