The BEST episodes of Absolutely Fabulous season 4

Every episode of Absolutely Fabulous season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Absolutely Fabulous season 4!

In this satirical British sitcom, which became a cult hit on American cable, a grotesquely self-centered fashion victim chain-smokes, swills champagne, abuses drugs, munches caviar, terrorizes her daughter, and tries in vain to mingle with the beautiful people -- all in the company of her sleek, slutty, boozed-up best friend.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Ended
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Menopause
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8.84
261 votes

#1 - Menopause

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2001

After Patsy cracks her wrist and finds out she is has osteoporosis, Saffron sets up a menopause meeting for the pair. Edina's businesses are going under and it seems that everyone is undergoing change. Then Saffron starts having day-dreams about the possible future...

Directors: Bob Spiers
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Donkey
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8.66
272 votes

#2 - Donkey

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2001

Despite having tried every fad diet going, Eddie is still desperate to be thin, and decides to try detox. Spurred on by a Sex And The City-style lunch with her bitchy girlfriends, Eddie embarks on a strict regime of water and red meat and enrolls herself in a grueling military fitness program. Despite Patsy's best efforts, Eddie swears off champagne and begins to shed the pounds. But her nights are plagued with visits from God and the Devil, who have their own agendas. Meanwhile, budding playwright Saffy bumps into a pretentious old school friend, Taylor Johns, who attempts to use her in his bid to further his acting career, and Patsy decides to see what life is like without her trademark Sixties forelock.

Directors: Bob Spiers
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Parallox
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8.55
373 votes

#3 - Parallox

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/2001

Patsy has an injection to freeze her wrinkles; Edina is due to make an appearance on the TV show "This Morning With Richard & Judy"; Saffy is looking for a job with New Labour and Mother is finding out the delights of the internet

Directors: Bob Spiers
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Small Opening
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8.32
300 votes

#4 - Small Opening

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2001

Saffy's first play, "Self Raising Flower," based on her life is opening at the local theatre and Eddie worries that it will portray her as a bad mother, which of course it does.

Directors: Christine Gernon
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Fish Farm
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8.13
253 votes

#5 - Fish Farm

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2001

After rocking on at a Marilyn Manson concert, Eddie finds an attractive young man in her garden. Patsy recognizes Jago, the landscape gardener hired by Saffy, as the brother of a well known aristocrat and Eddie turns on the charm to get her dream of a huge mansion with servants.

Directors: Christine Gernon
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Paris
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8.12
370 votes

#6 - Paris

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2001

Patsy heads to Paris for a fashion shoot, a chance to relive her modeling days and to spend time with her new best friend, super model Erin O'Connor; with Eddie and Saffy in tow. While Patsy struggles to cope with fresh-faced models, unflattering clothes and the photographer from hell; Eddie tries to bond with her estranged daughter and somehow convinces Saffy to let down her defenses and flash the whole of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Directors: Bob Spiers
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