Lovely Bubbly!

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders on toasting 25 years of Ab Fab with a tour of France’s Champagne region.

- Rebecca MahoneyRebecca Mahoney

NEW TRAVELOGUE

Joanna & Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

THURSDAY / BBC2 / 9.00PM

Crack open the Bolly, sweetie! Absolutely Fabulous stars Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders are back – this time, exploring the secrets behind their on-screen duo’s favourite tipple for a special one-off travelogue.

Journeying through France’s Champagne region, Joanna and Jennifer relive the fizz-fuelled friendship of TV’s legendary lushes, Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone, while sampling some of the most valuable plonk on the planet.

Here, Joanna, 71, and Jennifer, 59, talk about their trip and their enduring love for Eddy and Patsy…