Joanna Lumley David McCallum. Conceived as ITV's answer to "Doctor Who", Lumley played a mysterious elemental being ("Sapphire") who, with her collaborator, "Steel", dealt with breaches in the fabric of time. In 1986, television producer Sydney Newman suggested Lumley for the role of the Doctor but his idea was dismissed. Over a decade later Lumley's career was boosted by her portrayal of the louche, selfish and frequently drunk fashion director Patsy Stone, companion to Jennifer Saunders' Edina Monsoon in the BBC comedy television series "Absolutely Fabulous" (1992–1996, 2001–2004, 2011–2012). "" was released in 2016. In 1994 and 1995 Lumley starred alongside Nadine
Patsy King Patsy King Patsy King (born in 1929) is a retired Australian character actress of theatre and television and commercial voice over. King trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre, she spent her early days in the United Kingdom. After appearing in a few made for TV movies in the 1960s she subsequently started in television during the 1970s, and appeared in many Australian television series, including: "Power Without Glory"; "Homicide"; "Division 4"; "Hunter"; "Bellbird"; "The Sullivans"; "Chopper Squad"; "Bluey"; "Out of Love"; Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday; "The Long Arm". She was also a hostess of children's television