Crack open the Bolly! Ab Fab are back and Eddy and Patsy are shopping up a storm filming Christmas special.

We haven’t seen them crack into a bottle of Bolly since they last appeared on our screens in 2004.  But the dysfunctional and deluded Eddy and Patsy are set to return to our screens with a special episode of Absolutely Fabulous.  Earlier today Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders were seen stepping into the shoes of the tragic middle aged women filming scenes for the Christmas special.

Image: Shopping up a storm: Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Sunders have reprise their roles as Eddy and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.

The pair were seen parading up and down Bond Street laden with designer bags from the likes of Louis Vuitton, The Kooples and Lanvin, in the never-ending quest to stay hip and cool.

Joanna, who plays Patsy, a magazine editor, is sporting her trademark beehive hairstyle with a black furry coat and a pair of stone coloured trousers, which she teams with a pair of nude heels and peaked sunglasses. Meanwhile Jennifer as Eddy had gone bright and bold in a colour blocked pleated dress and a bright red jacket, finished off her look in a white felt hat.

In their quest to keep up with the latest looks Eddy is seen looking glum as she is refused entry to Stella McCartney’s boutique and stands outside the store looking glum.Eddy even presses right up against the store window desperate to get to the designs inside.
Another scene depicts the girls having lunch with Patsy proudly showing off her McCartney goods making it appear that she gained entry into the luxury boutique.
The show became a hit classic when it first aired in 1992 until 1995. Creator Saunders then revived the show in 2001 and it ran for another three series until 2003.

Mailonline revealed in April that the comedy duo would film three new episodes though the writing genius behind the show, Jennifer Saunders, had yet to come up with a script. The new shows will be the first new shows for six years.