Julia Sawalha at the Lamb and Flag, whom Richie tries to woo by boasting of his false adventures in the Falklands. From 1991–94, she starred in the ITV family comedy "Second Thoughts" and continued with her character, Hannah (Lynda Bellingham's daughter), in the British Comedy Award-winning "Faith in the Future" (1995–98). In 1994, she played Mercy (Merry) Pecksniff in the BBC production of "Martin Chuzzlewit". From 1992 to 2012, Sawalha played strait-laced daughter Saffron Monsoon in the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous" alongside Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. She appeared in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as Lydia
Nabil Sawalha Nabil Sawalha Nabil Sawalha is a Jordanian comedian, born near the city of Madaba in 1941. His family, especially his mother, encouraged him and his brother Nadim Sawalha, a well-known British actor, to pursue a career in acting, which was not a normal career path in Jordan at the time. Sawalha began his theater career by acting in BBC radio plays in 1950s while studying engineering in the UK. In 1962, he returned to Jordan and joined the Jordanian National Theatre Group. In 1968, Sawalha formed his own production company, Urdon Co., and began producing series for local and regional