S1E5

Birthday

Absolutely Fabulous

calendar_todayDec 10, 1992 schedule30 min star7.0

Edina is none too pleased about her 40th birthday. As opposed to the glamorous, star-studded surprise party she had hoped for, Edina is disappointed to learn that Saffron has planned a quiet lunch with family and friends—including both of Edina's ex-husbands, Justin and Marshall, and their respective new lovers, Oliver and Bo, as well as Patsy and Mother. Edina behaves erratically during the party, switching between self-pity and spite, and she soon provokes Oliver, her least favourite guest, into making an angry exit. Justin and Marshall are shocked to discover that they have both been paying alimony to Edina. While Edina and Patsy sing drunkenly on a new karaoke machine, Justin and Bo secretly plot to cut off Edina's alimony.

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star Guest Stars

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Patsy's Mother

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Magda

Harriet Thorpe

Harriet Thorpe

Fleur

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

Hamish