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
June Whitfield surname, from Fletcher to Medford, and a new house and family. Both sitcoms had Scott and Whitfield as a suburban middle-class married couple. "Terry and June" ran for 65 episodes until 1987. Five years later in 1992, Julian Clary created "Terry and Julian", a Channel 4 sitcom which spoofed the title of "Terry and June", and Whitfield made an appearance in one episode. During the eight-year run of "Terry and June", Whitfield also appeared in "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Minder". In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Whitfield also appeared in a series of television advertisements, created for