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
Joanna Lumley once a regular contributor. She was chosen as the godmother of Princess Cruises' "Sea Princess" and christened the ship on its maiden voyage in 2005. In September 2008, the BBC aired "Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights", a documentary about her search to see the Northern Lights in northern Norway. In 2009 she portrayed a rock star, believed to be dead for 35 years, but more predominantly, her twin, in the "Counter Culture Blues" episode of the British television mystery series "Lewis" (known in the U.S. as "Inspector Lewis"). In 2011, Lumley appeared in "Uptown Downstairs Abbey",