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Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Aniston reveal Absolutely Fabulous almost didn't make it to TV after a BBC boss decided 'drunk women aren't funny'


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In a new BBC documentary, Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out, the sitcom's producer John Plowman revealed: 'We do the pilot and I see Robin Nash, Who was the then head of comedy and I said, 'What do you think?' Absolutely Fabulous ran for five successful seasons from 1992 to 2003 and one film, boasting a hoard of A-list guest stars including Tom Holland, Emma Bunton and Rosie Huntington Whitley. But speaking on the documentary, due to air on Thursday, the show's lead star Joanna Lumley said: 'I remember a Times television review when the first episode came out and it was, 'Sorry, no, this is not going to work and it's not funny.

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