Sabina Franklyn

Born: 1954-09-15

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Sabina Franklyn (born 15 September 1954) is an English actress, and the daughter of William Franklyn and Margo Johns. Franklyn attended the independent Queen's Gate School and acted on stage with repertory theatres before her television appearances. She appeared in the ITV sitcoms Keep It in the Family and Full House and was also in the final episode of Fawlty Towers, as well as various episodes of When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Terry and June and Boon. She has also guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio dramas, Bang-Bang-a-Boom! and Situation Vacant. In November 2009, she played the role of Eve Wilson in Coronation Street. In earlier years she played Joanna Burton in the 1985 TV film Marple: The Moving Finger and in an adaption of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice as Jane Bennet in 1980. Franklyn also appeared in Central Independent Television's 1986 Halloween film The Worst Witch alongside Charlotte Rae, Diana Rigg, Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry. She was formerly married to actor John Challis, of Only Fools and Horses fame.


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The Worst Witch

as Miss Spellbinder
Released: 1986-10-31

Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything...

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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Quentina
Released: 2009-05-10

30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making...

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Midsomer Murders

as Elaine Bennet
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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All Creatures Great and Small

as Susan Vaughan
First aired: 1978-01-08

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British...

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Blake's 7

as Chesil
First aired: 1978-01-02

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran...

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Fawlty Towers

as Quentina
First aired: 1975-09-19

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to...

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The Upper Hand

as Zoe Trubshaw
First aired: 1990-05-01

The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and...

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Return of the Saint

as Linda
First aired: 1978-09-10

Follow the swashbuckling exploits of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood of sorts.

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Miss Marple

as Joanna Burton
First aired: 1984-12-26

Miss Marple, the spinster detective who is one of the most famous characters created by English...

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Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

as Joanna Burton
First aired: 1985-02-21

The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife...

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Terry and June

as Liz
First aired: 1979-10-24

Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more...

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Pride and Prejudice

as Jane Bennet
First aired: 1980-01-13

The arrival of a young, well-off, eligible man named Mr. Bingley sends the Bennet...

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as (voice)
First aired: 1988-01-10

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...

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Keep It in the Family

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-01-07

Keep It in the Family is a British sitcom that aired for five series between 1980 and 1983. It...

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