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List of Dawn French Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Beginning his third year of study at Hogwarts, Harry Potter learns that Sirius Black, dangerous murderer and supporter of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, has escaped from Azkaban Prison. Presuming that he would target Harry, foul soulless creatures called dementors guard the gates of the school as new teacher Professor Lupin teaches him how to defend against dementors.

Directed By:
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
PG
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Sent to a safe country house during WWII, four siblings find a secret passageway to the magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe. The two brothers and two sisters soon learn that they are destined to free Narnia from the curse of an eternal winter by assisting the great lion Aslan against the evil White Witch, Jadis.

Starring:
Directed By:
Andrew Adamson
4. Love and Other Disasters (2006)
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Love and Other Disasters
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Love and Other Disasters is a romantic comedy drama film which tells the story of Emily, who loves playing matchmaker but avoids finding a partner for herself, since she is afraid of being heartbroken by a serious relationship.

Starring:
Brittany Murphy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Orlando Bloom, Santiago Cabrera, Stephanie Beacham
Directed By:
Alek Keshishian
5. Eat the Rich (1987)
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Eat the Rich
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Starring:
Miranda Richardson, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Ronald Allen
Directed By:
Peter Richardson
6. Maybe Baby (2000)
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Maybe Baby
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Sam and Lucy are a married couple who seem to have everything that they want in their lives, with both of them having successful careers and an enthusiastic love life. However, they lack one thing that they need the most, which is a baby. They try several things such as new age chanting, acupuncture, creative lovemaking, but over some time, all this hectic schedule does is create an improvement in their cardiovascular systems. Eventually, their love for each other is put to the test.

Directed By:
7. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
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Accidentally Fabulous: The Movie is a comedy crime film which tells the story of two elderly socialites named Edina and Patsy, who accidentally knock a supermodel Kate Moss into the River Thames. They are soon accused of murder, and are pursued by the police and media. But they escape to France, where they manage to hide. Soon, they attempt to regain their wealth and their fame.

Directed By:
Mandie Fletcher
8. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
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Geppetto is a puppet maker, whose creation Pinocchio magically comes to life one day. Pinocchio wishes to become a real boy some day, but his biggest problem is that his nose grows whenever he tells a lie.

Directed By:
Steve Barron
10. Absolutely Fabulous: Sport Relief Special (2012)
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Absolutely Fabulous: Sport Relief Special
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Starring:
Emma Bunton, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders, Julia Sawalha, Linford Christie
11. The Supergrass (1985)
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The Supergrass
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Starring:
Alexei Sayle, Adrian Edmondson, Robbie Coltrane, Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders
Directed By:
Peter Richardson
12. Milk (1999)
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Milk
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Role:
Virginia
Starring:
Joss Ackland, Peter Jones, Phyllida Law, Simon Chandler
Directed By:
William Brookfield
13. Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
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Absolutely Fabulous
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Starring:
Catherine Deneuve, Nathalie Baye, Claude Gensac, Josiane Balasko, Marie Gillain
Directed By:
Gabriel Aghion

TV Movie(s)

1. La fille du régiment (2007)
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La fille du régiment
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Starring:
Felicity Palmer, Juan Diego Flórez, Natalie Dessay, Alessandro Corbelli
Directed By:
Robin Lough
2. Absolutely Fabulous: Comic Relief Special (2005)
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Absolutely Fabulous: Comic Relief Special
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Starring:
Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders, Julia Sawalha, Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield
3. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
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Role:
Porcas
Starring:
Edward Fox, Toyah Willcox, Jennifer Saunders, Timothy Spall
Directed By:
Alan Bridges
4. In Dreams (1992)
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In Dreams
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Role:
Driving Instructor
Starring:
Lenny Henry, Bill Paterson, Ram John Holder, Barry Norman
Directed By:
James Hendrie
5. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999)
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The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
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Starring:
Spike Milligan, Brian Blessed, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker, Amanda Holden, Harry Enfield, Hugh Laurie
Directed By:
Paul Jackson, Dewi Humphreys, Matt Lipsey
6. Sex & Chocolate (1997)
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Sex & Chocolate
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Role:
Bev Bodger
Starring:
Phil Daniels, Alex Kew, Michael Kew, Julie Smith
Directed By:
Gavin Millar
7. Comic Relief (1991)
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Comic Relief
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Starring:
Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson, Chris Barrie, Griff Rhys Jones, Russ Abbot
Directed By:
Malcolm Dalton

Animation(s)

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island
Role:
Jim Hawkins (8 episodes, 1993)
Starring:
Rob Brydon, Robert Powell, Hugh Laurie, Juliet Stevenson
Directed By:
Dino Athanassiou, Simon Ward-Horner
Coraline (2009)
Coraline
TV-14
Plot:

Alone and bored in the old house her parents recently moved into, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a secret passageway to a better version of her home where everybody has buttons for eyes. After she refuses her Other Mother's horrible offer to sew buttons in her eyes, she is imprisoned and must flee before her soul is trapped there forever.

