Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is an English actress known mainly for her role as Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". She is also known for portraying Lynda Day, editor of the "Junior Gazette", in "Press Gang" and Lydia Bennet in the 1995 television miniseries of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." Additionally, she played Dorcas Lane in the BBC's costume drama "Lark Rise to Candleford", Carla Borrego in "Jonathan Creek", and Jan Ward in the 2014 BBC One mystery "Remember Me". Sawalha was born in Lambeth, London, the daughter of Roberta Lane and actor Nadim
Nadia Sawalha quiz programme "It's Not the Answer" with Peter Dickinson as the announcer. For the BBC, Sawalha has fronted four series of "Passport to the Sun", the "Total" series, "TV Mail", "Heir Hunters", "Perfect Partner" and "Family Exchange". She is also a co-host on the live documentary "City Hospital". Sawalha has previously hosted the BBC One show "Living in the Sun", about British expats living in Spain, made by Ricochet, and "Wanted Down Under", which shows families who want to make the move Down Under (Australia, occasionally New Zealand) and what it would be like to live and work in those