Ab Fab car goes on show at Beaulieu

The high-profile getaway car used by Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie has been put on show at Beaulieu.

The Piaggio Ape, which has come straight from the film set to Beaulieu, is featured in a key scene as Eddy and Patsy make their bid to escape from the police trying to track them down.

It will join the celebrity, TV and film greats in On Screen Cars at Beaulieu, alongside Elvis’ Cadillac, Del Boy’s Reliant Regal from BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, the flying Ford Anglia from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Wallace and Gromit’s Anti-Pesto Van.

The Piaggio Ape can be seen in On Screen Cars as part of a visit to the whole Beaulieu attraction, which includes the National Motor Museum, the World of Top Gear, the 13^th century Beaulieu Abbey and grounds and Palace House, which has been home to the Montagu family since 1538.

Entrance to On Screen Cars is included in the Beaulieu admission price and discounted tickets can be bought in advance online at see www.beaulieu.co.uk. Beaulieu is open every day except Christmas Day from 10am to 6pm. For more information call 01590 612345.