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French & Saunders: F&S TV

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Release:
1999
Director:
Steve Bendelack
Starring:
William Franklyn, Dawn French, Helen Mirren  ...more
Synopsis: This French & Saunders special from May 1999 features an extended parody of the BBC TV drama Silent Witness. Here the program becomes "Witless Silence," and Jennifer Saunders steps into the forensic-pathologist part played by Amanda Burton in the actual series. In another segment, "Acting Masterclass," another BBC actress actually guest stars. Helen Mirren, known to legions of British TV viewers as London police detective Jane Tennison, here plays an actress very much like herself who's come home ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Not one of the more inspired efforts from Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, this spring 1999 special still features one must-see segment: "Acting Masterclass," a hilarious send-up of actorly competition in which the normally quite serious Helen Mirren gets to let her hair down and have some fun. Creating humor out of jealousy, disillusionment, and bitterness, the three actresses turn in one of the ... Full Review
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