ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jennifer Saunders (Shrek 2), Joanna Lumley (The Wolf of Wall Street), Julia Sawalha (The Final Curtain), June Whitfield (Carry On Nurse), Jane Horrocks (Sunshine On Leith), Kathy Burke (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Celia Imrie (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Janette Tough (French and Saunders)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mandie Fletcher (Deadly Advice), director; Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous), writer; Damian Jones (The Iron Lady) and Jon Plowman (French and Saunders), producers; Charlie Mole (Dad’s Army), composer; Chris Goodger (Kajaki), cinematographer; Anthony Boys (In The Loop) and Gavin Buckley (Ironclad), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Edina (Saunders) and Patsy (Lumley), two vapid and self-absorbed middle-aged women desperate to cling onto their glitzy and glamorous lifestyles, become entangled in a media storm when they accidentally cause a fatality at a fashion launch party. Dogged by the paparazzi and facing more scrutiny than ever before from several people in the industry, they decide to flee to the French Riviera and attempt to settle into a much more permanent rich lifestyle…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jennifer Saunders’ long-running sitcom finally comes to the big screen, with more laughs and even more cameos – including Kate Moss, Jon Hamm, Gwendoline Christie, and that’s to name a few! – than ever before.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST JULY 2016

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