Memory Lane

Memory Lane is a TV show on GEM. Memory Lane, also known as Jennifer Saunders’ Memory Lane, is a one-off special created for the British free-to-air television channel ITV. In this special, English actress and comedian Jennifer Saunders (French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous) gets behind the wheel of an authentic racing red Jaguar E-Type and is joined by Welsh actor and television producer Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex, The Damned United) as they take a literal drive down memory lane. In Memory Lane, Saunders and Sheen head to Port Talbot, in southern Wales, where the actor grew up. The duo visits key locations from Sheen’s childhood right up to the present day, supported by an extensive collection of historic family photos and colourful local archive. This ITV special manages to combine wonderful landscapes with lots of humour and unrivalled insight into the past and present of one of the United Kingdom’s most talented actors and producers. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 1 episode was broadcast in December 2025.