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Cancellation ends French and Saunders partnership

Comedy series Jam And Jerusalem is being axed by the BBC, ending the 24-year partnership between its writer Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French.

The pair, both 51, first rose to fame in ITV’s Girls On Top in 1985 but took their final bow as a double act on stage in November 2008.

They continued with their last project, Jam And Jerusalem, but it is being cancelled after three series, a BBC spokeswoman said.