
Sabina Franklyn
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.
Filmography (18)
MOVIE★ 8.4Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009as Quentina
TV★ 7.5Midsomer Murders1997as Elaine Bennet
TV★ 7.2The Upper Hand1990as Zoe Trubshaw
TV★ 8.0The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988as (voice)- TV★ 6.0Open Air1986
MOVIE★ 6.1The Worst Witch1986as Miss Spellbinder- TV★ 7.0Full House1985as Marsha Hatfield
TV★ 7.7Miss Marple: The Moving Finger1985as Joanna Burton- MOVIE★ 7.0The Curious Case Of Santa Claus1982as Barbara
TV★ 7.0Pride and Prejudice1980as Jane Bennet
TV★ 7.2Keep It in the Family1980
TV★ 6.5Terry and June1979as Liz
TV★ 7.0Return of the Saint1978as Linda
TV★ 7.3Strangers1978as Sophy
TV★ 7.8All Creatures Great and Small1978as Susan Vaughan
TV★ 7.3Blake's 71978as Chesil
TV★ 8.3Fawlty Towers1975as Quentina
TV★ 6.8Happy Ever After1974as Beryl