Role:
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Starring:
Keith David, Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders
Directed By:
Henry Selick
Watership Down (1999)
Watership Down
Starring:
Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Stephen Mangan, Andrew Falvey
Directed By:
Troy Sullivan
Pongwiffy (2002)
Pongwiffy
Role:
Pongwiffy (unknown episodes)
Starring:
Melvyn Hayes, Sally Grace, Jennifer Saunders, David Holt
Treasure Island (1997)
Treasure Island
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Role:
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Starring:
Hugh Laurie, Robert Powell, Chris Barrie, Richard E. Grant
Directed By:
Dino Athanassiou
Bosom Pals (2004)
Bosom Pals
Role:
Stella (voice)
Starring:
Rosemary Leach, Alison Steadman, Timothy Spall, Gary Martin
Directed By:
Ginger Gibbons
Konferenz der Tiere (2010)
Konferenz der Tiere
PG
Role:
Angie (voice)
Starring:
Vanessa Redgrave, James Corden, Andy Serkis, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry
Directed By:
Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe

TV Shows and Videos

Arena (1975)
Arena
Starring:
Peter Edward Cook, Michael Sheen, Ian Holm, Indira Varma, Dennis Hopper, Colin Firth, Jeanne Moreau
Directed By:
Anthony Wall, Nigel Finch, Adam Low, Nigel Williams, David Thompson
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! (1997)
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not!
Starring:
Miranda Richardson, Joanna Lumley, Germaine Greer, Adrian Edmondson
Directed By:
Bob Spiers
The Storyteller (1987)
The Storyteller
Starring:
Gabrielle Anwar, Miranda Richardson, Sean Bean, John Hurt, Jonathan Pryce, Brian Henson
Directed By:
Steve Barron, Jim Henson
The Young Ones (1982)
The Young Ones
Starring:
Terry Jones, Ben Elton, Mel Smith, Lenny Henry, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie
Directed By:
Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner
The Balance Sheet Barrier (1977)
The Balance Sheet Barrier
Role:
Rita Scroggs
Starring:
John Cleese
Directed By:
Peter Robinson
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Role:
Frances / ... (26 episodes, 1982-2012)
Starring:
Peter Capaldi, Miriam Margolyes, Nicholas Parsons, Benjamin Zephaniah, Emma Thompson, Peter Edward Cook, Chris Langham
Directed By:
Sandy Johnson, Stephen Frears, Bob Spiers, Keith Allen, Adrian Edmondson
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
The Graham Norton Show
Role:
Herself - Guest / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2018)
Starring:
Ricky Gervais, Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall, Barry Humphries, Graham Norton, Miranda Hart
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Absolutely Fabulous
TV-14
Starring:
Laurie Metcalf, Kristin Scott Thomas, Helena Bonham Carter, Nathan Lane, Anita Pallenberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Marianne Faithfull
Directed By:
Christine Gernon, Dewi Humphreys, Bob Spiers, Mandie Fletcher
Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
Let Them Eat Cake
Role:
Lisette (6 episodes, 1999)
Starring:
Lucy Punch, Jennifer Saunders, Alison Steadman, Adrian Scarborough
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Starring:
Tom Conti, Ben Daniels, Julia Sawalha, Sarah Lancashire, Olivia Hallinan
French and Saunders Live (1993)
French and Saunders Live
Role:
Various roles
Starring:
Jennifer Saunders
Directed By:
Adrian Edmondson
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
The Vicar of Dibley
Role:
Geraldine Granger / ... (26 episodes, 1994-2015)
Starring:
Damian Lewis, Richard Ayoade, Johnny Depp, Peter Capaldi, Emma Watson, Miranda Hart, Sean Bean
Directed By:
Dewi Humphreys, Gareth Carrivick, Martin Dennis, Ed Bye
Psychoville (2009)
Psychoville
Role:
Joy Aston (8 episodes, 2009-2011)
Starring:
Christopher Biggins, Mark Bonnar, Mark Gatiss, Imelda Staunton, Steve Pemberton
Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Role:
Val Stephenson (12 episodes, 2010-2012)
Starring:
Alfred Molina, Theo Efrimidis
The Wrong Mans (2013)
The Wrong Mans
Role:
Linda (9 episodes, 2013-2014)
Starring:
James Corden, Mathew Baynton, Tom Basden, Sarah Solemani
Directed By:
Jim Field Smith
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV-14
Starring:
Kelly Brook, Ken Russell, Adam Garcia, Charlotte Riley, Natalie Dormer, Martin Kemp, Talulah Riley
Directed By:
Charlie Palmer, Andy Wilson, John Strickland, Tom Shankland, Nicolas Winding Refn
David Copperfield (1999)
David Copperfield
Starring:
Ian McKellen, Bob Hoskins, Joanna Page, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Trevor Eve, Michael Elphick
Directed By:
Simon Curtis
Jackanory (1965)
Jackanory
Starring:
Elaine Stritch, Michael Palin, Jeremy Brett, Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Christopher Timothy
Directed By:
