Dawn French has promised to bring back ‘French and Saunders’.
The 60-year-old comic worked on the sketch show with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders from 1987 to 2007, and they’re looking forward to shooting some new episodes when their schedules allow it.
She said: "We will never close the door on ‘French and Saunders’, we can’t bear the thought.
"There are no immediate plans because Fatty (Jennifer) and I are both very booked up this year – and even into next year – so I can’t see the window of opportunity.
"But the minute there is one, we’ll be in there thinking of something."
The pair reunited for a one-off special last year but Dawn revealed the show they made wasn’t what producers had in mind.
She said: "It was very good fun. I think what they really wanted us to do was just narrate between some old clips, but we couldn’t face the thought of doing that, so we did sketches – and then we ran out of time."
For now, Dawn is busy working on children’s talent show ‘Tiny but Talented’ and is proud to be a part of some "old-fashioned family viewing".
She added to Closer magazine: "It’s a great show, though I had trepidations about doing it when they first asked me.
"I was thinking, ‘Maybe this needs a kind of grown-up presenter.’
"I didn’t want to let the kids down or be that awful person who wants to grab all the focus but then I watched the American show and it was joyful.
"There’s no prizing or judging or horrible critiques. You’re not promising these kids are going to be big stars – it’s just for one little moment they get to shine, doing the thing they love on a big stage.
"My in-laws loved it and I really liked that it’s old fashioned family viewing.
"It’s got kids in it, but it’s not a kids-only show.
"Quite a lot of what I do divides people. That’s fine but this – everyone seems to love it."
Dawn French vows to bring back French and Saunders
