List of French and Saunders episodes

Unpaid intern Dawn plots to seize the limelight. In sketches, Steve Rider has the latest in the Sports Report, and Dawn's A-ha pencil case has been stolen at school.

Jennifer tries to carry off a series of circus tricks to no avail. Sketches include parodies of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and The Bangles, and the first appearance of the extras.

Jennifer mistakes the week's special guest, Julie T. Wallace, for Julie Walters. Sketches include the first appearance of the dirty old men.

With poor ratings threatening their show, Dawn and Jennifer resort to extreme measures and hunt down BBC controller Michael Grade. Sketches include the Menopazzi Sisters and a parody of police procedurals.

Madame and the Hot Hoofers walk out on the show, forcing Dawn, Jennifer, and Raw Sex to broadcast from the Blue Peter studio. Sketches include a fashion show, and schoolgirls discussing menstruation.

The curtains come down on the first series of French and Saunders' spoof entertainment show with special guest Joan Armatrading.

Dawn is handing out some muddled contraceptive advice to Jennifer.

The Fat Men get somewhat over-excited while watching the Miss World contest on TV, and there's a sparse audience at a Kilroy spoof.

Jen and Dawn operate a moving company; a rather senile Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers pay tribute to Fred Astaire.

Dawn and Jennifer attempt to learn new languages, and launch a London tour with Raw Sex; schoolgirls take a field trip; a parody of the Pet Shop Boys; Pear Tree Farm supplies a poorly trained cat for a cat food advert.

Dawn and Jennifer undertake a Journey to the Center of the Earth-style exploration of a cave. Other sketches include inactive teenage athletes, a woman who claims to be Elvis' ex-mistress, and a neurotic housewife.

Jennifer visits Dr. French for a nose job. Other sketches include a parody of Jane Seymour, the extras meeting June Whitfield, and a string of Hollywood parodies.

Parodies of Christmas movies, hair gel ads, and Bananarama.

The hills are alive with the sound of French and Saunders as Dawn and Jennifer parody The Sound of Music. Other sketches include parodies of ABBA and Sonia, and the first appearance of Pear Tree Farm.

Dawn and Jennifer take on the lead roles of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Other sketches include a parody of Bros and two hapless magazine editors.

Parodies of The Exorcist and Watchdog; aspiring female rappers; and a publisher and author's lunch meeting.

Guest stars: Kathy Burke, Stuart Fell, Maggie Philbin, Lynn Faulds Wood

French and Saunders have Gone with the Wind with Jennifer as Scarlett and Dawn as Mammy.

Parodies of Dangerous Liaisons, Birds of a Feather, Tanita Tikaram, and The Factory.

Parodies of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and American stand-up comedians; Ken and Duane imagine suing the publisher of an "easy" sheet music book; and "Modern Mother and Daughter", the basis for Absolutely Fabulous.

Dawn and Jennifer start a casting agency but manage to insult all of their clients.

Parodies of The Silence of the Lambs, The Mamas and the Papas, and Jackie and Joan Collins.

In Bed with French and Saunders reveals what goes on backstage for two familiar Madonnas. In other sketches, the duo discuss Jerry Hall, examine mail-order catalogues, and parody Fleetwood Mac.

Parodies of Alien, Mary Hopkin and Dana; a look at Elizabethan England; and a teenage equestrian.

Parodies of The House of Eliott, Pan's People and Gladiators, and a teenager setting out to circumnavigate the world.

Dawn and Jennifer's parody of Thelma & Louise becomes all too real. In other sketches, Jennifer learns her lines for a Merchant Ivory film audition, and Darcey Bussell replaces Dawn in Jennifer's new ballet.

Spoofs of Charles Dickens novels and The Piano.

Spoofs of Baywatch, Lynda La Plante's crime dramas, and Disney's Pocahontas; two flamboyantly gay stylists get the chance to work with Dusty Springfield.

Jennifer and Dawn star with Mel and Sue and Patsy Kensit in a parody of Braveheart. Other sketches include spoofs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Björk, young chavs experimenting with drugs, and British expatriates in the Emirates.

Parodies of Federico Fellini's movies, Noel's House Party, The Cranberries, and Sinéad O'Connor.

Parodies of Batman Forever and the '60s Batman TV series; Dawn has a Sophia Loren day; another look at Elizabethan times; the stylists return with Kate Moss; and neurotic mothers oversee a playdate.

Dawn and Jen are hired to guard Lulu in a Pulp Fiction spoof. Other sketches include a parody of Céline Dion, oneupsmanship in a doctor's waiting room, and public schoolgirls out of their element as they interview Clare Francis.

A parody of The Quick and the Dead; Court TV airs a legal spin on Star Trek; and Gary Waldhorn stars in a new Jane Austen adaptation.

A spoof of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; TV films about Ken & Em and David & Claudia; the chavs recount a rave; and art gallery owners prepare for an exhibition.

