And Absolutely Fabulous is the best way to describe it too. As anyone who reads my reviews would know. I have a love of British comedy and Ab Fab is certainly way up there with the best of them. I have been watching this series on TV for many years and I could safely say that I’ve seen every show at least once, and I’d watch them all many more times too especially now that they’re presented in a far superior format.

This is the last of the Ab Fab episodes and really gives a great impression of what every other episode is like. For anyone who has never seen the show it is basically about two aging friends, Patsy (Joanna Lumley) and Edina (Jennifer Saunders), No-one knows their real age but I’m guessing 40 something. Edina is a fashion magazine editor and lives a high rolling life of fashion and socialising, that anyone would be happy with. However Eddie is not your ordinary executive and certainly has no fashion sense whatsoever. Patsy is her tag along friend who never eats. Yes I can safely say I’ve never seen Patsy eat, instead she permanently has a bottle of wine in her right hand which is her life line. They both indulge in social drugs and toy boys on a regular basis.

However it’s time for things to get serious as Edina’s daughter Saffron (Julia Sawalha of Pride and Prejudice) is about to married. Saffron is quite the opposite of her mother and Patsy. She’s quiet educated and basically a bit of a geek, which Eddie has never been able to come to terms with. The wedding is to be a big white church wedding as Saffy’s fiancé Paolo is also high up in the social ranks of society.

Patsy and Edina however are sure to add their touches though.

None the less the transfer is still pretty good. Shadow detail is quite good but since the majority of the footage is indoors with bright studio type lighting this is to be expected.

There are some grain problems especially with the more distant scenes where the two are driving in a car outdoors and the background is completely out of focus and grainy.

The surround channels were not used at all and really there isn’t a lot of opportunity for it. Aside from which it would give it a different feel, the front-based sound is really indicative of a cheap British comedy, and has it’s advantages.