History
Absolutely ran for four seasons, with a total of 28 episodes:
- Series 1: Six episodes transmitted between 23 May 1989 and 27 June 1989
- Series 2: Eight episodes transmitted between 22 August 1990 and 10 October 1990
- Series 3: Eight episodes transmitted between 17 May 1991 and 5 July 1991
- Series 4: Six episodes transmitted between 22 January 1993 and 26 February 1993
The show finished in 1993. Gordon Kennedy had been appointed as the host of the brand new National Lottery show, and it was decided that the time was right for the remainder of the team to pursue individual projects and mutually agreeing that the show had probably run its course..
In 1993, the characters of Don and George had their own series Mr. Don and Mr. George, which ran for six episodes.
In 1995, a pilot was shown on BBC2 for a series called "Mac", a sitcom based around MacGlashan and his long-suffering brother Finley (played by Gordon Kennedy). Finley ran a small shop selling the sort of stereotypical Scottish kitsch for tourists that inflamed Mac's senses, his assistant Aileen (played by Elaine Collins of City Lights) acted as Mac's love interest, while Nick Hancock played his Londoner love rival Van Webster.
All four series of Absolutely were released as a boxset entitled Absolutely Everything on 5 May 2008.
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