Michael Kerrigan, Philippa Langdale, Nigel Douglas, Marilyn Fox, Angela Beeching
Little Britain (2003)
Little Britain
TV-MA
Starring:
Peter Serafinowicz, Steve Coogan, Peter Kay, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Iddo Goldberg, Joanna Scanlan
Directed By:
Declan Lowney, Geoff Posner, Steve Bendelack, Matt Lipsey
French and Saunders (1987)
French and Saunders
Role:
Various Characters / ... (unknown episodes)
Starring:
Sue Perkins, Helen Mirren, Amanda Holden, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield
Directed By:
Ed Bye, Kevin Bishop, Geoff Posner, Bob Spiers, John Birkin
Clatterford (2006)
Clatterford
Role:
Rosie Bales (19 episodes, 2006-2009)
Starring:
Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Tim Vine, Hywel Bennett
Wild West (2002)
Wild West
Role:
Mary Trewednack (12 episodes, 2002-2004)
Starring:
Bill Bailey, David Bradley, Sean Foley, Catherine Tate
French & Saunders Live (2000)
French & Saunders Live
Role:
Various / Elizabeth Taylor / Ann Widdecombe
Starring:
Lenny Henry, Sinéad Cusack, Jennifer Saunders, Rowland Rivron
Directed By:
Ed Bye
Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
Harry Enfield and Chums
Starring:
Ben Elton, Harry Enfield, Martin Clunes, Kathy Burke
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994)
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
Role:
(1 episode, 1994)
Starring:
Penn Jillette, Stephen Fry, Alexei Sayle, Teller
Directed By:
Peter Orton
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
Murder Most Horrid
Role:
Bunty Breslaw / ... (24 episodes, 1991-1999)
Starring:
Minnie Driver, Hugh Laurie, Chris Langham, Peter Serafinowicz, Joanna Scanlan
Directed By:
Dewi Humphreys, Bob Spiers, Coky Giedroyc, Ferdinand Fairfax, Tony Dow
A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2007)
A Bucket o' French & Saunders
Role:
Various Characters / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Starring:
Lenny Henry, Christopher Biggins, Adrian Edmondson, Jennifer Saunders
Happy Families (1985)
Happy Families
Role:
Cook (6 episodes, 1985)
Starring:
Sandi Toksvig, Lenny Henry, Hugh Laurie, Chris Langham, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Jennifer Saunders
Directed By:
Paul Jackson
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
Look at the State We're In!
Role:
Clerk (6 episodes, 1995)
Starring:
Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, Chris Langham, Adrian Edmondson, Dicken Ashworth, Robert Hardy
Directed By:
Hugh Laurie, Robert Knights, Sean Hardie, Liddy Oldroyd
French & Saunders Still Alive (2008)
French & Saunders Still Alive
Role:
Dawn / Teenager / May / Jackie Collins / Old Lady 1 / Saffy / Baby Jane Hudson / Bideford Girl / Boarding school girl / Catherine Zeta-Jones / Jim
Starring:
Jennifer Saunders
The Lenny Henry Show (1984)
The Lenny Henry Show
Role:
(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Starring:
Stephen Fry, Lenny Henry, Alexei Sayle
Directed By:
Geoff Posner
Little Crackers (2010)
Little Crackers
Starring:
Dylan Moran, Johnny Vegas, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jason Manford, Joanna Lumley, Jack Whitehall
Directed By:
Christine Gernon, Dewi Humphreys, Paul King, Peter Cattaneo
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Starring:
Rob Schneider, Bebe Neuwirth, Udo Kier, Martin Landau, Ken Davitian, Geneviève Bujold, Corey Carrier
Directed By:
Ken Berris
Delicious (2016)
Delicious
Role:
Gina Benelli (8 episodes, 2016-2018)
Starring:
Franco Nero, Sheila Hancock, Iain Glen, Emilia Fox
Heading Out (2013)
Heading Out
Starring:
Sue Perkins, Joanna Scanlan, Dominic Coleman, Shelley Conn
Girls on Top (1985)
Girls on Top
Role:
Amanda (13 episodes, 1985-1986)
Starring:
Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman, Harry Enfield, Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax, Tracey Ullman
Directed By:
Paul Jackson, Ed Bye
Screen One (1985)
Screen One
Starring:
Ewan McGregor, Lauren Bacall, Keira Knightley, Billy Connolly, Kim Cattrall, Alec Guinness, Phyllis Logan
Directed By:
Les Blair, Robert Young, Robert Bierman, Dewi Humphreys, Christopher Morahan
Lenny Henry Tonite (1986)
Lenny Henry Tonite
Starring:
Connie Booth, Lenny Henry, Harry Enfield, George Baker, Al Ashton
Ted and Alice (2002)
Ted and Alice
Role:
Alice Putkin (3 episodes, 2002)
Starring:
Owen Teale, Peter Serafinowicz, David Walliams, Stephen Tompkinson, Katy Cavanagh
Directed By:
Steve Bendelack
I'd Like a Word with You (1997)
I'd Like a Word with You
Starring:
Hugh Laurie, Jesse Birdsall, Paul Merton, Helen Baxendale
Directed By:
Robert Knights
Lenny Henry: The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show' (1990)
Lenny Henry: The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show'
Role:
Special Guest
Starring:
Lenny Henry, Robbie Coltrane, Bertice Reading, Frank Bruno
Directed By:
Geoff Posner