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
Jane Horrocks In October 2014, Horrocks played Ella Khan in the London revival of East is East at Trafalgar Studios as part of Jamie Lloyd's Trafalgar Transformed season. On 9 May 2015 she gave a reading at in Horse Guards Parade, London that was broadcast live on BBC1. In 2015 she supplied the voice of the Tubby Phone in the reboot of the popular British children's television series "Teletubbies". Horrocks lives with playwright Nick Vivian in Twickenham with their children, son Dylan and daughter Molly. Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born 18 January 1964) is an English actress, voice artist, musician and