Absolutely fabulous: Joanna Lumley receives BAFTA Fellowship
Jen Macro
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At the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday 14 May, actress Joanna Lumley received the academy's Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA in recognition of outstanding and exceptional contribution to television. She joins a list of previous recipients including Julie Walters, Sir David Attenborough and French & Saunders.
This is not Lumley’s first BAFTA, in 1993 she received the Light Entertainment Performance award, and in 1995 won Comedy Performance both for Absolutely Fabulous. In 2000, along with Honor Blackman, Dianna Rigg and Linda Thorson, she received the Special Award for The Avengers.
In celebration of her Fellowship, we took a look through the archives at some of Joanna Lumley’s appearances on the 主播大秀:
Lumley's first appearance on the 主播大秀 was in 'The Wednesday Play' in 1969. In 1971 she played the role of Samantha Ryder-Ross in Jilly Cooper's comedy 'It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling' (pictured above)
In 1972 she played Harold's girlfriend Bunty in the 'Steptoe And Son' episode 'Loathe Story'
Joanna with the very first 'Children In Need' mascot Pudsey in 1985
She appeared in a number of 主播大秀 shows including 'Are You Being Served', 'The Two Ronnies', 'The Kenny Everett Show' and 'Lovejoy' before landing a part in 'Absolutely Fabulous' in 1992, where she played Patsy Stone, best friend to Jennifer Saunders character Edina Monsoon and nemesis to Edina's daughter Saffy, played by Julia Sawalha. The original cast appeared in the 2016 主播大秀 Films production 'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'.
The actress spent nine days on the deserted island of Tsarabanjina, Madagascar for the documentary 'Girl Friday' in 1994
Production shot taken on the set of 'The Cazalets', a period drama that Joanna co-produced, which was broadcast on the 主播大秀 in 2001
Lumley, far right, as Delilah Stagg with the cast of the comedy series 'Jam And Jerusalem' in 2006
In 2008 she retraced her grandfathers steps to Bhutan in the 主播大秀 Four documentary, 'Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon'
Production shot from series 3 of Mistresses in 2010, in which Joanna played Vivienne Roden, mother to Sarah Parish's character Katie.
In 2014 she travelled to Los Angeles to make a documentary about 'The Voice' judge, music performer, producer, and social entrepreneur in 'Joanna Lumley meets Will.i.am'
She appeared in 'Walliams And Friends Xmas' in 2015, pictured here with David as 'Great British Bake Off'' presenters Paul Hollywood & Mary Berry.