There’s no due date yet for the Netflix drama, but it promises edge-of-your-seat viewing with secrets, violence and conspiracy in the mix.

Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival last year, Saunders hinted at the difficulties of creating comedy in an age of social media.

“There is always someone tutting in the back of your mind every time you write a joke that is on the edge, ‘Don’t you think someone might be offended?’ It’s very tiring,” she said.

“I do look back at stuff we’ve done in the past and think, ‘Oh God, the Twittersphere would go mad.’”

The actor said she was considering writing a new, “age-appropriate” version of Absolutely Fabulous. And she hinted that elements of her character, Eddie, would likely surface in any new roles she took on.

“Some of these people are so beautifully made that when you have invested yourself into them you’ve kind of merged into them and you can’t really shake them off,” she said. “They come with you.”

A crime thriller with a touch of Eddie in the mix? We’ll cheers to that.

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Jennifer Saunders lands first drama role in dark Netflix thriller