The series started out as a single sketch on "French and Saunders" (1987), entitled "The Modern Mother and Daughter". The name of Jennifer Saunders' character, Eddy Monsoon, is a play on her husband's last name, Edmondson. Adrian Edmondson previously used the name Eddy Monsoon himself for a character that appears in _"Comic Strip Presents, The" (1982)_ . All five of the main character's real names begin with the letter J. In the episode "The Last Shout, par ...[Read Story ]