Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) Birth (1994) User Reviews

A great end to series 2.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 30 August 2022]

Patsy falls asleep setting fire to the kitchen, an accident with a door handle forces Edina, Patsy and Saffy to discuss their birth experiences.

This episode has one of my favourite ever lines, that moment where Gran turns to Saffy and asks 'Saffy, are you alright, why are you so close to your mother like that?'

I'm a big fan of this one, the interaction between Edina, Patsy and Saffy is so different, locked in that room, there is no escape, the trio

Both Eddie's and Patsy's births are funny scenes, but it's that look on June Whitefields face that makes it so funny, her faces are just side splitting.

Joanna Lumley's figure here is ridiculous, absolutely incredible. Seeing her sat in the hospital we Purdy, that was quite a moment, only on Absolutely Fabulous.

Loved it, 9/10.

Not the best episode from season 2, but not the worst

[onnanob2 · 8/10 · 8 April 2007]

"Birth" starts with a fire in the kitchen that was caused by Patsy's careless cigarette smoking. The next day finds Saffy expecting company, but luckily Eddy and Patsy have plans to go out. Of course something has to go wrong, and Mrs. M. accidentally locks Saffy, Edina, and Patsy in the sitting room just before she leaves the house. It's soon realized Saffy's soon-to-arrive company is actually a boy she likes. As the anger of being locked in subsides, Edina tries to talk to Saffy about dating and sex. Birth stories are also told, and Edina's birth is re-created as she experiences stress-induced rebirthing therapy. Patsy's birth is also shown in flashback, and Eleanor Bron returns as Patsy's mother. Edina then tells the story of Saffy's birth. In the flashback, Edina and Justin prepare to have Saffy born "on a carpet of roses." Mrs. M. finally returns to the house, and unlocks the door to the sitting room. Edina and Patsy spot Saffy's mystery boy as they prepare to leave.