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
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