Bob Spiers
Language
English
Description
Basil Fawlty is an inept and manic English hotel owner and manager who isn't cut out for his job. He's intolerant, rude and paranoid. Chaos frequently breaks loose as Basil tries to run the hotel. He is constantly under verbal (and sometime physical) attack from his unhelpful wife Sybil, and hindered by the incompetent, but easy target, Manuel, the Spanish waiter. Fortunately he has an intelligent and attractive maid to help him out of the various...
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Edina's got an electronic organiser and a plan to become a model - of efficiency that is. And what's more efficient than flying to New York on Concorde for a doorknob? On New Year's Eve, she has a full house, including Patsy's ultra-glam sister. But Edina's not going to let the crowd interfere with her resolution to have more fun. Then Edina and Patsy plan to get in touch with their inner sexuality - they've scheduled an orgy! Saffy leaves home to...
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Edina continues to battle against the unfair forces of nature and society, supported by her best friend - and outrageous lush - Patsy. Series two finds Edina looking for a new best friend after a row with Patsy, contemplating mortality after a death in the family, coping with a sudden drop in income, hospitalisation, re-birthing, and going on holiday!
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a Siamese cat saunters into the hideout of two bank robbers, their hostage scratches a plea for help on her wristwatch and places it around the cat's neck. When the cat returns home wearing the clue, the F.B.I., two sisters, their boyfriends and a neighbor get involved in the case.
7) Chilly dogs
Language
English
Description
When slacker Kevin receives a letter from his long-lost grandfather informing him has has inherited land in Alaska, it seems to be the answer to Kevin's prayer for fun and adventure. One catch: in order to claim the land, he has to compete in the toughest dog sled race across the frozen tundra.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 6
Language
English
Description
Eddy and Patsy decide to go their separate ways. Patsy flies to New York to try her hand as a magazine editor, while a lonely Eddy joins a commune in search of her real self and Gran is left at home to become addicted to the shopping channel. It's not long before both Eddy and Patsy realise that life just isn't the same without the other.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Eddy and Patsy take a trip to Provence, they find the language barrier is the least of their problems. Tension between them mounts as they drive round in circles looking for their accommodation, trying to remember which side of the road the French dr
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 4
Language
English
Description
PR-land quakes with anticipation as the award season approaches. Edina, having paid for them, naturally expects to win her fair share. Meanwhile, Saffy gets some extra special education from her psychology lecturer. Naomi Campbell puts in an appearance as herself, but where is Lulu when you need her?
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 4
Language
English
Description
A tiff between Eddy and Patsy leaves them both in search of a new best friend, while Eddy's minimalist friend from the '60s, Bettina, has become preoccupied by her new baby. How long will the fashion-obsessed, champagne-drinking pair survive without each other?
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 2
Language
English
Description
After receiving news of her father's death, Edina takes the theme of transience to heart and decides to invest in some immortal works of art. Patsy is called in to help her find the right acquisitions, but Saffy is disgusted that her mother is more upset about putting on weight than the death of her own father.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 1
Language
English
Description
Patsy finds herself in the middle of a tabloid scandal when her affair with a politician is exposed. But having her moral rectitude questioned is nothing compared to the indignity of having her true age revealed in the press. Meanwhile, Eddy stubs her toe and insists on immediate surgery.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 6
Language
English
Description
When Eddy and Patsy decide to have a night out, Saffy looks forward to the chance of a quiet night in with her boyfriend. But when Gran absent-mindedly locks them all in the sitting room, Eddy attempts to have a serious chat about the facts of life - with the aid of Cosmo magazine's sex quiz.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 3
Language
English
Description
Patsy, Eddy and Saffron head to Marrakech for a photo-shoot. Edina and Patsy use the trip as an excuse to shop for ethnic fashions, while Saffron turns her attention to the native inhabitants. However, it's not long before tensions between Eddy's best friend and daughter come to a head.
Author
Series
Absolutely Fabulous volume 5
Language
English
Description
Patsy decides to go to work for the first time ever, sending shock waves through her magazine company. To drum up publicity she organises a fashion show, but it's put in jeopardy when at the last minute all of her models quit. Will she be able to persuade
