Absolutely Fabulous movie: Jennifer Saunders confirms release date and plot details

Reunited: The release date and plot details for the Ab Fab film have been revealed
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Jennifer Ruby9 December 2015
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Jennifer Saunders has confirmed new details about the forthcoming Absolutely Fabulous film.

The writer and star of the eagerly-awaited new project has announced that Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie will be released on July 1 2016.

While the cast have been staying tight-lipped about plot details, some major storylines have now been released as well.

Champagne-swilling best friends Edina and Patsy will become even more notorious when they cause a ‘major incident’ at a fashion party in London.

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Hounded by the paparazzi they will flee to the French Riviera to try and reinvent themselves.

The official synopsis reads: “Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots.

“Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi.

“Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more.”

Shooting on the film has just wrapped after seven weeks of filming in London and the South of France.

A roll-call of famous face including Emma Bunton and Kate Moss have been spotted filming cameos as well as show regulars Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks and June Whitfield.

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