November 12, 1992 –
The screamingly funny TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous, written by Jennifer Saunders, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley premiered on the BBC on this date.
When the series first aired, the BBC placed it on its out-of-the-mainstream channel, BBC2, thinking that it might build a modest cult following. However, the show drew such high ratings that it was moved to the more Populist channel, BBC1. According to Jon Plowman, head of comedy at the BBC, during the development of the first series there was concern that “an audience outside the square mile of Soho – the trendy district of London – would not know what this was about.” It eventually became one of the highest-rated shows in Britain.
The Haus of Dcaligari 