A parody of Titanic and making-of specials, accompanied by spoofs of high-concept game shows and The Corrs.

A Bank Holiday special features an acting masterclass and a murder investigation, Witless Silence.

Parodies of The White Stripes, Madonna and Rosemary & Thyme, and a Christmas message from Catherine Zeta-Jones.^[a]

Dawn and Jennifer meet their new producer, Liza Tarbuck, and sign a contract, unwittingly locking themselves into a six-part series deal. Sketches include cam girls Jodie & Jordan discussing mortgages, and Nicole Kidman's audio commentary for Cold Turkey.

Dawn tries to find the perfect chocolate lime; the two discuss the prevalence of online porn; Eve Pollard arrives as the BBC's new Director General; Pear Tree Farm is forced to diversify their business; Catherine Zeta-Jones discusses fashion; a parody of Cher.

Liza pushes Jen and Dawn to finish their first script, while Jen prepares for an award at the palace, and Dawn is distressed by both her lack of award and Mark Lamarr's rudeness. Sketches include parodies of Kill Bill and Most Haunted, Catherine Zeta-Jones on crowns, and the stylists assisting Sandro Botticelli.

Dawn, Jennifer, and Liza pitch their ideas for new shows during the BBC's internal "offers" process, including a modernized version of Shakespeare's King Lear. Other sketches include Madonna's new children's book, Jodie and Jordan on eyeglasses, and the stylists assisting Édouard Manet.

Dawn and Jennifer struggle to demonstrate how much writing they've finished. Sketches include a spoof of Edward Scissorhands, Jodie and Jordan on peeling potatoes, British expatriates discussing Indonesia, Catherine Zeta-Jones on roundabouts, the making of Troy, and Dawn's fantasy of singing with Anastacia.

Episode one of the new series starts filming. Dawn and Jennifer delay production, through a combination of laziness and constantly getting lost, but meet with an allegedly ill teenager and his mother. Sketches include retirees who move to Florida, Dawn babysitting for a giant, and Chris Martin's mum.

Dr Tanya Byron attempts to rope in the increasingly "childish" Dawn and Jennifer. Features parodies of Vera Drake and Elton John.

Episode 1 sees the return of the hapless documentary presenter (Joanna Lumley), introducing the sketches.

Old Material: "Who is it?"/Dawn's entrances; the fat men; ABBA; "History of Dance": the '60s; Marilyn and Jane; The Exorcist; the extras; Britney and Madonna (remixed); Titanic; Dawn at the doctor; the teenagers; a montage of old clips set to The Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps".

Old material: Stealing a BAFTA; The Menopazzi Sisters; Dancing; "Cassie's Dance Audition" (featuring Harriet Thorpe); a montage of Jen's reactions to Dawn; "Generation Gap" (featuring Julia Sawalha); Presenters Academy (featuring Davina McCall); Dana, Mary Hopkin, Dickens' Daughters, The Mamas and the Papas, George Michael and Boy George; Florida retirees; The Sound of Music; montage set to Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor".

Old material: Alien, Gone with the Wind, Cold Turkey, Loveheart and Silence of the Lambs; "Look at my baby!"; The Poo Stripes, Boyzone and Aimless Morris-Minor; Chris Martin's mother; West Country Maids; women's programming; "Lucky Bitches"; "History of Dance": the '20s and the '90s; montage set to Gorillaz' "Feel Good Inc.".

Old material: Dawn's entrance; Bros on Star Test; "Nibbles" (featuring Lenny Henry and Adrian Edmondson); the extras at the Tate Modern; Witless Silence; Batman (featuring Patsy Kensit); Star Wars; the fat women; Jackie and Brigitte (featuring Tanya Byron); Elton John with Kiki Dee; montages set to Basement Jaxx' "Where's Your Head At?" and Just Jack's "Stars in Their Eyes".

Old material: Lananeeneenoonoo; Catherine Zeta-Jones; "Hurrah for Hollywood"; horse riding; Kill Bill; Dot and May; Pulp Fiction; Thelma & Louise; montages set to Lulu's "Shout" and Dawn and Jennifer's rendition of "The Way We Were".

Old material: Dawn models with Kate Moss; the fat men at Christmas; the fat women at Christmas; "Don't Sit There!"; "La Belle dame sans chapeau" (with Darcey Bussell); Whatever Happened to Baby Dawn?; the chamber maids; Richard and Judy's house; "Ding Dong Merrily on High" with Alison Moyet; prosthetics; computer troubles; Cher; "Ride"; Imagine... Parkour (with Alan Yentob); Catherine Zeta-Jones' Christmas message; "History of Dance"; F&S in prison; Christmas in the White Room; opera divas (featuring Sarah Walker performing "I Should Be So Lucky"); montage set to Shirley Bassey and The Propellerheads' "History Repeating".

A special thirtieth-anniversary clip show combining new material, greatest hits, rarities and previously unreleased footage.