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
Nadim Sawalha has three daughters, Julia, Nadia, and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha. Nadim Sawalha Nadim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-born British actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha. Nadim was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September. Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a