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Poor: Directed by Bob Spiers. With Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks. Saffron asks Edina's accountant to emphasize the risks of Edina's constant overspending, but Edina and Patsy find it difficult to adjust to a more frugal lifestyle.
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- Comedy
- Bob Spiers
- 1994-03-03
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- Summary
Poor is the fifth episode of the second series which was first broadcast on 3 March 1994.
Edina finds out that both Marshall and Justin have cut off their alimony payments, thereby leaving her "poor". Dreading being forced to do community service in "urine-stinking old people's homes for the incontinent," she reluctantly agrees to economise.
However, a trip with Patsy to the supermarket is more than they bargained for; on the way there, they assault a driver who beeps her horn at them, and when they get to the supermarket, they fill three trolleys with groceries and steal a case of champagne. Edina's "smaller" Alfa Romeo car gets clamped outside of Harvey Nichols, and they are later arrested for drunk driving and many other charges.
On the day of the trial, Edina tries to justify her actions, but it makes no difference; in addition to a huge fine, she and Patsy are sentenced to community service. Their task is to install loft insulation into an old people's home.
Also appearing: Miranda Forbes (Woman In Car), Helena McCarthy (Old Woman), Hugh Ross (Judge), Mark Wing-Davey (Malcolm)
Saffy manages to get Edina to go into the office for a meeting with Edina's accountant. Patsy comes along to lend support. Bubble's at the office extra early (and mistakenly) due to a strike on the buses.
S2.E5 ∙ Poor Wed, Mar 2, 1994 Saffron asks Edina's accountant to emphasize the risks of Edina's constant overspending, but Edina and Patsy find it difficult to adjust to a more frugal lifestyle.
Series 2, Episode 5 - Poor Edina's ex-husbands have cut off her alimony payments. Saffron and Edina's accountant taker the opportunity to convince her to cut back on the excesses of her lavish lifestyle, and hide the fact that she is independently wealthy.
During the course of the programme, 39 episodes of Absolutely Fabulous aired, including seven specials over five series, between 12 November 1992 and 23 July 2012.
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